A collaborative project for high school students

1. THE PERIODIC TABLE
A REVIEW, PREVIEW, AND RESEARCH WEB QUEST
BY: AMY JO HOFBAUER

2. THE ASSIGNMENT
1. CREATE A TABLE OF ELEMENTS, COMPOUNDS, AND MIXTURES USED FOR ONE
OF THE FOLLOWING INDUSTRIES:
• CLEANING
• COSMETICS
• ANIMAL FARMING
• HORTICULTURE
2. WRITE A SHORT TECHNICAL REPORT SUMMARIZING THE RESULTS OF YOUR
SEARCH

3. TABLE REQUIREMENTS
• CREATE A TABLE WITH 5 COLUMNS. THE LAST THREE COLUMNS MUST HAVE BETWEEN 20-30 ROWS.
THE FIRST TWO COLUMNS WILL VARY IN NUMBER OF ROWS.
• COLUMN 1 WILL BE A LIST OF COMPOUNDS USED IN THE INDUSTRY, AND ELEMENTS IF THEY ARE
USED IN THE PURE FORM
• COLUMN 2 WILL DESCRIBE THE USE, OR PURPOSE OF THE SUBSTANCE IN THE INDUSTRY YOU CHOSE.
• COLUMN 3 WILL BE A LIST OF ELEMENTS THAT MAKE-UP EACH COMPOUND. EACH ELEMENT
SHOULD BE IN A SEPARATE ROW.
• COLUMN 4 WILL DESCRIBE THE TYPE OF ELEMENT LISTED ACCORDING TO THIS LIST: ALKALI METAL,
ALKALINE EARTH METAL, METAL, METALLOID, NONMETAL.
• COLUMN 5 WILL STATE IF THE ELEMENT IS A SOLID, LIQUID, OR GAS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.

4. RESULTS
• IN PARAGRAPH FORM, AND IN THIRD PERSON WRITE THE RESULTS OF YOUR ONLINE RESEARCH.
• INCLUDE:
1. A REFERENCE TO YOUR TABLE FOR EXAMPLE “ACCORDING TO TABLE 1…”
2. INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO AT LEAST TWO WEBSITES FOR EXAMPLE “ACCORDING TO ….”
3. COMPARE THE NUMBER OF METALS AND NONMETALS USED TO MAKE EACH COMPOUND
4. BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THE MOST COMMON, OR GENERAL USES OF THE SUBSTANCES IN YOUR INDUSTRY. DO NOT
LIST THEM! FOR EXAMPLE SAY, “MOST COMPOUNDS USED IN COSMETICS ARE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ……. OTHER
GENERAL PURPOSES ARE…..”
5. EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CATEGORY YOU CHOSE !!!!REMEMBER!!!!THIS IS THIRD PERSON. SO DO NOT
SAY, “I CHOSE …” OR “I LIKE…” FOR EXAMPLE SAY, “ CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ARE IMPORTANT IN ANIMAL FARMING
BECAUSE…..”

5. CLEANING
• CHEMISTRY OF CLEANING SOLUTIONS

6. COSMETICS

7. ANIMAL FARMING

8. HORTICULTURE

9. WHAT TYPE OF QUESTIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE
ON A TEST?
• REVIEW:
• PROPERTIES OF METALS VS. NON-METALS
• METALS- SOLID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, CONDUCT HEAT, AND CONDUCT
ELECTRICITY, SHINY, LEFT SIDE OF TABLE
• NON-METALS-SOLID, LIQUID, OR GAS, ABSORB HEAT AND ELECTRICITY, RIGHT
SIDE OF PERIODIC TABLE.
• METALLOID-PROPERTIES ARE IN BETWEEN.

10. WHY WILL I NEED TO KNOW THIS?
• KNOWING WHETHER AN ELEMENT IS A METAL, OR NON-METAL IS NECESSARY TO
BE ABLE TO NAME COMPOUNDS MADE FROM THEM.
• KNOWING THE PERIODIC TABLE IS NECESSARY TO BE ABLE TO WRITE FORMULAS
FOR COMPOUNDS.
• KNOWING THE PERIODIC TABLE IS NECESSARY TO BE ABLE TO PREDICT WHICH
ELEMENTS WILL REACT TO FORM COMPOUNDS.