1. Element Scavenger hunt
Find the element

2. How to play
You will be given a hint or two about an element on the periodic table.
Use all the ways you have learned to read the periodic table to reveal the element!

3. Iron
I have 26 protons Who am I?

4. Hydrogen
I am not really an alkali metal, but since I have only 1 electron I behave like them. Who am I?

5. I am a metal with 28 electrons. Who am I?
Nickel
I am a metal with 28 electrons. Who am I?

6. aluminum
I am a member of the other metals family, and part of group 3. I am used to make kitchen foil. Who am i?

7. I am a gas with 8 protons and 8 neutrons Who am I?
oxygen
I am a gas with 8 protons and 8 neutrons Who am I?

8. lead
I am a member of the other metals family, and a part of group 4 on your periodic table. I am often mistaken for the end of your pencil Who am I?

9. I am a metal that is liquid at room temperature. Who am I?
mercury
I am a metal that is liquid at room temperature. Who am I?

10. silver
My atomic number is 47 and I am used to make photography film. Who am I?

11. calcium
I am an alkaline earth metal with 20 neutrons and am found in your teeth and bones. Who am I?

12. phosphorus
I am a member of the non- metal family with 16 neutrons and I am found in urine. Who am I?

13. I am a gas with a mass number of 19. Who am I?
fluorine
I am a gas with a mass number of 19. Who am I?

14. potassium
I am the first element in the fourth period used in making fertilizer. Who am I?

15. You can find me in group 4 and in the fifth period. Who am I?
Tin
You can find me in group 4 and in the fifth period. Who am I?

16. Element Scavenger Hunt Project
Create 10 element scavenger hunt clues on your own.
Do not repeat the exact clues we went over in class
Everyone’s should be different
Start on a rough draft today.

17. Rubric for project REQUIREMENTS POINTS EXPLANATION NAME 10
FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, CORE #
NEATNESS
COLORED AND NEAT (NO CROSSOUTS)
GRAMMAR
SPELLING AND GRAMMAR CORRECT
VARIETY
ALL TEN HINTS WERE DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE
ROUGH DRAFT
ROUGH DRAFT IS INCLUDED AND CHECKED/SIGNED BY A PEER
CORRECTNESS 50
5 POINTS FOR EACH CLUE AND ANSWER THAT CORRECTLY MATCH
TOTAL POINTS = 100 MINOR GRADE!!!

18. ASK YOUR TEACHER TO DOUBLE CHECK YOUR CLUES BEFORE YOU TURN THEM IN
HINTS FOR YOUR PROJECT
USE CAN USE:
ATOMIC NUMBER, # OF PROTONS, # OF NEUTRONS, OR # OF ELECTRONS
COMMON USES OF THE ELEMENT
FAMILY OR GROUP NUMBER (OR NAME)
PERIOD NUMBER
METAL, METALLOID, NONMETAL, STAIRSTEP
STATE OF MATTER IN ROOM TEMPERATURE (SOLID, LIQUID, GAS)
VALENCE ELECTRONS
ELECTRON SHELL
ATOMIC MASS
ANY TREND YOU LEARNED ABOUT THE PERIODIC TABLE
ASK YOUR TEACHER TO DOUBLE CHECK YOUR CLUES BEFORE YOU TURN THEM IN