Superhero Element
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 2.4ACTIVITY SUPERHERO ELEMENT1Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Superhero Element”, OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/PurposeHow are chemical elements important in our everyday lives? Creating a superhero element trading card helps you see how the reactions between elements created even more complexity.Process1.Choose an element from the table and create a superhero trading card for that element using the template provided on page 2.Your card must include the answers to the questions below, but you can add more information to your superhero card, if you like.•What is your element’s name, atomic number, and symbol?•Why is your element important? How do humans use it? Is it essential to life?•Is this element rare? Where can it be found?•How easy or difficult is it to find and use this element?•What kind of special abilities does your element have? Does it react with other elements? Are these resulting chemical compounds beneficial or harmful? (Note: These could be added to your card as strengths and weaknesses of your element.)2.Shareyour superhero element trading card with the class. 3.How would your superhero element combine and react with others to create new complexity in the Universe?ElementsCalciumMagnesiumIodineGoldCopperSodiumSiliconIronTinSulfurOxygenChlorineZincLithiumPotassiumNitrogenPhosphorusUranium
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 2.4ACTIVITY SUPERHERO ELEMENT2Name:Symbol:Atomic number:Special abilities:Rarity:Strengths:Weaknesses: