ELEMENTS are everywhere!. ELEMENT #1 The spiral pattern on this ancient Celtic ring represents the...

ELEMENTS ELEMENTS are are

everywhere!everywhere!

ELEMENT #1

The spiral pattern on this ancient Celtic ring represents

the spiral / circle of life.

What element is in this ring?

GOLD (Au) Latin: aurum

• 2/3 of the world’s gold comes from South Africa

• 2/3 of US production comes from S. Dakota and Nevada

ELEMENT #2

What element do these things have in common?

Here’s a hint…

IRON (Fe) Latin: ferrum

Cheapest…Most common…

Most useful…

Used extensively for the making of STEEL

IRON (Fe) Latin: ferrum

The most common ore (source) is hematite.

IRON (Fe) Latin: ferrum

This iron pillar from

AD 400 still stands in

Delhi, India

IRON (Fe) Latin: ferrum

It also carries oxygen in

hemoglobin in red blood

cells.

ELEMENT #3

Both superman and kryptonite are from…

KRYPTON (Kr) Greek: kryptos

Means “hidden”

Krypton is a gas

Used in flash lamps for high speed photography

ELEMENT #4

This element is in thermometers

MERCURY (Hg)Greek: hydoor (living) + argyros (silver)

Found in Egyptian tombs of 1500 B.C

Spain and Italy produce 50% of the world’s mercury.

ELEMENT #5

What element is a gas that glows and is used in TV tubes, lasers

and cryogenic freezing?

NEON (Ne) Greek: neos

ELEMENT #6

We eat this element every day,

we immerse ourselves in it in the summer,

and it is used to produce safe drinking water…

CHLORINE (Cl) Greek: chloros meaning greenish yellow

We eat it every day combined with sodium in

the form of SALT

CHLORINE (Cl) Greek: chloros meaning greenish yellow

We immerse ourselves in it in

the summer when we swim

in a POOL

CHLORINE (Cl) Greek: chloros meaning greenish yellow

It is used to produce safe drinking water

CHLORINE (Cl) Greek: chloros meaning greenish yellow

Ecuadorian tree frogs have chlorine in their

skin which is a powerful pain killer (200 times more effective than

morphine)… but in large doses it can kill you!

ELEMENT #7

What element is present in these items?

CALCIUM (Ca) Latin: calx

Calcium is referred to as lime. It is found in nature as

limestone.

CALCIUM (Ca) Latin: calx

Calcium can clog pipes…that’s what’s in “hard water”

CALCIUM (Ca) Latin: calx

Some cave formations are made of calcite…

CALCIUM (Ca) Latin: calx Ants in the pants… mites go UP,

tights go DOWN

Stalagmites Stalactites

ELEMENT #8

What element is in your toothpaste?

FLUORINE (F) French: fluere

Means flow or flux…It is a yellow gas.In water, fluroine

helps prevent cavities and interestingly it is also being studied as a rocket propellant!

FLUORINE (F) French: fluere Also used to make

uranium used in nuclear energy.

And in air conditioning and

refrigeration (CFCs)

ELEMENT #9

Do you recognize this character?

He is Gollum from Lord of the Rings and he is made of sand

which contains the element SILICON

SILICON (Si) Latin: silex Means flint.Silicon is the second most

abundant element making up ¼ of the earth’s crust. It also is present in the sun

and stars.

SILICON (Si) Latin: silex Not found free in nature… it is found in sand, quartz, and clay.

SILICON (Si) Latin: silex Silicon crystals are used to make semiconductor devices and solar cells used to capture solar energy.

SILICON (Si) Latin: silex Silicon in the form of sand and clay is used to make concrete, brick and glass.

SILICON (Si) Latin: silex Water organisms called diatoms extract silica from water to build their glass-like shells.