Element Trading Card

Necessary Information and Color Guidelines

Day 1• Today you will be assigned one element from the Periodic

Table on which you will become an expert. • You will receive a short informational text about your element.• From the text you will be responsible for collecting the

following information in your science binder:

• USE YOUR TIME WISELY! You only have 1 day in class to use the informational text.

•Element Name•Element Symbol •Atomic Number•Atomic Mass•Element Classification •Period Number•Group Number

•Group Name

•Phase at Room Temperature•Who discovered the element•When the element was discovered•Uses for the element•An interesting fact about the element.

Element Name:Element Symbol:Atomic Number:Atomic Mass:Element Classification:Period Number:Group Number:Group Name:Phase at Room Temperature:Element was Discovered By:Element was Discovered In the year/Where:Element is Used For:Interesting Facts About this Element:Next, draw squares like you will see on the example (last slide) and make a

rough draft, so you know what colors you will use on the final copy!

Rough Draft

By this point you should have ALREADY:• Read the given information about your element• Gathered and recorded the necessary information

about your element, made your rough draft

Today, you WILL:• Use the information you gathered to design your

element trading card• Neatly write the information in the appropriate,

designated area on the final copy paper• Color/shade the required parts of your card with the

appropriate colors

Day 2

Front Back

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ExExample

1.2345

Atomic Number

Symbol

Element Name

Atomic Mass

Phase at Room Temperature: Solid/Liquid/Gas

Discovered By: Famous Scientist Dr. Nye

Discovered In year/Where:2064/Pittsburgh, PA

Uses:This element is used in many products, such as…

Interesting Fact:Here’s some really cool things about this element…

Element Classification:

Metal/Nonmetal/Semi-Metal

Period Number: 9

Column Number: 19

Group Name: Example Family

Color GuideThe brain works in color! You will shade both the element box on the front of your card based on your element’s group

name AND the border of the front of your card based on your element’s phase at room temperature. Be specific! Phase at Room Temp. Border Color Group Name Element Box Color

Solid Green Noble Gas RedLiquid Blue Alkali Metal OrangeGas Orange Alkaline Earth Metal Yellow Transition Metal Green

Boron Light Blue Carbon Black/Gray Nitrogen Pink Oxygen Purple Halogen Dark Blue

Border Element Box Color