The goal of this project is to construct a Periodic Table that better shows our classroom identity. Each team will be assigned a group from the Periodic Table, conduct some brief research to identify key information about each group, then use those aspects to represent the group visually.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
The purpose of the Essential Questions is to provoke thought on the subject under investigation. Please write out your thoughtful answers to the following Essential Questions in complete, well formed sentences and turn them in IN ADDITION to the required two Products listed below.
What is the purpose of the Periodic Table?
In what manner is the Periodic Table organized?
What are some general trends we discover within the Groups of the Periodic Table?
What are some general trends we discover within the Periods of the Periodic Table?
How is the Periodic Table used as a tool to study Chemistry?
How did the Periodic Table came to be? Who “discovered” it?
Please specifically state the following information in bulleted form for the specific group that you have been assigned:
Group Name
Elements within that group
For each element:
Atomic Number
Atomic Weight
Most Common Phase (Solid, Liquid, Gas)
Appearance/Characteristics (please try to include a minimum of 5)
Application/Use of at least 2 elements within the Group
Typical electron configurations
Ionization Energy trends within your group
Atomic radius within your group
PRODUCT:
Each team will turn in 2 products:
1 Group song that incorporates the following information about your periodic group. The writing should not be a bulleted list, it is intended to tell a story (this is not the same as simply answering the questions as you did in the Essential Questions). Please include the following in your song:
Group Name
Group elements
Group
Atomic Numbers
Atomic Weights
Most Common Phase(s) (Solid, Liquid, Gas)
Appearance/Characteristics (please try to include a minimum of 5 total)
Application/Use (at least 2)
1 illustration portraying your interpretation of the group, designed to be the CD cover of your Group song. Your artwork may be of any style, in any media (photography, painting, collage, etc). Your illustration may be designed around the information you have researched about your group. Each illustration must incorporate:
Group Name
Valence Electrons
Trends across your group
LEARNING GOALS:
This projects serves as a deeper look into the Periodic Table. Each pair will study, in depth, one particular group and therefore become an expert on their group. We will delve into the structure and arrangement of the elements composing the Periodic Table and use our products to conduct further, targeted study on Periodic Trends.
TIMELINE/MILESTONES:
This will be a two week long project. It will be launched on Tuesday, September 24th and commence on Monday, October 7th (this means it is due at the start of class on Monday, October 7th !). You will be allowed:
Answers to Essential Questions due: Group B- Wednesday 9/25, Group C- Thursday 9/26, Group A- Thursday 9/26
Rough sketch due for Peer Critique: All Groups: Friday 9/27
Rough draft of song lyrics due for Peer Critique: All Groups: Friday 9/27
Second sketch for Gallery Walk: Group B- Tuesday 10/1, Group C- Tuesday 10/1, Group A- Thursday 10/3
Second draft of song lyrics due for Gallery Walk: Group B- Tuesday 10/1, Group C- Tuesday 10/1, Group A- Thursday 10/3
Products due in their entirety (song lyrics & CD cover): All Groups: Monday 10/7
PRESENTATION:
Our peer critiques will consist of students providing warm and cool feedback on rough sketches and initial drafts of creative writing. Students will briefly present their research to the class by reading their creative writing and participating in a Gallery Walk of creative products on Monday October 7th.
ASSESSMENT:
Assessment will be conducted in the following manner:
Have all of the Essential Questions been answered?
Is all the required information included in the song?
Does the illustration of the CD cover tie into the researched information?
Did the team participate in the Peer Critique?
Did the team participate in the Gallery Walk?
Do the final products incorporate goals generated from peer feedback?