Resources: Discovering the Elements
- We Are
Family, by Sister Sledge (midi) [Note: Lab activity a.k.a.,
"Disco'ing the Elements"]
- The
Elements, by Tom Lehrer (a Macromedia Flash animation)
- The Periodic Table of the Elements
- Chemical Elements.com -
An Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements (featuring "Bohr models" of
the elements)
- ChemiCool Periodic Table and
More
- WebElements Periodic Table
- The ACS
Periodic Table, American Chemical Society. [Teacher's Note: The
preceding website is especially well-suited for illustrating chemical
groups (families).] See also, The Periodic Table
of the Elements.
- Q. What
Are the Elements in the Human Body?
A. "Most of the human body is made up of water, H2O,
with cells consisting of 65-90% water by weight. Therefore, it isn't
surprising that most of a human body's mass is oxygen. Carbon, the basic
unit for organic molecules, comes in second. 99% of the mass of the human
body is made up of just six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen,
calcium, and phosphorus." [complete
list (by % each element) follows the preceding excerpt, courtesy
About.com]
- Periodic
Table of Elements in Fireworks (in order of increasing atomic number):
Li (3); C (6); O (8); Na (11); Mg (12); Al (13); P (15); S (16); Cl (17);
K (19); Ca (20); Ti (22); Fe (26); Cu (29); Zn (30); Sr (38); Sb (51); Ba
(56)