Up and ATOM!

Atoms, Atoms, Atoms... they're everywhere!!

During our PD day in January, I was lucky enough to be able to collaborate with Ms. Strobl from Proctor School in Topsfield.  She shared this great project she does during her Physical Science Unit and how her students get to know the elements of the Periodic Table, so we tried it too!

We started the project researching our assigned element learning about the atomic number, protons, neutrons, and electrons of the atom. Students also discovered where these elements are found in everyday items!

How do you know how many protons an atom has? 

What does the atomic mass of an atom tell you? 

After students completed their research and created a poster, they got to work on their  3-D model of the element. 

Some of the finished posters of the Periodic Table in our classroom!

 The element models hang from my classroom ceiling! It really makes the place shine!

 What element is this? 

 How about this one?

 Or this one? 

Want to learn the elements of the Periodic Table?:  Check out this link!

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Give basic examples of elements and compounds.

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Recognize that there are more than 100 elements that combine in a multitude of ways to produce compounds that make up all of the living and nonliving things that we encounter.