Role: Comicbookauthorwhoistryingtopromoteanewcomicbookcharacterattheannualcomic-conconvention

Audience: Comic-convisitors

Format: Advertisingposterthatfeaturesanillustrationofyourcomicbookcharacterandabiographythatexplainshis/hercharacteristics

Topic: Newcomicbookheroorvillainwithcharacteristicsrelatedtothephysical&chemicalpropertiesofarealelementontheperiodictable

Assignment: Personifyoneelementontheperiodictable.Yourelement’sphysicalfeaturesandpersonalitymustrelatewiththerealphysicalandchemicalpropertiesoftheelement.

Name:____________________________Date:___________Per:________

DirectionsStep 1: Chooseoneelementfromtheperiodictablethatyouwouldliketopersonifyintoasuperheroorsupervillain.Youmustsignuponthesign-upsheetprovided.Therewillbenorepeatsofelementsallowed.

Step 2: Researchyourelementusingreliablewebsitesandfilloutthe2pageelementfactsheetprovided.

Step 3: Createaneye-catchingillustrationofyoursuperhero.Thiscanbeaccomplishedbycreatingyourowndrawingonan8.5x11paper,usingthetemplatesprovided,orcreatingyourhero/villainusinganonlinewebsitecalledHeroMachine(www.heromachine.com) ***UseHeroMachine 2forFREE***ü Allheroes/villainsmustbefullycoloredandinschoolappropriateattire/gearü Youmustattachanillustrationoftheperiodicsquareandtheatomicmodelofyourelementsomewherenear

yoursuperhero.Youcandothisbyusingclipartorahandcreateddrawing.ü Thesuperhero/villain’snameshouldbenoticeableandneedstoincludethenameoftheelement– e.g.,

“GoldenAudrey”.ü Youalsoneedtowriteacatchphrasenearyourillustration.Acatchphraseisawordorexpressionthatisused

repeatedlytorepresentorcharacterizeaperson.Belowaresomeexamplesofcatchphrases:• “Inbrightestday...inblackestnight,noevilshallescapemysight!Letthosewhoworshipevil'smight

bewaremypower--GreenLantern'slight!”~GreenLantern• “MynameisFreeze.Learnitwell,foritisthechillingsoundofyourdoom.”~Mr.Freeze• “IT'SCLOBBERINGTIME!”~TheThing

Step 4: Createaone-pagewrittenbiography(backstory)foryoursuperherowhichexplainshowhe/shereceivedtheirpowers.Youwillneedtoincludeatleast5physicalproperties and2chemicalproperties inyourstory.Thephysical/chemicalpropertiesmustbeunderlinedwithinyourstory.

Step 5: Glueyourcomichero/villainandyourbiographypageonaposter.Yourpostershouldpeektheinterestofthecomic-convisitors.So,makesureitisvisuallyappealingandengagingtoread!J

Element superhero or villain project

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SuperheroIllustration

Thecharactercreatedisanexcellentmatchtothereal element.Thesuperhero’scolor, clothing,gear,etc.matchtherealelement.Apictureoftheatomandperiodicsquareisalsoincluded.

Thecharacterisagoodmatchtotheelement. Themajorityofthesuperhero’scolor,clothing,gear,etc.matchtherealelement.

Thecharactersomewhatmatchestheelement. Therearepartsofthesuperhero’sphysicalappearancethatdonotmatchtherealelement.

Thecharacterisapoormatchto theelement. Therearemanypartsofthesuperhero’sphysicalappearancethatdonotmatchtherealelement.

SuperheroBackstory

Thewriter’sbackstoryiscompleteandengaging.Thestoryincludesatleast5physicaland2chemicalpropertiesthathavebeenunderlined.

Thewriter’sbackstoryincludesunderlinedphysicalandchemicalproperties.However,onepropertyismissingordoesnotmatchtheelement.

Thewriter’sbackstoryismissingseveralphysical/chemicalproperties. Or,thepropertieslisteddonotmatchtheelement.

There islittletonouseofphysical/chemicalpropertieswithinthebackstory.Or,themajoritydiscusseddonotmatchtheelement.

Accuracy&Relevancy

Allinformationpresented isscientificallyaccurateandrelevanttotheproject.Subjectknowledgeisoutstanding.

Themajorityoftheinformationpresentedisaccurate andrelevant. Subjectknowledgeisgood.

Includes informationaboutthesubject,butnotallinformationisaccurateand/orrelevant.Thesubjectknowledgeislacking.

Thereareseveralfactualerrorsand/orpartsthatarenotrelevanttothecharacter.Thesubjectknowledgeispoor.

Interest

Theposter/backstoryincludesillustrations,facts,details,wordchoice,etc.thatkeepsthereaderengaged.

Theposter/backstoryismostlyinterestingtoread,butdoesnotalwayskeepthereaderengaged.

Theposter/backstoryissomewhatinterestingtoread,butislackinginkeepingthereaderengaged.

Theposter/backstorydoesnotincludeattention-grabbingwritingandillustrations.Therewaslittletonointerestingfacts.

Attractiveness

Theposterisexceptionallyattractiveintermsofpicturedetail,coloring,andneatness.

Theposterisattractiveintermsofpicturedetail,coloring,andneatness.

Theposterissomewhatattractive, butsomepartsaremessyorappeartoberushed.

Thewriterdidnottakethetimetocreateanattractiveproject

Spelling &Grammar

Therearenospelling/grammarmistakes.

Therearevery fewspelling/grammarmistakes.

Thereareseveralspelling/grammarmistakes.

Therearemanymistakesintheareaofspelling &grammar.

Element superhero project- Rubric

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element Sign-up SheetElement Name Student Name

Aluminum(Al)

Antimony(Sb)

Argon(Ar)

Barium(Ba)

Beryllium(Be)

Bismuth(Bi)

Boron(B)

Bromine(Br)

Cadmium(Cd)

Calcium(Ca)

Californium(Cf)

Carbon(C)

Cerium(Ce)

Cesium(Cs)

Chlorine(Cl)

Chromium(Cr)

Cobalt(Co)

Copper(Cu)

Curium(Cm)

Dysprosium(Dy)

Einsteinium(Es)

Erbium(Er)

Europium(Eu)

Fluorine(F)

Gadolinium(Gd)

Gallium(Ga)

Germanium(Ge)

Gold(Au)

Hafnium(Hf)

Helium(He)

Holmium(Ho)

Hydrogen(H)

Indium(In)

Iodine(I)

Iridium(Ir)

Element Name Student Name

Iron(Fe)

Krypton(Kr)

Lanthanum(La)

Lead(Pb)

Lithium(Li)

Lutetium(Lu)

Magnesium(Mg)

Manganese(Mn)

Mercury(Hg)

Molybdenum(Mo)

Neodymium(Nd)

Neon(Ne)

Nickel(Ni)

Niobium(Nb)

Nitrogen(N)

Osmium(Os)

Oxygen(O)

Palladium(Pd)

Phosphorus(P)

Platinum(Pt)

Potassium(K)

Praseodymium(Pr)

Promethium(Pm)

Radium(Ra)

Radon(Rn)

Rh(Rhodium)

Rhenium(Re)

Rubidium(Rb)

Ruthenium(Ru)

Samarium(Sm)

Scandium(Sc)

Selenium(Se)

Silicon(Si)

Silver(Ag)

Sodium(Na)

Element Name Student Name

Strontium(Sr)

Sulfur(S)

Tantalum(Ta)

Technetium(Tc)

Tellurium(Te)

Terbium(Tb)

Thallium(Tl)

Thorium(Th)

Thulium(Tm)

Tin(Sn)

Titanium(Ti)

Tungsten(W)

Uranium(U)

Vanadium(V)

Xenon(Xe)

Ytterbium(Yb)

Yttrium(Y)

Zinc(Zn)

Zirconium(Zr)

Strontium(Sr)

Sulfur(S)

Tantalum(Ta)

Technetium(Tc)

Tellurium(Te)

Terbium(Tb)

Thallium(Tl)

Thorium(Th)

Thulium(Tm)

Tin(Sn)

Titanium(Ti)

Tungsten(W)

Uranium(U)

Vanadium(V)

Xenon(Xe)

Ytterbium(Yb)

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Helpful Research links

Website Description

1http://www.ptable.com/ • Interactiveperiodictable

• Clickontheperiodictablebox &information aboutyourelementwillpopup

2http://www.periodictable.com/ • Anotherdynamicperiodictable

• Hasreallygoodpicturesoftheelementsaswellasresearchinformation

3http://www.periodicvideos.com/ • Averyengagingwebsite thathas

videoclipsaboutmostoftheelementsontheperiodictable

4

http://www.periodictable.com/Properties/A/MohsHardness.html

• Click onyourelementatthetopofthepageandyouwillbedirectedtoapagewhichhasgeneralinformationaboutcertainelements

5 http://periodic.lanl.gov/index.shtm • Anotherdynamicperiodictable

6 http://www.lenntech.com/periodic/number/atomic-number.htm

• Research sitewithelementslistedbyatomicnumber

7 http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table • Videos,history,&more

8http://www.ducksters.com/science/periodic_table.php

• GotothebottomofthescreenandclickonyourelementtofindInteresting/funfacts

9 http://www.chem4kids.com/files/elem_intro.html

• Hasinterestingfactsincludingwhereyoucanfindyour element

10 http://elements.wlonk.com/ElementsTable.htm

• Basicinformation• Goodforinteresting/funfacts

11 https://www.britannica.com/science/Mohs-hardness

• InformationonwhatMohr’shardnessscale means

Belowisalistofweblinkstohelpyoufilloutyourresearchsheet.Youmayuseanyofthefollowingwebsitesorfindyourownreliablewebsitetouse.Togettothewebsite,justcopyandpaste(ortype)thelinkintoyourbrowsersearchbar.

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element superhero/Villian research Sheet GeneralInformation:

Physical Properties of the Element

Description of how the propertyrelates to your hero/villain

***You must link at least 5 physical properties to your comic book character.

State of matter at room temperature

Color:

Transparent,Translucent. Or

Opaque?

Density:

Mohs hardness

Texture:malleable, ductile or

brittle?

Is the element magnetic?

Melting Point:

Boiling Point:

Freezing Point:

Conducts electricity?

Superhero Or Villian?

Comic Character’s Name:

Element Name:

Element Symbol:

Atomic Number:

Atomic Mass:

Number of Protons:

Number of Neutrons:

Number of Electrons:

Group# Period#

Metal, Nonmetal, Semi-metal?

Element Family Name:

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Chemical propertiesof the element

Description of how the propertyrelates to your hero/villian

***You must link at least 2 chemical properties to your comic book character.

Reactivity?

Flammable?

Toxicity?

Other relevant information:Description of how the property

relates to your character. ***You must link as many as possible

When was your element discovered?

Who discovered your element?

Where is your element commonly found in nature?

What are some compounds that are made from your

element?

Fun Fact #1

Fun Fact #2

element superhero/Villianresearch Sheet (PG 2)

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Example of Completed

Hero

Catchphrase: Beware of my golden stare, I can

turn bad guys into metal with my deadly glare!

Example of Completed

Villain

Catchphrase: I’ve been around since world war one,

killing my foes with deadly gas, just for fun!

If you would prefer a template instead of allowing your students to use the heromachine website (http://www.heromachine.com), I have provided several basic designs your students can use on the following pages. ***All designs were created using the website at heromachine.com. ***Your students will need to add more detail to the pictures and include the following information:- name of the superhero/villian at

the top- the catchphrase at the bottom- a picture (digital or hand drawn)

of the atomic model- a picture of the periodic table

square.

Catchphrase:

Catchphrase:

Catchphrase:

Catchphrase:

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Catchphrase:

Teacher Tips (Lesson Delivery)

Hereisastep-by-stepguideofhowIdeliverthislessontomystudents:

StepOne:Passoutdirectionpageandverballyreviewtheproject.IalsoshowtheexamplesIcreated”GoldenAudrey”&“ChlorineGaseousGary”

StepTwo:Allowstudentstosignupforelements.Idonotallowrepeatsofelements.Ifonepersoninmy1stperiodchoosesgold,othersinthisperiodmaynot.Itisimportanttosetthisrequirementsothatyoudonothave30studentsmakingagoldsuperhero.Also,itistoughtofigureoutwhichstudentsgettosignupfirst.Ihandlethisissuebyrandomlycallinguplabtablestosignupfortheirelements.Youcouldjustgrabnumbersfromabagifyouwanted.Or,simplypostthesignupsheetoutsideofyourdoor.

StepThree:ElementResearchDay– Oncestudentsknowtheirelement,theyneedplentyoftimetoconducttheirresearchandfillouttheresearchsheetprovided.Theywillneedaccesstocomputers.Igivemystudentsafullblock(90minutes)tocompletetheinternetresearchpages.IfIhaveearly-finishers,Iallowthemtoexploretheheromachine.comonlinesuperherocreator.

StepFour:Studentswilldesigntheirheroes/villians.Iallowmystudentstousetheonlinewebsiteheromachine.com tocreatetheircharacters.Thekidsjustloveit!AtfirstIwasabitworriedbecauseofthedresscodeissue,butItoldthestudentsupfrontthattheirsuperhero/villians needtofollowtheschooldresscodepolicies.IalsotoldthemthefirstthingIwantthemtodoistogivetheircharactersschoolappropriateclothing.Iteach7th gradeandhadabsolutelynoissues.Thestudentsweresoexcitedtousetheprogramthattheyfolloweddirectionsexplicitly.Ialsotellmystudentsthattheyarenotallowedtogivetheirheroes/villians inappropriateweaponssuchasguns.Iletthemusetheenergyweapons,poles,&bow&arrows.

Ifyouareworriedaboutusingtheheromachine creatorbecauseyouarenottechsavvy,Iwouldnotbeconcerned.Thestudentsknowsomuchmorethanwedoinregardstotechnology.IalwayshavestudentsteachmewhenIseethemusingfeaturesIdon’tunderstand.Isometimesassignatechystudenttohelpotherswithtech-relatedquestions.

Although,Idorecommendtheheromachine websitebecauseoftheamazingresultsyoucanget,youmaynotwanttouseheromachine.com.So,IhaveprovidedyouwithtemplatesIdesignedusingtheheromachineprogram.

StepFive:Studentsneedtoeitherhanddraworaddclipartoftheatomicmodelandperiodicsquare.Ihavemystudentscreateagoogleslidethatisstandardpapersize(8.5x11)anduploadtheirherobytakingascreenshotandtheninsertingitontotheslide.Then,theyaddtheatomicmodelclipart,periodictablesquare,elementname,andcatchphrase. Iassigntheherobackstoryashomework.Then,Ihavethestudentsplacetheirpagesonposterposterfordisplayintheroom.Ialsohavethemstapletheelementresearchsheettotheback....andthat’sit!Ihanguptheamazingartworkallaroundmyroom,andboydostudentsgetakickoutofviewingothers’projects.I hopeyouandyourstudentsenjoytheprojectandifyouhaveanyquestionspleasegotomyQ&AsectionofmyTPTaccounttoask.Ilovetohelp!

Teacher Tips (Using heromachine.com)

Hereareafewpointerstohelpyouunderstandhowtousetheheromachine.comonlineherocreator.

Ø MakesurethestudentschooseHeroMachine2(simplesttouse).Thisversionisfreeandisstudentfriendly.TheadvancedHeroMachinewouldprobablyonlyworkwithextremelytechsavvystudentsorhighgradehighschoolstudents.

Ø WhenyoufirstentertheHeroMachine2,youwillbepromptedtochooseapose.Theprogramcomeswith6posestochoosefrom.Whenyouclickonapose,theposeloadingoptionboxwillappear.Irecommendclicking“complete”unlessyouhaveareallyslowinternetconnect.Thiswillloadalltheavailabledesignoptions.

Ø Ihavethestudentschangethebackgroundtoaplainwhitebox.Todothis,choosebackgroundfromtheoptionmenu.Theveryfirstdesignoptionisawhitebox.Ialsohavethestudentsclickonthearrowunderthecharactertogetridofthecharacternamebox.IpreferforstudentstocreatethenameabovetheircharacterasseenintheexamplesIcreated.

Ø Idon’treallyspendmuchtimegoingovertheprogrambecausestudentsthesedayshavenaturaltechabilities.Ijustgooverthegeneralguidelines,suchasdresscode.Itellthestudentsthattheymustfirstcloththeirsuperhero/villian inschoolappropriateattire/gearandthatthedresscodeappliestothesuperheroes.Ialsotellthemthattheycannotgivetheirsuperheroguns.Idoallowmystudentstochoosetheenergyweaponsbecausetherearesomeverycoolelectricityandfireoptions.Also,theaurasectionunder”background”hasmanydesignsthatwouldworkwellforthedifferentelements.Again,don’tworrytoomuchaboutallofthefeatures,thekidswillfigureitout!

Ø Thestudentswillfinishtheirsuperheroesatdifferenttimes.Itellthemtoraisetheirhandandshowmetheirfinaldesignpriortoprinting.Thisgivesmeachancetomakesurethattheirsuperhero/villians areappropriateforschool.Ialsomakesurethattheydidnotchooseanyoftheinkheavybackgroundsbecausethiswouldwastealotofink.Ifallisgood,Itellthestudentstoscreenshottheirhero(command,shift4onamac).Youcouldalsohavestudentshittheprintbutton.Ipreferthescreenshotmethodbecausethisallowsstudentstohaveadigitalcopyanduploadtheimagetoadocumentsothattheycanthenaddtext,suchasthesuperheroesname,catchphrase,atomicmodel,andperiodicsquare.

Ø Ifstudentsdonotfinishtheirdesignsintime,theycanclickthesavebuttonatthetop.Thiswillbringupaboxwiththecoding.It’simportantthatthestudentscopyandpastethiscodeintoaworddoc.Later,theycanreloadthesuperherotheysavedbygoingbacktothewebsiteandclickingtheloadbuttonatthetop.Theywillthenbepromptedtopastetheircodeintothebox.Then,theirsuperherowillload.

Ø I hopeyouhavefoundthesetipshelpful,andifyouhaveanyfurtherquestions,pleasegotomyQ&AsectionofmyTPTaccounttoask.J

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