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8/8/2019 Elements Game

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Elements Matching Game

Image source: U.S. Geological Survey, http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/c1143/html/fig9.jpg


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Non-metal

Lemon-yellow in natural

state

Blood redwhen meltedEmits blue flame when

burned

Found near hot springs;

smells like rotten eggs

Produces acid rain

Image source: North Dakota Geological Survey, http://www.nd.gov/ndgs/rockandmineral/sulfur.htm


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Blackish-brow

n metalloid

Never found by itself in

nature; always found as a

compound

A plant nutrient that helpsbuild cell wall structures

As an acid, used to kill

insects

Also a cleaning product

Image source: Denise W. Carlson, College of Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder,2007.


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Alkali metal

Soft, silvery-white color

One of the only four elements that was created

in the first three minutes of the universe

Used in cell phone batteries

Used to treat some mental disorders

Image source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission, http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml04/04559.html


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Non-metal, colorless gas

Most abundant (and lightest)element in the universe

Makes up 75% of Earths matter

Found in stars and planets

Combinedwith oxygen,

this element makes water

Image source: NASA, http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect20/A5.html


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Alkaline earth metal

Found in the Earths crust

Burns in the air to create

a brilliant white light

Used to make fireworks

and marine flares

Good for the body

Found in foods such as

cashews and almonds

Fireworks image source: State of Michigan, http://www.michigan.gov/lottery/0,1607,7-110-37002_37003-122446--,00.html

Almonds image source: Denise W. Carlson, College of Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder,

2007.


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Non-metal

Colorless gas

Makes up 78%o

f theEarths atmosphere

Found in living tissue

As a gas, causes frostbite

on human skin; used toremove warts and moles

Atmospheric image source: NASA, http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2006/ozone_garden_prt.htm


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Most chemically-reactiveof all elements

Ingredient in some toothpaste

Combinedwith another

element (uranium) to make the

atomic bomb,which was used

in World War II

Causes severe skin burns

Toothpaste tube image source: Transportation Security Administration, https://reader009.{domain}/reader009/html5/0528/5b0b877aaf00d/5b0b87814

Explosion image source: State of Nevada, http://ndep.nv.gov/boff/photo01.htm


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Non Metallic

Forms different bonds with

itself to create a variety of

substances

The building block of life

Combines with oxygen to form

plant food

Combines with hydrogen to

form hydrocarbons,or fuel

Burning supernova image source: National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, US Department of Energy,http://www.nersc.gov/news/SC/SC04/video/

Coal train image source: State of Indiana, http://www.in.gov/energy/images/Coal%20Train.jpg


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Noble gasSecond most abundant

(and second lightest)

element in the universe

Used to inflate balloonsand airships

Used as a deep sea

breathing gas

Balloon image source: NASA, http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/WindTunnel/Activities/ArchAnswer5.html

Diving image source: NASA, http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast06jul_1.htm


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Non-Metal

Light BearerVery reactive element;

never found alone in nature

Component of genetic

material (DNA, RNA)

Usedwidely in explosives, matches

Used as a pesticide

DNA/RNA image source: National Institutes of Health, http://www.nih.gov/news/WordonHealth/aug2003/geneticsreference.htm

Matches image source: Transportation Security Administration, https://reader009.{domain}/reader009/html5/0528/5b0b877aaf00d/5b0b8783e28fe.jpg


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Non metal

Colorless gas

One of the two major

components of air

Produced by plants during

photosynthesisAnimals and humans need

it for respiration

When three of these atoms

come together, themolecule ozone is formed,

which creates our

atmospheric ozone layer

Ozone molecule image source: NOAA,http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/ozone/ozone_formation.html

Photosynthesis image source: US Department of Energy, http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/renewable/biomass.html


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Halogen

Used in bleaches

anddisinfectants

Used in swimming poolsto keep them clean

Can be used to purify

drinking water

Swimming pool image source: Cit y of Greenwood, IN,http://www.greenwood.in.gov/egov/apps/directory/list.exe?path=divs&action=38&fDD=10-38

Bleach bottle image source: State of Oregon, http://www.oregon.gov/OHLA/BleachSolutionRecommended.shtml


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Alkali metal

Highly-reactive element

As salt, found in great quantities

in the Earths oceans

Also found in soap

Humans release great quantitieswhen they exercise

Salt shaker image source: US National Institutes of Health, http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dietarysodium.html

Running girl image source: Girls Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, http://www.girlshealth.gov/fitness/thr_calc.cfm


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Metalloid

Abundant in the Earths

crust; makes up sand

Used to create glass

and ceramic materials

Can be mixedwith otherelements to create

materials that carry

electric current

Used to make electronicequipment such as solar

cells, transistors and

computer chips

Computer chip image source: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, http://www.pnl.gov/edo/newsletter/backissues/200508.stm

Solar panel image source: Argonne National Laboratory, US Department of Energy,

http://www.aps.anl.gov/Science/Highlights/2005/20050829.htm


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Poor metal

Known for its resistanceto corrosion and its light

weight

Used in many industries

to manufacture a widevariety of products

Very important to the

worlds economy

Used in modern aircraftbecause of its high

strength-to-weight ratio

Cans image source: City of Greensboro, NC, http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/Departments/fieldops/recycling/acceptableitems.htm

Metal piece image source: NASA, http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/media/genesis/


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Alkaline earth metal

Foun

din the Earthsrocks and minerals

Used to make cements

and mortars

An important humannutrient available in

dairy, beans, molasses

andoranges

An essentialcomponent of leaves,

bones, teeth and shells

Dairy products image source: Washington State Department of Health, http://www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/OHP/HealthyAging/stepsha_calcium.htm

Concrete bridge image source: US Geological Survey, http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/circ1173/circ1173a/chapter14.htm

Skeleton animation source: NASA, http://virtualastronaut.jsc.nasa.gov/textonly/act15/images/skeltw2.gif


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Silvery-white alkali metal

Can be cut with a knife

Essential element for all

living creatures

When combinedwithchlorine, used to stop

the heart during surgery

and in lethal injections

When burned, emits apurple flame

Geology image source: US National Park Service, http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/usgsnps/mojave/cimagrKspar210x210.jpg

Banana image source: Copyright 2004 Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399 USA. All rights reserved.


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Noble gas

Very scarce on Earth butabundant in the rest of the

universe

Most intense light

discharge of all gases

Widely used to make

advertising signs by

running electricity through

gas filled tubes containingthis element

Underground sign image source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06540.html

Taxi sign image source: US Department of State, http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/rls/67981.htm


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Answers Slide 1: Periodic table

Slide 2: Sulfur

Slide 3: Boron

Slide 4: Lithium

Slide 5: Hydrogen

Slide 6: Magnesium

Slide 7: Nitrogen

Slide 8: Fluorine

Slide 9: Carbon Slide 10: Helium

Slide 11: Phosphorus

Slide 12: Beryllium

Slide 13: Oxygen

Slide 14: Chlorine

Slide 15: Sodium

Slide 16: Silicon

Slide 17: Argon

Slide 18: Aluminum

Slide 19: Calcium

Slide 20: Potassium Slide 21: Neon

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