Periodic table of the elements webquest

What to do?

Create a slide presentation of the first 20 elements using Microsoft PowerPoint

Step 1

• OPEN Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Heading of first slide, The Periodic  Table of Elements
• Include a picture of the Periodic table

See 'Help for finding images' at the bottom of this page.

Step 2

• OPEN the following link to Web Elements
• Find information about each element from Web Elements site or any other sources.

Next 20 slides

Include the following in each PowerPoint slide for each element

1. Chemical name
2. Atomic Number
3. Chemical symbol
4. Brief description of the element. Do not copy and paste - Summarise the main points or ideas in your own words. 1 to 2 lines only.
5. A picture that relates to this element. (eg. Google images, Microsoft clip art from PowerPoint)

Slide Example for Hydrogen

Step 3

Additional work for students

Add the following elements to your presentation

Iron, copper, lead, tin, zinc, silver, gold, platinium, iodine and uranium

Help for finding images