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Students will research their adopted element and determine the following: abbreviation, atomic number, atomic mass,number of protons and neutrons, number of energy levels, periodic table group, state at room temperature, boiling point, melting point,color,density,common isotopes, whether it exists naturally or is synthetic, its source, whether it is essential to life, its common (and uncommon) uses, any hazards involved in using it, and its history including when, where, and by whom it was discovered.

You and a partner are advertising agents who will develop a commercial which will sell a selected element from the Periodic Table of Elements. They will be presented live in front of the class who will select the move qualified team to do the advertising.