Elements in Every Day

Chemistry is much more than experiments in a laboratory….Every day your life is affected by chemistry and its elements.

Chemistry in Everyday Elements

› Animal Skeleton rigidity› Used to make cheese

Calcium- Ca

› People and animals need it to breath› Fires cannot burn without it

Oxygen O

› All living things contain Carbon (Carbon based life forms on Earth)

› Diamonds are a form of carbon

› Plastics can contain carbon

Carbon C

› Electrical wiring

› In your body, helps with the absorption of IRON

›Mixed w/ zinc to make brass

Copper Cu

›Waste Product of breathing

› Plants need CO2 for Photosynthesis

› Fire extinguishers and carbonated drinks contain CO2

Carbon Dioxide CO2

› People, animals and plants need water to live

› Used for travel, energy, shipping, recreation & more

› On average, 72% of your body is water

Water H2O

› Jewelry

› Electrical Equipment

› Coins

Silver (Ag) & Gold (Au)

› Balloons Float

› Helium is used to cool superconducting magnets in MRI scanners

› Helium is used to condense hydrogen and oxygen to make rocket fuel

Helium He

› Essential element of life (electrolyte)

› Molten (liquid) sodium is used as a coolant in many nuclear reactors

› Cooking

› Sodium vapor lamps (often used in street lights) are a very efficient way of producing light from electricity. These lamps give off a very distinctive yellow-orange color.

Sodium Na

› In many food we eat

› Plants produce glucose (C6H12O6) a for of sugar for energy and food

› Homemade body scrub

Sugar C12H22O11

› Find the USES of 5 different elements or compounds

› Record a minimum of 3 uses

› Find a picture to either draw, clip or print out to represent your element or compound

› Use your Periodic Table and Internet as resources.

Now it’s Your Turn