www.bp.com/bpes/cft2009 Carbon Footprint Toolkit What element am I? Teacher’s notes This presentation contains a sequence of four statements designed to allow students to narrow down the identity of a mystery element. Students will need to rely on their knowledge of chemistry to identify the element. Make sure that the room is free of trip hazards. Arrange the tables so that there are five ‘islands’. Each island needs to have a large card with the name of one of the following elements on it: hydrogen, carbon, iron, neon and magnesium. Each statement eliminates one of the elements. Students standing at a particular element when it is eliminated are out of the game and must sit down. By responding correctly to each statement, students should arrive at the correct final island. Ensure that students do not run.