1. ELEMENTS are everywhere!

2. ELEMENT #1

3. The spiral pattern on this ancient Celtic ring represents the spiral / circle of life. What element is in this ring?

4. GOLD (Au) Latin: aurum 2/3 of the world’s gold comes from South Africa 2/3 of US production comes from S. Dakota and Nevada

5. ELEMENT #2

6. What element do these things have in common?

7. Here’s a hint…

8. IRON (Fe) Latin: ferrum Cheapest… Most common… Most useful… Used extensively for the making of STEEL

9. IRON (Fe) Latin: ferrum The most common ore (source) is hematite.

10. IRON (Fe) Latin: ferrum This iron pillar from AD 400 still stands in Delhi, India

11. IRON (Fe) Latin: ferrum It also carries oxygen in hemoglobin in red blood cells.

12. ELEMENT #3

13. Both superman and kryptonite are from…

14. KRYPTON (Kr) Greek: kryptos Means “hidden” Krypton is a gas Used in flash lamps for high speed photography

15. ELEMENT #4

16. This element is in thermometers

17. MERCURY (Hg) Greek: hydoor (living) + argyros (silver) Found in Egyptian tombs of 1500 B.C Spain and Italy produce 50% of the world’s mercury.

18. ELEMENT #5

19. What element is a gas that glows and is used in TV tubes, lasers and cryogenic freezing?

20. NEON (Ne) Greek: neos

21. ELEMENT #6

22. We eat this element every day, we immerse ourselves in it in the summer, and it is used to produce safe drinking water…

23. CHLORINE (Cl) Greek: chloros meaning greenish yellow We eat it every day combined with sodium in the form of SALT

24. CHLORINE (Cl) Greek: chloros meaning greenish yellow We immerse ourselves in it in the summer when we swim in a POOL

25. CHLORINE (Cl) Greek: chloros meaning greenish yellow It is used to produce safe drinking water

26. CHLORINE (Cl) Greek: chloros meaning greenish yellow Ecuadorian tree frogs have chlorine in their skin which is a powerful pain killer (200 times more effective than morphine)… but in large doses it can kill you!

27. ELEMENT #7

28. What element is present in these items?

29. CALCIUM (Ca) Latin: calx Calcium is referred to as lime. It is found in nature as limestone.

30. CALCIUM (Ca) Latin: calx Calcium can clog pipes…that’s what’s in “hard water”

31. CALCIUM (Ca) Latin: calx Some cave formations are made of calcite…

32. CALCIUM (Ca) Latin: calx Ants in the pants… mites go UP, tights go DOWN StalagmitesStalactites

33. ELEMENT #8

34. What element is in your toothpaste?

35. FLUORINE (F) French: fluere Means flow or flux… It is a yellow gas. In water, fluroine helps prevent cavities and interestingly it is also being studied as a rocket propellant!

36. FLUORINE (F) French: fluere Also used to make uranium used in nuclear energy. And in air conditioning and refrigeration (CFCs)

37. ELEMENT #9

38. Do you recognize this character?

39. He is Gollum from Lord of the Rings and he is made of sand which contains the element SILICON

40. SILICON (Si) Latin: silex Means flint. Silicon is the second most abundant element making up ¼ of the earth’s crust. It also is present in the sun and stars.

41. SILICON (Si) Latin: silex Not found free in nature… it is found in sand, quartz, and clay.

42. SILICON (Si) Latin: silex Silicon crystals are used to make semiconductor devices and solar cells used to capture solar energy.

43. SILICON (Si) Latin: silex Silicon in the form of sand and clay is used to make concrete, brick and glass.

44. SILICON (Si) Latin: silex Water organisms called diatoms extract silica from water to build their glass-like shells.