1. Carbon allotropes
Carbon allotropes are materials that all contain the element Carbon but have different chemical structures

2. coal graphite Carbon allotropes buckyballs diamond
The 4 Carbon Allotropes have different uses and structures. Make a mind map to connect them
Brake lining
lubricant
Sedimentary rock of carbon atoms with sulfur, oxygen, nitrogen
Tetrahedral (3D) shape of carbon atoms
coal
graphite
nanotechnology
Fossil fuel
Carbon allotropes
buckyballs
diamond
Stacked layers of carbon atoms
Industrial cutting
jewelry
60 carbon atoms in shape of soccer ball

3. Your answer should look something like this!
Sedimentary rock of carbon atoms with sulfur, oxygen, nitrogen
Stacked layers of carbon atoms
lubricant
coal
graphite
Fossil fuel
Brake lining
Carbon allotropes
buckyballs
diamond
nanotechnology
jewelry
Industrial cutting
60 carbon atoms in shape of soccer ball
Tetrahedral (3D) shape of carbon atoms

4. Image: Which Carbon allotrope is which
Image: Which Carbon allotrope is which? (buckyball, diamond, graphite, coal)
Invisible to the naked eye

5. Image: Answer
buckyball
Diamond
graphite
coal

6. Structure: Which Carbon allotrope structure is which
Structure: Which Carbon allotrope structure is which? (buckyball, diamond, graphite, coal)

7. Structure: Answer
diamond
buckyball
graphite
coal

8. Formation: How are the Carbon allotropes made?

9. Formation: Answer
Buckeyballs
diamonds
graphite
coal

10. Formation: The making of Carbon allotropes: matching
Made in the lab by manipulating carbon atoms
Is a sedimentary rock made from fossilized plants and animals
Pure carbon made from intense heat and pressure in the earth’s mantle 100 miles down
Is a mineral formed when coal or limestone is put under intense heat and pressure similar to a metamorphic rock
1.___Coal
2.___Graphite
3.___Diamond
4.___Buckyball

11. Formation: Answers
Made in the lab by manipulating carbon atoms
Is a sedimentary rock made from fossilized plants and animals
Pure carbon made from intense heat and pressure in the earths mantle 100 miles down
Is a mineral formed when coal or limestone is put under intense heat and pressure similar to a metamorphic rock
1. b Coal
2. d Graphite
3. c Diamond
4. a Buckyball

12. Curious Info
Diamonds are not formed from coal
Diamonds were formed before the first plants existed-over 500million years ago
Some diamonds were formed from the heat of asteriod impact
Some meteors have been found to have nano-sized diamonds
Graphite is the ‘lead’ found in pencils
Buckyballs have been found to exist in nature and outer-space
Coal is the primary source of the of the world’s electricity
There are more than 4 carbon allotropes. The Carbon atom is common to all living things!

13. Carbon allotropes in action
Scroll down from this slideshow and go to the Nova-Making Stuff Stronger link below. Watch from minute 18 to 32
What are the different types of Carbon allotropes shown?
How are they made?

14. Summary: write a summary of the 4 Carbon allotropes that includes:
*their structure
*use
*how they are formed
*curious info

15. Image references
Graphite-metamorphic rock
Coal geology
Coal structure image
ncsec.org
Diamond atom
Carbon atom
Graphite atomic structure