Elements
Created by K Crossley, L Wong & M Rehbehn, 1/13/10; updated 1/4/11
You can find all the information you need on your element at the resources below. You need to cite your sources, including your image sources, in NoodleTools, and then copy and paste your citation onto your PowerPoint.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Gale Virtual Library E book: Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton – Use the search box to find information about your element, and some images.
NoodleTools: Look at the top of the article to find information for your citation. Cite as a reference source – online – other – yes, I will provide publication details – database is Gale Virtual Reference Library – do NOT provide the URL.
If you don’t find an image of the use of your compound, you can search in Encyclopedia Britannica or use the image search on NetTrekker.
NoodleTools: Encyclopedia Britannica - Encyclopedias are considered a reference source – not duplicated from a printed work. NetTrekker - Cite the website as a website, not NetTrekker itself. DO include the URL for websites.
AP Images: To find photographs, use the search box. Use the download icon (arrow) or click several boxes to download more than one photograph. You must download (not quick save) the photograph to get an image without the AP Image logo across the middle. Click on the photograph to find information about the photographer, date and original source.
NoodleTools: Cite as Painting, Sculpture, Photograph, inc. – online - A photograph or digital image that exists only on the Web – Title of Photograph is under “Event” – website is AP Images – sponsor is Associated Press – date is copyright date.
WEBSITES
These websites are also excellent. Just find your element on the table and click on it!
NoodleTools: Cite these as websites. DO include the URL for websites. Do NOT cite NetTrekker itself.
Periodictable.com: The Photographic Periodic Table of the Elements – This is the best source of element usage images.
The Periodic Table of Comic Books – Click on your element on the periodic table to see a comic that references your element. On the next page, you will see the atomic symbol for your element, which you can copy onto your PowerPoint. If you click on that atomic symbol, you will find out more information about your element.
Jefferson Lab: It’s Elemental!
Los Alamos National Laboratory: Periodic Table of the Elements
FactMonster Periodic Table
The Visual Elements Periodic Table
University of Nottingham: The Periodic Table of Videos – Ask for headphones to watch a very brief video about your element.
