Science Probe II Technology Activities

Chapter 8

Internet

1. Glen T. Seaborg, who died in February 1999, was a Nobel Laureate and co-discoverer of ten transuranium elements. Conduct an Internet search to learn: a.What work contributed to Seaborg winning the Nobel Prize? b.What was his contribution to the use of atomic energy? c.What was his education and work experience? d.Which elements did he co-discover and who were his co-workers? e.How was these elements discovered? Prepare a multimedia presentation to inform your classmates of what you have learned. Below is a web site to get you started:

The Life of Glenn T. Seaborg
http://seaborg.nmu.edu/seaborg/gts.html

2. Dimitri Mendeleev suggested the first Periodic Table of the Elements, but he definitely was not the last to make suggestions about how it should look. There have been numerous proposals on the structure and appearance of the Periodic Table since Mendeleev’s time. Conduct an Internet search to find at least four different structures of the Periodic Table that have been proposed and what the benefits of each version are. It might also be helpful to correspond through e-mail or talk in a web discussion site with a chemist. Prepare a multimedia presentation to inform your classmates of what you have learned. Below is a web site to get you started:

Yahoo!®'s Periodic Table of the Elements http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Chemistry/Periodic_Table_of_the_Elements/

Application Software

Activity 8D – Use a word processing program to make the two-column table as directed in this activity. As you read the sections, take your notes on the computer. Print the document, and secure it on your SCIENCE PROBE Logbook.