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Kathy Williams Introduction to Blogging Project

Objectives 1.  Student’ will be able to create their own blog site. 2.  Student ‘s will be able to post onto a blog onto the class blog site. 3.  Student’s will be able to post comments in response to ther student blogs. 4.  Student’s will write about real world applications for their chosen element.

Title : Elements and Their applications Introduction: We have been studying how elements combine to form compounds. There are over 100 different elements. From the periodic table you are to able to gain a lot of information about each of the elements. Your Task: 1.  Choose three elements that interest you. Rank these elements in order of interest to you and state a reason why each element interests you. 2.  Post your three choices and the reasons why you decide to choose the element to the class project website. 3.  Create your own blog site on the class project webpage. 4.  Once your element choice has been approved, you are to post information you can obtain from the periodic table with respect to your element to your blog site. 5.  You are to research current uses, costs, and future applications of your element to your blog site. 6.  You must read at least two other student blogs and ask questions which will require research to answer. 7.  You must answer all questions posed to your blog site on your blog site. 8.  Once you have received an answer to your question, you must rephrase the information acquired and post it to your blog site.

Grading 10 points for creation of blog site by deadline 10 points for original post to teacher site by deadline 10 points for posting your information to your blog site 10 points for response to other student questions 10 points for rephrasing the information acquired.