Vocab Recap
How to do Science
In and Out
Name that Element
100

This can either be one or two letters, representing a specific element.

What are Elemental Symbols

100

Often mis-remembered or mis-taught as "an educated guess," this part of the scientific method MUST be testable and be able to be done again.

What is a hypothesis

100

What is the center of an atom called?

What is the nucleus

100

What is the elemental symbol for Hydrogen?

What is H

200

These parts of an atom are so fast and so small, that we can't yet get a picture of them in 2025

What are electrons

200

The steps that all scientists follow in order to do "good science"

What is the scientific method

200

At atom is made of up three different things - two of them found in the nucleus. What are they?

What are protons, neutrons, and electrons

200

Chlorine, which is that "pool smell" is used in a number of cleaning products and sanitizing products. What is its atomic mass?

What is 35.45

300

Atoms and Elements have layers around them where electrons are found. What are they?

What are shells / What are energy levels?

300

A hypothesis only test this many things

What is ONE thing

300

What part of an atom has a negative charge?

What is an electron?

300

Lead is known as plumbum in latin, which is where it got its elemental symbol. What is its atomic number?

What is 82

400

The atomic number represents what about the nucleus of an atom?

What are protons

400

Parts of an experiment where you look back at the information you collected

What is analysis

400

These parts of an element stabilize the element

What are neutrons

400

This element is found in bananas and is in the 4th period. It is incredibly unstable and hard to make into a vitamin and has an atomic mass of 39.10. It also explodes when a pure substance is dropped in water

What is Potassium

500

What do elements that are above or below eachother have in common?

What is they are in the same group / What is they share the same number of layers

500

What are the instructions of an experiment called?

What is procedure?

500

This part of an atom determines what element the atom is based on the periodic table

What are protons

500

This element was named after Superman's home planet, this element is one of our Noble Gases.

What is Krypton