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Dear Y7 students, This week you are going to participate in the TV show Element Survivor. In pairs, you will pick a chemical element in the Periodic Table and you will make a video audition for the show. The video should explain: - The element you chose. As homework you will complete the questions in the worksheet attached. - The special characteristics the element has and how these would help you to beat the competition. Your video should include: - Element name, element symbol, atomic number and mass number - Electron shell diagram - When was it discovered and how it got its name - Its physical state at room temperature - Its physical properties, e.g. colour, odour, magnetism, radioactivity, etc. - Melting point and boiling point - Some daily uses of the element - Facts and characteristics that could help you be chosen for, or win, the show. Your video should last between 2-5 minutes