Students will pretend that they are one of many important elements found on the periodic table: carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, iron, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, calcium, sulfur, chlorine, gold, silver, or copper. As one of the most important elements on Earth, students are employees of the World Element Corporation. Due to recent cost increases, the World Element Corporation has been forced to lay off some of its workers.
Students will conduct research on their assigned element and de