Physical Science and
Ancient Cultures

Grade 6 Science Resource

Purpose of this Project:

To research the chemical characteristics
of naturally occuring material and then connect
the use or importance of that material within an ancient culture.

Essential Questions for this project:

-What are the material's characteristics?
-Why/how did this material alter, effect, influence the culture?
-Is this material still important to modern culture?

Compounds and Elements A-Z

Periodic Tables

Ancient World Maps
 


More Information

**How to use a Periodic Table: http://periodic.lanl.gov/use.html
**Boiling & Melting Points: http://www.cs.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/nph-pertab
** Periodic Table (with Pictures): http://www.webelements.com


1. Periodic Table: (Pearl1): http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm

2. Periodic Table: (Web Elements): www.webelements.com

            Lead: www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/Pb/key.html

3.  www.suppliersonline.com/propertypages/C67500.asp

4. Ancient Egyptian Science: www.touregypt.net/science.htm
        (Alchemy, Metallurgy: History of Mining, Copper & Iron Extraction, Gold, Glass Making)

5. www.levity.com/alchemy/islam23.html

6. www.bartleby.com/65/fl/flint.html

Antimony:

Transition Metals: http://www.chemicalelements.com/groups/transition.html

What is Radiocarbon Dating?

Radiocarbon Dating: http://www.c14dating.com/int.html

Radiocarbon Dating: http://www.unmuseum.org/radiocar.htm
Carbon: http://periodic.lanl.gov/elements/6.html
 

Copper: http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/cu.html

Copper: http://periodic.lanl.gov/elements/29.html

http://www.chem4kids.com/files/elem_alkalaimetal.html

http://www.rudimentsofwisdom.com/

http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/sn.html

Rocks & Minerals: http://rocksandminerals.com/uses.htm

Mineral Information Finder: http://rocksandminerals.com/minfind.htm#uses

The Physical Characteristics of Metals: http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/physical.htm#phy
 

Mineral: (pictures) http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~UG7S-KTU/e_miner2.htm

Mineral Galleries: http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/by-name.htm

Minerals by Class: http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/by_class.htm

Minerals by Significant Elements: http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/content/signific.htm
 

Lime links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_oxide

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0809856.html

http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/c1/calciumo.asp

 

Gypsum links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsum

 

 


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