Element vs

Compound Mini
Lesson
 What’s an element?
Remember…. A pure
substance….that can not be
broken down into another
substance…..
Name 5 elements?
Pod Discussion: Do you think
elements combine? Explain your
thinking…. provide evidence?

Salt Water Sugar

 Compound
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Pure substance composed of

two or more different elements
joined by chemical bonds.
Made of elements in a specific
ratio .
 Compound
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These chemical bonds can

only be separated by other
chemicals. You can not
physically pull, cut, or tear a
compound apart.
What does ratio mean?
How much of one
thing is compared to
another.
 CO is a deadly
Compound compound… What two
elements is it made
from? What is the ratio
of elements?

Carbon and Oxygen

Waist gas from an
engine.
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Monoxide
Compound
NaCl/ is a common
compound… What two
elements is it made
from? What is the ratio
of elements?

Sodium
Chlorine/Chloride
Salt
Sodium Chloride
A square compound under a microscope.
Compound
C12H22O11 is a common
compound… What
three elements is it
made from? What is
the ratio of elements?

Carbon Hydrogen
Oxygen
Table sugar
Sugar
Compound SiO2is a common
compound… What two
elements is it made
from? What is the ratio
of elements?

Silicon Oxygen
Silicon Oxide
Sand
1 Silicon element
Chemically bonded to
2 Oxygen elements
Compound N2O is a common
compound… What two
elements is it made
from? What is the ratio
of elements?

Nitrogen Oxygen
Nitrous Oxide
Laughing Gas
 Pod Discussion: What’s the
difference between an element
and a compound?
An element contains just one
type of atom.
A compound contains two or
more different atoms joined
chemically in a ratio.
 Copper
Element, or Compound?
 Copper
Element, or Compound?
Cu
 Table Sugar
Element, or Compound?
 Table Sugar
Element, or Compound?
H O 11
C 12 2 2
 Diamond
Element, or Compound?
 Diamond
Element, or Compound?
C
 Neon Gas
Element or Compound,?
 Neon Gas
Element, or Compound?
Ne
 Pure Water
Element, or Compound,?
 Pure Water
Element, or Compound?
H 2O
 Aluminum
Element, or Compound?
 Aluminum
Element, or Compound?

Al
 Silver
Element, or Compound?
 Silver
Element, or Compound?
Ag
 Sand
Element, or Compound?
 Sand
Element, or Compound?
 Compound Discovery
It is the year 2032 and you and a partner have just been asked to join NASA on a trip
to Jupiter. On this trip, your team discovered a brand new compound that no one has
ever seen. Upon further investigation, you also noticed the compound was made up of
elements commonly found on the periodic table and ones that have also never been
seen. To introduce the world to the new compound, you need to chart the following
information:

 Name of Compound
 Colored Picture of the discovered compound
 Description of the physical and chemical properties of the compound
 List of all of the elements that are bonded together to make up the
compound (minimum of 2, real or made up)
 Atomic #, Atomic Mass, Protons, Neutrons and Electrons written out for
each element
 Atomic Drawing of the compound. Showing how each element bonds to
the other (Protons, Neutrons and Electrons) (Each Element wants 8
electrons in their outer roadway, so they may share electrons/Bond)