Why do chemists make such bad puns? ...

Because all the good ones Argon.

The following homework is due MONDAY, October 7th:

I'm going with this song, even though Daniel Radcliffe's is cooler, and even though y'all voted for that one.  This one's in order and has the symbols and a picture clue as to where you might find the elements in nature or technology.  So start memorizing; I am taking up the challenge of a video response (on your behalf) Seriously... video taping in 2 weeks.

Ten Tough Guys -Learn this list of elements and their names.

Element Symbols
Sb Cu Au Fe Pb Hg K Ag Sn W	Antimony  Copper  Gold  Iron  Lead  Mercury Potassium  Silver  Tin  Tungsten	Sb- From the Greek words 'anti' and 'monos' meaning "opposed to solitude". Cu - From the Latin word 'cyprium', after the island of Cyprus. Au - From the Latin word 'aurum' meaning gold. Fe - From the Latin word 'ferrum'  meaning iron. Pb - From the Latin word 'plumbum' meaning lead .Hg  - From the Greek word 'hydrargyros' meaning 'water' and 'silver'. K - From the Medieval Latin word 'kalium'  meaning potash (pot ashes). Ag - From the Latin word 'argentum' meaning silver. Sn - From the Latin word 'stannum' meaning tin W - From the German word 'Wolfram'. Ancient alchemists called the metal "spuma lupi," the Latin words for  'wolf foam' which was translated to the word "wolframite" in allusion to the objectionable scum or substance formed during the smelting of tin ores containing tungsten.
Element Symbols

Reading the Textbook: Chapter 3.4-3.7 + section questions.

As well as the textbook:

Documentary: The Story of Science (55 minutes)

Q: What did the bartender say when oxygen, hydrogen, sulfur, sodium, and phosphorous walked into his bar? 
A: OH SNaP!

Lastly, try to fit in some reading, Uncle Tungsten; sorry that I have not been assigning pages.  My family has had a pretty full month, some of you the same, and I have not wanted to overburden you in these first weeks of school.  It is a bit off the mainstream to assign a reading book for science, but I think there is great value in an integrated approach.  I hope you read at least one "science" book each year for the rest of your life.  A science book that is not a textbook! Just for the pleasure of it.