Pyrotechnics intro

Today we  will be looking at the topic for next term, chemical reactions and explosions! First of all, answer these questions in your books:

1. What have you most enojyed about Science this year?
2. What have you least enjoyed or would like to change the most?
3. Name one thing you think that you do well, and one thing you think might help you improve your results.
4. Where and when were fireworks invented? - http://www.whoinventedit.net/who-invented-fireworks.html
5. What are elements? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/chemical_material_behaviour/atoms_elements/activity.shtml
6. How many atoms can you fit on the end of a pin? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/chemical_material_behaviour/atoms_elements/activity.shtml
7. Is there an element in the periodic table that has a symbol that starts woth the same letter as your name? What is it? (Josh, Jodie and Jun should know that Germans sometimes use J instead of I for the element iodine) - http://ptable.com/
8. How many elements are there in the 'halogen' group? - http://ptable.com/
9. Explain the difference between elements, compounds and mixtures: http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/atoms/elements.html
10. Play this game. Do all elements bond to each other in the same way? - http://www.learn4good.com/games/educational-learning-activities/chemistrygame.htm