It's Elemental (with example worksheet)

Whether they are created by nature or in the lab, chemical substances are all made of some combination of just 118 pure elements.

These elements come together to produce an amazing diversity of materials. In this interactive, discover which elements are most abundant in the universe, the sun, and the Earth as well as in the human body and in that flashiest of human creations—fireworks.

Also, learn which elements have the most extreme properties on the periodic table.

 

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  In this interactive periodic table, explore the elements and their properties and abundances.

A previous version of this feature originally appeared on the site for the NOVA program Kaboom!.

EXAMPLE WORKSHEET (with answers)

Elements of the SUN

 Pablo Cortez  IHM

8-31-11 Wednesday

1st most abundant element of the SUN: Hydrogen
Symbol: H
Family: Alkali metals

2nd most abundant element of the SUN: Helium
Symbol: He
Family: Noble gasses

3rd most abundant element of the SUN: Oxygen
Symbol: O
Family: Nonmetals

4th most abundant element of the SUN: Carbon
Symbol: C
Family: Nonmetals

5th most abundant element of the SUN:  Nitrogen
Symbol: N
Family: Nonmetals

6th most abundant element of the SUN: Neon
Symbol: Ne
Family: Noble gasses

7th most abundant element of the SUN: Iron
Symbol: Fe
Family: Transition metals

8th most abundant element of the SUN: Silicon
Symbol: Si
Family: Nonmetals

9th most abundant element of the SUN: Magnesium
Symbol:  Mg
Family: Alkaline earth metals

10th most abundant element of the SUN: Sulfer
Symbol: S
Family: Nonmetals

 

Sources:

NOVA:  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/periodic-table.html 

Data provided by PeriodicTable.com. Melting point, boiling point, and density data apply to elements at standard atmospheric pressure.