Introduction: It's Elementary! | p. 4 |
Gold Ever since its discovery, gold has been valued by almost every civilization throughout history | p. 6 |
Silver Silver may symbolize second place in the Olympics, but when it comes to usefulness, it's a pretty handy metal in more ways than one | p. 10 |
Copper Used by humans since prehistoric times, copper is still one of the most useful metals today | p. 14 |
Uranium Uranium's nuclear power potential makes it both valuable and dangerous | p. 18 |
Iron Iron is one of the world's strongest metals and is used in industry as well as inside the human body | p. 22 |
Silicon Without silicon, modern technology would not exist! | p. 26 |
Nitrogen Nitrogen helps all living things to grow | p. 30 |
Carbon Carbon is in animals, vegetables, and fossil fuels - it is the backbone of all living things | p. 34 |
Oxygen Oxygen can combine with almost every element and is necessary to the survival of plants, animals, and people | p. 38 |
Hydrogen Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe and is the foundation of all other elements | p. 42 |
We Thought... | p. 46 |
What Do You Think? | p. 47 |
Index | p. 48 |
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