Chapter 8 - Lanthanides + Neodymium in Japan

Chapter 8: The Masaki-Do Dojo

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What was the element you found the most interesting so far?

Hotspot

Where did the Sassafras twins go after visiting Iceland?

Multiple Choice

What is the capital of Japan?

• Beijing

• Tokyo

• Osaka

• Bangkok

Reorder

Order the destinations in the order Sassafras visited them?

• Alaska, USA

• Siberia, Russia

• Iceland

• Japan

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2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Why are Lanthanides called rare earth metals?

Match

Match what Sassafras studied in each of the locations they visited with the destination:

• Alaska, USA

• Siberia, Russia

• Iceland

• Japan

Atoms, elements, The Periodic Table, H

Metals, Na, P, K, Mg, Ca

Transition metals, gold, zinc, iron

Lanthanides, neodymium, actinides, U

• Atoms, elements, The Periodic Table, H

• Metals, Na, P, K, Mg, Ca

• Transition metals, gold, zinc, iron

• Lanthanides, neodymium, actinides, U

Hotspot

Where is the Alkali metals group?

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Where is the Alkali Earth metals group?

Multiple Choice

How many metals are in the Lanthanides group?

• 14

• 15

• 16

• 17

Reorder

Put the first 5 Lanthanides in the correct order the way they appear in the Periodic Table from left to right?

• Lanthanum

• Cerium

• Praseodymium

• Neodymium

• Promethium

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Hotspot

Where is the Transition Metals group?

Hotspot

Where is Lanthanides group?

Why are Lanthanides below the main table?

Drag and Drop

Lanthanides are a group of ​

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​ naturally occurring ​

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but ​

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metals, that are also called ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

15

10

17

heavy

soft

rare earth metals

light

shiny

radioactive

Multiple Choice

True or False: Lanthanides are called rare earth metals, because they are especially rare.

• True

• False

What destination they traveled to would you like to visit the most? Why?

Multiple Select

Select where lanthanides are used according to Chapter 8?

• Touch Screens

• Cell Phone Batteries

• Hybrid Cars

• Medical protection vests

• Wind Turbines

Multiple Select

What are two Lanthanides that make make Euro banknote glow?

• Terbium

• Samarium

• Lutetium

• Europium

Multiple Choice

Which Lanthanide is found is space rocks?

• Europium

• Terbium

• Lutetium

• Praseodymium

Multiple Choice

Which Lanthanide can generate a magnetic field that cools things down?

• Gadolinium

• Praseodymium

• Samarium

• Lutetium

Multiple Choice

This Lanthanide gets magnetic when you cool it below freezing.

• Gadolinium

• Praseodymium

• Samarium

• Lutetium

Multiple Choice

If you mix this Lanthanide with cobalt, you get a magnet 10,000 times more powerful than an iron magnet.

• Gadolinium

• Praseodymium

• Samarium

• Lutetium

Multiple Choice

Why did Blaine call him and Tracey the neodymium ninjas?

• Because they wanted to learn from Sansei Masaki the ninja moves

• Because neodymium means "the new twin metal"

• Because they were trusted with a mission to hunt for neodymium with ninjas in Japan

• Because every ninja had to choose an element based on their strengths / properties

Multiple Select

Select all the statements that are true about Neodymium.

• It can be used to determine the age of rocks.

• It has to be stored in oil, because it quickly reacts with oxygen in the air.

• It can be used as catalyst in chemical industry.

• It is used to recreate the coldest environments in the labs.

• As a permanent magnet, neodymium can pick up 1,000 its weight.

Multiple Select

If you want to create a magnet 10,000 more powerful than an iron magnet what two elements would you use?

• Gallium

• Iron

• Cobalt

• Neodymium

• Samarium

See you next week!
Learn your Lanthanides!