Elemental Superheroes

Project Documents

Resources

Notes

Lab ACtivities

Atoms & Periodic Table of Elements

A boy and his atom

Bill Nye -Atom

Physical & CHemical Properties

Research Links

Properties and Reactions - Part 1

Watch Hunting the Elements on PBS. See more from NOVA.

PROPERTIES AND REACTIONS - PART 2

Watch Hunting the Elements on PBS. See more from NOVA.

Creating Your Superhero/Super-villain

Every superhero or super-villain has a certain demeanor, look and tone that is unique for the character. Your superhero or super-villain needs to have a unique imagery that will help the media, audience and movie studio identify who the character is. Choose how you want to create the image of your character. You can draw and color the character. Or, you can use one of the online tools below to create the character. Follow the steps below to create your character:

***Note: Guns, swords, and other weapons are not allowed. If you believe your character needs to have these items, please explain your reasons by speaking to Jonathan.

Drawing Your Character
  1. If you choose to draw your character, you will need to draw on white computer paper. Be sure to include color in the drawing, and trace over the pencil lines with ink.
  2. Once you finish drawing, you will need to scan the picture by using the scanner in the classroom.
  3. After you scan the picture, you will need to upload the image to your Google Docs.

Superhero Machine

  1. Click on the image above. 
  2. Follow the prompts (located near the bottom-right of the webpage) to create your character.
  3. If you need to save the character to work on it later, you can click on the "save" button (located at the top of the website page). You will need to copy, paste and email the text to your email address. 
  4. To "upload" you character to continue working on it, you will need to click on the "load" button (located at the top of the website page).
  5. When you are finished, use command + shift + 4 to take a picture of you character. Upload the picture to your Google Document.

Marvel Superheroes

  1. Click on the image above.
  2. Click "Begin", and follow the prompts on the webpage to create your character.
  3. If you need to save the character to work on it later, you will need to sign-up for a Marvel account. Click on the "person" (located on the top-right), and choose sign-up. Follow the prompts to create an account.
  4. Once you create an account, you can click the "save" button. It will save automatically. 
  5.  To "upload" you character to continue working on it, you will need to login to your Marvel account. You will then click on the "My Characters" button (located at the top of the website page), and click on your character.
  6. When you are finished, use command + shift + 4 to take a picture of you character. Upload the picture to your Google Document.