Zinc

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/zinc

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the atomic number?30
2. What is the discoverer?Andreas Sigismund Marggraf (1746)
3. What is zinc and why is it called a super metal?Zinc is a shiny metal that helps keep us healthy and stops rust. It is called a super metal because it does many important jobs for people and the planet.
4. How did people first discover zinc?In 1746 a German scientist heated a zinc ore with charcoal and found a new metal. That discovery showed zinc was its own element.

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