Chemistry Elements Icebreaker

Potassium ions maintain fluid and electrolyte balance. Bananas are rich in potassium. What is your favorite fruit?

Phosphorus is found in DNA, bones, and is used for muscle contraction and nerve conduction. What sports do you play?

Cobalt is manufactured into alloys, one of which is used to make magnets. What kind of music are you drawn to?

Barium is a soft, silvery metal belonging to the alkaline earth family. How many people are in your family?

Calcium is needed for teeth and bones and is found in milk and dairy products. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?

Strontium compounds are used in glass for color television cathode ray tubes. What is your favorite TV show?

The US "nickel" is composed of 75% copper and 25% nickel. If you won a million dollars what would you do?

The Eiffel Tower is made of wrought iron. If you could visit any part of the world, where would you go?

Magnesium powder is used in fireworks and flares. What is your favorite holiday?

Gold is the only metal that is yellow. The symbol "Au" means "shining dawn". Are you a morning or night person?

Mercury is the only metal that is a liquid at room temperature. What is something unique about you?

Chlorine is used to produce safe drinking water, paper products, and more. Name something you couldn't live without!

Aluminum is a silvery-white metal that is light and malleable. Are you flexible or do you prefer to stick to a schedule

Krypton is a colorless, odorless gas. It means "the hidden one". If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

Three forms of pure carbon are diamond, graphite, and Backminster fullerene. Which words best describe you?

Lithium is the lightest metal. Lithium compounds are used in batteries. Name something that energized you this week.

Stars are made almost entirely of hydrogen and helium. If you could have one wish, what would it be?

Nitrogen gas makes up 78% of the atmosphere. What makes up the majority of your life right now?

Oxygen is produced when plants do photosynthesis. It's needed by animals and us! What is your favorite plant or animal?

Cesium is a metal that reacts explosively with water. What is something that irritates or annoys you?