Science project help?

403>My daughter is 13 and doing a project on the element %26quot;selenium%26quot; for science.





She needs to make a 3D replica of a selenium atom and convienently forgot it was due on friday until just a few minutes ago. She has done all the reseach, but can%26#039;t think of a creative way to make the atom.





For those who don%26#039;t know: selenium works with Vitamin E and helps prevent cancer and some diseases, and is used in photoelectric cells, TV cameras, as a semiconductor in solar batteries, light meters, copy machines, anti-dandruff shampoo and rectifiers. Also colors glass red.





So, does anyone have any creative ways to make an atom (possibly that has something to do with what the element does?) with stuff that would probably be found around the house?
Reply:try play dough or clay
Reply:well i dont know about around the house, but you can run out to your local Micheals or craftstore and grab a medium sized stirofoam ball and a few smaller ones cut the smaller ones in half and glue or even stick a toothpick in it and stick them into the big ball paint them different colors of course. the small balls represent the electrons and the big ball the nucleus. then just put in on a stand and your good to go!
Reply:I%26#039;m just brainstorming off the top of my head but I hope i can help! Umm, you could use something pink like for the breast cancer awareness stuff, like the pink cancer awareness tic-tac mints, you could use batteries, you could use actual vitamins, beads, you could get styrofoam balls and color them or put glitter on them or something...thats all i can think of right now, but good luck with your project!
Reply:Do you have styrofome or clay laying around the home? Your best bet would be to use those and paint, shape them to what is needed.





If you want your daughter to get a high prized science project, a demonstration would be valued too. Maybe you can get hold of solar batteries somewhere. See what happens when you put copper in the solar battery instead of the selenium. Then try the selenium.





It only takes a day to get the results, make a visiual aid, and put together the science board. It will take two if she has other things to do.





I%26#039;m working on a science project right now on superconductivity and electrolysis. It just means I%26#039;m trying to get really high energy efficiency by running a current through water.
Reply:Try using paydough or clay