Chemical Elements :
From the following list please pick an element.

Now go to Gale Virtual Reference Library and type in your element and do basic research for your element. GVRL

Now go to the following periodical databases and find out some recent news about your element:
type in "element name" and "news" then write a 1 page summary.

Proquest Online & Sirs
Omnifile Fulltext
General One File
Masterfile Premier
Academic OneFile

Ag Silver
Al Aluminum
Am Americium
Au Gold
Ba Barium
Be Beryllium
Bi Bismuth
Ca Calcium
Cd Cadmium
Ce Cerium
Co Cobalt
Cr Chromium
Cs Cesium
Cu Copper
Es Einsteinium
Fe Iron
Fr Francium
Ga Gallium
Gd Gadolinium
Ge Germanium
Hg Mercury
In Indium
Ir Iridium
K Potassium
Li Lithium
Mg Magnesium
Mn Manganese
Mo Molybdenum
Na Sodium
Ni Nickel
Os Osmium
Pb Lead
Pd Palladium
Po Polonium
Pt Platinum
Pu Plutonium
Ra Radium
Rb Rubidium
Rf Rutherfordium
Sc Scandium
Sn Tin
Sr Strontium
Ta Tantalum
Tc Technetium
Th Thorium
Ti Titanium
Tl Thallium
U Uranium
V Vanadium
W Tungsten
Y Yttrium
Yb Ytterbium
Zn Zinc
Zr Zirconium