Students think about the periodic table and that new elements are being discovered all the time. They calculate the atomic mass and number of neutrons of "Yumminium."

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6th - 12th

Students explore the electron sublevels responsible for the arrangement of the periodic table and the reasons why groups of elements have similar characteristics.

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9th - 12th

Students use the periodic table to play a game of Bingo. They identify metals, nonmetals, metalloids and noble gases and also determine the number of electrons, protons and neutrons for an atom.

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7th - 12th

Students sort a group of manipulatives and then explain their organizational system to the class. They discuss the work of scientists trying to organize the elements into a system that made sense and the development of the periodic table.

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7th - 10th

Students conduct research using the internet to define terms related to the study of matter using the periodic table of elements. Working in pairs, students conduct an analysis of websites pertaining to their study of the periodic table.

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9th - 12th