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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify and label each of the elements in the periodic table with their names, atomic number and atomic masses, by playing a game of Jeopardy. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students study the use of the periodic table to develop a better understanding of the chemical elements. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the periodic table of elements. They devise and perform and experiment in which they determine the density of specific elements. They use their results to predict the density of other elements in the same group. Full Review »
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- 7th - 10th
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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. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students differentiate between various fruits and relate their discovery to groups of elements. They evaluate the physical and chemical properties of sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium. They demonstrate how the periodic table is used today. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students problem solve to place elements on the periodic table by their characteristics demonstrating how early scientists approached the task. They observe how metals can be investigated by the way it releases hydrogen from water or an acid. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students conduct Internet research on an element, and design a square for a class periodic table. They complete a worksheet, and apply their research information to design a square representative of their selected element. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students explore atomic numbers in the Periodic Table. They discuss the work of Dmitri Mendeleev and systematic arrangement for the known elements. Students cut apart mixed-up boxes of the Periodic Table and then glue them in the correct order. They sing a song about the Periodic Table to the tune of "One Night As I Was Sleeping." Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students review the elements of the Periodic Table. In groups, they define new vocabulary and create a crossword puzzle using the names of the elements in the table. To end the lesson, they trade their puzzle with another group and solve. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are taught that the periodic table has many different trends. They are shown how the periodic table can be used to predict properties. Students describe how the scientists (Dobereiner, Mendeleev, and Mosley) contributed to the formation of the periodic table. Full Review »
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