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- 8th
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Students practice categorizing a group of shells and unknown elements using student derived characteristics. They explore the structure and use of the periodic table. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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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." Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students categorize a group of shells and unknown elements using different characteristics. In addition, students read and interpret the Periodic Table. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students use their computer skills to create their own database using teacher directions, and they also discover how to read the Periodic Table and explain what it means. They see how to read and use the periodic table in their chemistry lessons. Full Review »
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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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- 8th
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Students draw the structure of an atom. They construct atomic models, list parts/locations of an atom, organize parts of the periodic table and write a descriptive report about an element. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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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. 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the elements on the Periodic Table. In groups, they discover how it is organized and discuss if it should be organized in a different way. To end the lesson, they compare and contrast the valence electrons in a group. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students identify the location of metals, nonmetals, and metalloids on the periodic table. They compare and contrast the properties of metals and nonmetals. In addition, they sketch and label the areas of the periodic tbale and list sprperties for each. Full Review »

