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Basic Periodic Table of the Elements
This basic, black-and-white printable is a copy of the periodic table of elements. It includes the standard element name, symbol, atomic number, and atomic weight. Across the bottom is an explanation that says for elements without stable...
Virginia Department of Education
Adaptation and Evolution
Um may be the atomic symbol for confusion, but it won't be needed in this instructional activity. Scholars rotate through seven stations completing experiments, hands-on activities, writing exercises, and analysis. Stations include...
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What Information is on the Periodic Table?
In this elements activity, students review the information that is found on a periodic table including atomic mass, chemical symbol, atomic, number, and electron configuration. This activity has 7 fill in the blank questions.
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Masses of Atoms
In this masses of atoms activity, students complete a chart of 7 isotopes with their isotope symbol, atomic mass, atomic number, and the number of protons, neutrons and electrons. They calculate the average atomic mass of two elements.
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Atom Basics Review Sheet
In this atom worksheet, students fill in three charts using the periodic table to identify atomic number, atomic mass, number of subatomic particles and the element's symbols. Students draw an atom and it's subatomic particles as well as...
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Periodic Table Basics Make-Up Test
In this periodic table instructional activity, students complete a table of elements with their atomic number, atomic mass and symbol. They classify elements by their group name and distinguish between metals, nonmetals, and semi-metals....
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Introduction to the Periodic Table
In this periodic table worksheet, students will label the atomic number, atomic mass, element name, and element symbol for oxygen. Then students will determine the characteristics of the different groups of elements on the periodic table...
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Trends in the Periodic Table
In this trends in the periodic table worksheet, students plot the ionization energy vs. atomic number and they plot atomic radius vs. atomic number of the first 20 elements. Students analyze their graphs and answer questions about the...
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The Periodic Table
Eighth graders read and interpret the Periodic Table. They also make decisions on how to group and arrange different kinds of matter and draw the structure of atoms of pure elements. Finally, 8th graders contrast and compare basic...
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Electrons, Protons, Neutrons
In this atoms learning exercise, students complete a graphic organizer by writing in the element symbol, atomic number, mass number, and number of electrons, protons, and neutrons. This learning exercise has 1 graphic organizer and 14...
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Atom Basics Test
Simple in format and standard in content, this resource is an assessment of your beginning chemists' grasp of the atom. Using a periodic table of elements, they fill in a chart of missing chemical formulas, atomic masses, and numbers of...
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Atoms and the Periodic Table
Familiarize your new chemists with the periodic table of elements by contemplating this collection of slides. Element groups are identified, atoms are defined, and nuclide notation is explained. Isotopes are also mentioned. The topics...
Royal Society of Chemistry
Sub-Atomic Particles (14-16)
In 1897, J.J. Thomson discovered the electron, the first subatomic particle proven to exist. Scholars review their understanding of electrons, protons, and neutrons as they work through the puzzles. Each puzzle connects two or three...
PHET
Build an Atom
Scholars build specific elements by creating a model of its atomic structure. Objects they can include are protons, nuetrons, electrons, orbits, clouds, charge, and mass number. Simulation ends with questions to challenge individuals'...
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Periodic Table
In this periodic table worksheet, students use the periodic table to complete the chart with the given elements. Students fill in the atomic number, atomic mass number, protons, neutrons, and electrons.
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Atomic Structure
Young scholars list the names and symbols of common elements. They describe the present model of the atom. Students describe how electrons are arranged in an atom. They identify quarks as particles of matter that make up protons and...
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Periodic Table of Elements
Each of these 111 slides gives the details of one element. The U.S. conventional name, symbol, atomic number and mass, melting point and the boiling point are listed. There are no other details or activities, so this could be used as...
Science Geek
Periodic Table of Elements
Colored boxes with white font present the basic periodic table of elements to your young chemists. All of the basics are included: chemical name, symbol, atomic number, atomic mass, and the number of electrons in each orbital. A brief...
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Elements, Atoms, Ions, and the Periodic Table
This PowerPoint provides a complete recap of all the information needed for a unit on elements and the periodic table. The seventy slides cover the basic notation of elements, energy levels and ionization energies. The trends in the...
Mr. E. Science
The Periodic Table
This science presentation focuses on the elements in the periodic table. It begins with the parts of an atom, explaining atomic mass and atomic number, valence electrons, and isotopes. Then it moves on to discuss various ways of...
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Physical Properties of Group 1 Elements
In this elements worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by filling in the symbol and atomic number for given elements. Students plot a graph of melting point against atomic number. Students write the electron arrangements for...
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Chemistry Scavenger Hunt
In this chemistry activity, students identify the three main phases of matter. Then they search for information about each element on a Chem Time Clock. Students use the chemical symbol to identify each element.
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Trends in Physical Properties of Group 2 Elements
In this elements worksheet, students complete 2 graphic organizers by comparing the element symbol and melting point for given elements. Then students plot a graph of their atomic radius against proton number.
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Elements of Chemistry: The Periodic Table
Students examine the atomic structure of elements. In this chemistry lesson students organize elements of the periodic table according to their atomic mass, and compare their order within the periodic table.