Lesson Plan
American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Periodic Table and Energy Level Models

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students interpret the information given in the periodic table to describe the arrangement of electrons on the energy levels around an atom.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Engineering and the Periodic Table

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students learn about the periodic table and how pervasive the elements are in our daily lives. After reviewing the table organization and facts about the first 20 elements, they play an element identification game. They also learn that...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Periodic Table of Poetic Elements

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Each student will create a poem about an element on the periodic table. The poems will be placed in the appropriate "square" to create a large periodic table wall hanging. This project will require the collaborative work of several...
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Meitnerium Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about meitnerium. We've made a new video about element 109, which was created in Darmstadt, Germany. The professor also gets a...
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Neodymium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Today, we will talk about neodymium, an element used in certain laser pointers which, according to the professor, are great gifts for those...
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Darmstadtium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about darmstadtium. We're in Germany for a new and improved video about element 110, showing you exactly where it was created....
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Mendelevium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Mendelevium is named after one of the most important characters in the story of chemistry. [1:54]
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pyrotechnics: It's Elemental

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive periodic table from the NOVA Web site, find out the role of various elements in making fireworks.
Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: Elements, Compounds, Substances and Mixtures

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn about the classification of matter based on whether the chemical composition is pure or a mixture. Understand the definitions of elements, compounds, substances, and mixtures, and what the differences are between them. Five types...
Graphic
Science Struck

Science Struck: Labeled Periodic Table of Elements With Names

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the organization of the periodic table of elements and the different groups in it.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Understanding Elements

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson plan examines the properties of elements and the periodic table. Learners learn the basic definition of an element and the 18 elements that build most of the matter in the universe. The periodic table is described as one...
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Electron Configuration Chart for the Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the theoretical basis of electron configuration and presents a table of all 118 elements with their symbols, number of electrons, and electron configurations.
Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Predicting Chemical Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on predicting chemical reactions using The Group 1 elements in the Periodic Table are known as the alkali metals. They include lithium, sodium and potassium, which all react vigorously with air and water. It provides...
Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Glenn Seaborg

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Glenn Seaborg, the man who took part in the discovery of ten of the periodic table's chemical elements, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1951.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Origins: Back to the Beginning

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the elements found in the Periodic Table of Elements and what role some of them play in the universe. Test your knowledge of the elements and the organization of the table by completing a puzzle.
Graphic
Science Struck

Science Struck: Electronegativity Chart of Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what electronegativity bonding is and presents a periodic table of elements that is color-coded to show electronegativity trends.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Post Transition, Poor, Other Metals

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the post-transition, poor, and other metals of the periodic table. Which elements are in this group. Properties, similarities, and other facts.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Nonmetals

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the nonmetals of the periodic table. Which elements are in this group. Properties, similarities, and other facts are found on this site.
Website
Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Chem Lab: Welcome to General Chemistry Laboratory!

For Students 9th - 10th
Geared towards helping Dartmouth College students starting General Chemistry Laboratory, this site offers resources important for anyone in the lab. Learn why you should keep a lab notebook and how to keep yourself and others safe. This...
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Halogen Family

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the non-metallic elements in the halogen family, what their chemical and physical properties are, their uses, and some interesting facts about them.
eBook
Other

Atoms in Motion: All Matter Is Made of Atoms

For Students 6th - 8th
Atoms are very, very small. Atoms are so small that it is often said that there are as many atoms in a single grain of sand as there are grains of sand on all of the world's beaches - certainly a difficult thing to prove, but you get the...
Handout
Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services

Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Silver

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides elemental information which may not be found in many other sites. Here you can find historical information, common uses and even the approximate going price for a gram of the element.
Article
NASA

Nasa: Cosmicopia: Nucleosynthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA's Cosmicopia illustrates the process of element creation in the universe.