[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students explore the history of the periodic table, and explain how the periodic table was originally organized, compared to the arrangement of the modern periodic...

This essay, written for Teachers' Domain, describes the foresight and pattern recognition that Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleyev used to develop the modern periodic table of elements.

An interactive website where students learn about the basics of an atom, periodic tables organization, and the structure and properties of matter. Module includes an introduction and five lessons that are followed by a quiz and an...

A description of the arrangement of elements on The Periodic Table based on electron configuration.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students investigate specific properties that can be predicted by an element's position on the periodic table. Additionally, they will look at the formation of ions,...

Get a quick overview of the Periodic Table of Elements basics.

Discusses the history and organization of the periodic table, where the metalloids fit in, and their properties. Includes color-coded periodic table of elements.

This online resource is for information on the 16th element of the Periodic Table--Sulfur--can be found here. The site lists scientific information such as atomic weight, atomic number, melting/boiling point, and more. There is also a...

A history and description of the modern periodic table, including its early origins, many contributors and later additions.

The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Curium is element 96 on the periodic table and was named after Pierre and Marie Curie. [1 min, 6 sec]

The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Protactinium is element number 91 on the periodic table. [7:06]

The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Americium is element 95 on the periodic table. [7:40]

The team at periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. In this one, the professor explains why erbium is perhaps the most important element for websites like YouTube. [5:35]

The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about tellurium, an element used more often in laser optics than any other in the chemical industry.

The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about calcium. Professor Poliakoff thinks calcium is a very British element. [8:56]

The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about radium, a famous element. [2:22]

The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about element number 82. [8:07]

The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Dubnium seems to be an element no-one knows much about. [0:45]

The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about bohrium. This video includes footage from a trip to Darmstadt where the element was created and named. [4:16]

The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Element 116 has been given the name livermorium. [6:31]

The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Samarium is element number 62 and its symbol is Sm. [1:20]

The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Because of its radioactivity and short half-life, astatine is an element few chemists come into contact with. [0:34]

A chemistry tutorial highlighting historical development of the atomic theory of matter and the periodic table of elements.

The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This video is on silver, a famous metal used since ancient times to make currency and jewelry. [9:23]