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CPO Science
The Periodic Table
Here is a six-page exploration that will spark interest in the periodic table of elements. After reading a diagram-supported explanation of the periodic table's organization, pupils answer questions to familiarize themselves with it. To...
Curated OER
Periodic Table of Fun
Are you looking to put the fun back in the fundamentals of chemistry? Why not have groups create their own periodic tables of something (animals, food, music groups, etc.) practicing the organizational strategies used in the periodic...
Curated OER
The Periodic Table Game
First, beginning chemists assemble a large periodic table of elements. Then, they play a game in which they roll dice, move a marker along the elements, and collect pennies according to the number of valence electrons of the element that...
National Science Teachers Association
Metals Metalloids Nonmetals
When physical science classes are becoming familiar with the periodic table of elements, you can use this set of printable cards to help them memorize some of the members of the metals, metalloids, and nonmetals groups. There are 24...
Super Teacher Tools
Classroom Jeopardy
Why not review for that chemistry test with a little healthy classroom competition? With a fun and interactive Jeopardy-style game, you can adjust the number of teams, keep track of scores, and even make your own test if the provided...
Mr. Jones's Science Class
Periodic Table Project
Don't be fooled by the title; this is not really a lesson on elements. It is a project on classification, using the periodic table as an example. For that reason, it could be used in any branch of science. As an example, a group may...
Perkins School for the Blind
Polyatomic Ion Bingo
If your class is learning about polyatomic ions and needs a fun way to study those chemicals, then a bingo game might be right up your alley. This bingo game is intended to boost memorization skills, specifically the names of tricky...
It's About Time
Chemical Names and Formulas
Abracadabra! Provide your class with the tools to perform a chemical "magic show" as they predict the charges of various ions, determine ionic compound formulas, and make observations to determine when a chemical reaction between...
Teach Engineering
Gumdrop Atoms
There's nothing sticky about the resource, unless you count the gumdrops! Scholars create a model of a lithium atom, complete with protons, neutrons, and electrons. It's just that these models are made with gumdrops and toothpicks.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Periodicity
This Study Card stack will allow students to review the development of the periodic table and the arrangement of elements with similar properties as groups within the periodic table.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Elements
This StudyCards stack enables students to review elements present in the modern periodic table. Given the atomic number, element name, and the electronic configuration, students find the position (period and column) of the element in the...
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Jefferson Lab: Element Crossword Puzzle the Halogen Group [Pdf]
Find out what you know about elements by completing this crossword puzzle! This puzzle focuses on the halogen group of elements.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Jefferson Lab: Element Crossword Puzzle the Chalcogen Group [Pdf]
Find out what you know about elements by completing this crossword puzzle! This puzzle focuses on the chalcogen elements.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Jefferson Lab: Element Crossword Puzzles It's a Gas [Pdf]
Find out what you know about elements by completing this online crossword puzzle! This puzzle focuses on elements that are a gas.