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This Periodic Shuffle: Introduction to Periodicity and Electron Configuration lesson plan also includes:
- Periodic Shuffle PP
- Explore Periodic Table
- Period Explore Cards
- Periodic Table of Elements
- Periodic Shuffle (.html)
- Lesson Slides (.pptx)
- Electron Configuration Cards (.pdf)
- Electron Configuration Cards (.docx)
- Explore (.pdf)
- Explore (.docx)
- Periodic Table (.pdf)
- Periodic Table (.docx)
- Valence Electrons (.pdf)
- Valence Electrons (.docx)
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No matter how you shuffle the elements, their electron configurations keep them in the same order. How can that be? Introduce the concept of periodicity through a lesson that combines inquiry, discussion, and comparison. Partners collaborate to puzzle through the similarities and difference in the chemical elements that are controlled by their electron configurations.
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Instructional Ideas
- Provide plenty of options for customizing the group-created periodic tables, such as markers, colored pencils, and crayons
- If groups are struggling to get their tables organized, use the helpful suggestions in the plan to give them the right amount of guidance
Classroom Considerations
- Schedule the activity after pupils have mastered electron configurations
- Create groups of no more than three students
Pros
- Teacher's guide contains instructions for modifying the lesson based on your class' abilities
- The lesson gives students a solid foundation on which to build more understanding of periodicity
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- None