Young scholars study the importance of alkaline earth metals.  In this metals lesson students research the minerals that are essential for human health. 

In this chemistry activity, students complete a crossword puzzle with 25 questions on chemical reactions. They identify common terminologies used in describing chemical reactions.

Students create a polymer ball in the lab. In this chemistry lesson, students identify the different properties of the polymer they created. They explain what type of chemical reaction took place.

Eighth graders practice balancing chemical equations. In this chemistry instructional activity, 8th graders explain why it is necessary to balance equations. They complete practice worksheets individually.

In this tutorial, students will investigate the arrangement of the Periodic Table by watching videos, completing interactive activities, and quizzes.

Given descriptions, scenarios, or groups/series of elements, students will use the Periodic Table to relate the size of the atomic radii, electronegativity, and ionization energy of elements to their position on the chart. Students will...

Video explains why the periodic table devised by Dmitri Mendeleev has endured and how it has predicted the existence of elements. [4:25] Followed by a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.

In this fun and engaging online lesson, students differentiate between elements and compounds on the most basic level while having fun "encoding" the Periodic Table.

An up-to-date periodic table of elements. Click on each element to see properties, history, sources, and uses. Very comprehensive.

An interactive periodic table of elements. Click an element to view a detailed description. Click the flags at the top to choose your language: English, French, Spanish, Dutch, and German.

[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 site provides an interactive periodic table of the elements. Select an element for a general description, images, audio files, and movies.

This interactive periodic table of elements allows students to click on each element, and read essential information about that element. Chemical elements are also listed alphabetically for quick reference.

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...

This learning module allows students to use the organization of the periodic table to understand the element and their properties. By the end of the activity, students will be able to locate metals, nonmetals, and metalloids and the...

This lesson focuses on atoms and elements including what they are, the chemical symbols for elements, and the placement of elements on the periodic table. A link to a test is provided.

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.

This interactive periodic table developed for Teachers' Domain provides detailed information about the chemical properties of elements and illustrates the electron configurations that determine those characteristics.

A fun way to learn about the periodic table! This interactive table allows students to investigate the basic information of an element as well as explore group and family characteristics.

Learn the basics of the Periodic Table including how the Periodic Table is organized and how to make sense of the information included in the table. Test your understanding with an interactive quiz at the end of the activity.

A very helpful site with a great deal of information on caesium and its properties. Very helpful. Includes an audio track of a description of this element, as well as illustrative pictures.

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.

Learn all about the periodic table in this interactive tutorial.