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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Solving the Puzzle of the Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
Eric Rosado discusses the key people and discoveries having to do with the periodic table that have molded our understanding of chemistry today. [4:19]
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Plutonium

For Students 9th - 10th
This WebElements site provides a great deal of elemental information. There are audio files demonstrating the correct pronunciation of the element name, pictures showing the electron shells, and information on isotopes, properties and more.
Handout
Frostburg State University

General Chemistry Online: The Periodic Table Faq

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the answers to several commonly asked questions about the periodic table. Find out why the first elements on the table are unusual and identify who Lothar Meyer is.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Who Wants to Know the Periodic Table?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The purpose of the project is to help the students gain an in depth knowledge of the Periodic Table of Elements. The periodic table is the very backbone of chemistry. In order for the students to be successful in chemistry, they must be...
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Ionization Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
This WebElements site allows you to create a periodic table that shows the relative ionziation energies of all elements. Great visuals!!
Website
Frostburg State University

General Chemistry Online: The Periodic Table

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a teacher's companion guide with lesson plans for the periodic table. It includes learning objectives, lecture notes, links to related sites, answers to frequently asked questions, and a glossary of related terms.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Elements and Compounds

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Interactive
Other

Dynamic Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
Using this interactive Periodic Table of Elements, learners can view real-time data, dynamically change layouts, visualize trends, and see a 3-D view of orbitals. The names of elements are available in dozens of different languages....
Website
Other

American Elements: Periodic Table of Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive periodic table of elements allows users to click on elements and discover the details of each one.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Periodicity of the Periodic Table

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Different properties of the elements of the periodic table will be plotted and from this, a system of organization for the elements will be developed.
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Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Periodic Table and the Elements

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students can use this resource to interact with the periodic table. Information is available for each element. This is a good source of information for younger students.
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: The Periodic Table of Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
Click an element on the Periodic Table of Elements to learn more information such as the history and uses, origin of the name, isotope data, and more essential facts!
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Atoms, Elements and Compounds

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Interactive
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive site that explores the details of the periodic table. Click on an element to find out all of its important information.
Interactive
Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Periodic Table Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you know your elements and symbols? Test your knowledge of Earth's elements with this interactive Periodic Table of Elements game.
Graphic
American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: The Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
Get a quick overview of the Periodic Table of Elements basics.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Getting Started With the Periodic Table App

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, explore the periodicity of the periodic table with the Periodic Table App.
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: The Periodic Table & Energy Level Models

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how energy level models are represented on the Periodic Table of Elements.
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Google

Google for Education: Example: Patterns in the Periodic Table

For Teachers 7th - 9th
A lesson plan where students examine the trends in the periodic table.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Periodic Table: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
Explain how elements on the periodic table are arranged, and explain the relationships within each row and column. This lesson is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Periodic Table."
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Modern Periodic Table

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Periods, groups and the classes of elements in the modern periodic table.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Modern Periodic Table

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Periods, groups and the classes of elements in the modern periodic table.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Metalloids in the Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the history and organization of the periodic table, where the metalloids fit in, and their properties. Includes color-coded periodic table of elements.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: History of the Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
A presentation which explains the historical development of the periodic table of elements.