Students sort a group of manipulatives and then explain their organizational system to the class. They discuss the work of scientists trying to organize the elements into a system that made sense and the development of the periodic table.

Students are introduced to the elements on the Periodic Table and what is meant by element. Using the Table, they identify the name, atomic mass, number and symbol of each element. To end the lesson, they discover the characteristics...

When given too much data to simply memorize, it helps to sort it into manageable groups. The second lesson in the six-part series of Cosmic Chemistry challenges groups of pupils to take a large amount of data and figure out how to best...

Beginning chemists examine a collection of elements and compounds as they are introduced to the periodic table. The lesson plan is not cohesive and does not provide detailed instructions on how to teach it. However, it does includes a...

In this elements worksheet, learners use a table showing the electronegativity values of elements to characterize compounds as ionic or covalent. This worksheet has 14 fill in the blank questions.

High schoolers examine the atomic structure of elements.  In this chemistry lesson students organize elements of the periodic table according to their atomic mass, and compare their order within the periodic table. 

Learners explore the structure and function of the periodic table of elements. Though memorization drills and games, students working in pairs, identify the elements of the periodic table, their grouping, their properties and their...

Learners investigate the Periodic Table of Elements. The teacher is provided with the necessary background information to complete the lesson plan. Students practice matching the element symbol to its place on the chart.

Ninth graders examine the periodic table and discover why the elements in the table are organized the way they are through research. Students infer information about the elements and the relationships among them that leads to their...

Sixth graders explore the periodic table of elements. Using given websites, 6th graders explore the history of the periodic table and its design. Students role play, writing a journal entry, as if they were the author of the periodic table.

Students investigate the properties of elements and periodicity. In this periodicity lesson plan, students observe a bag of 'elements' which are different fruits and classify them in groups and periods, show the periodic relationships...

Students conduct an exothermic reaction to investigate the properties of a transition metal. In this periodic table instructional activity, students identify the transition elements and discuss their properties after watching a video....

An engaging activity enlightens young chemists in this lesson on atomic structure. They play musical chairs through a series of concentric circles that represent electon orbitals. A laundry basket in the middle holds the protons and...

Guide your chemistry class through the periodic table so that they are able to identify atomic radii, electronegativity, and ionization energy. Give them three metals to place in water to observe reactivity. Teach them to write electron...

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...

Young scholars participate in a game dealing with elements on the Periodic Table. They work together to develop their answers. They answer other discussion questions to complete the lesson.

Learners investigate the structure and development of the periodic table. In this periodic table lesson plan, students are given colored strips of paper that represent different atoms. They classify the atoms based on the paper's...

Students explore the periodic table. In this Chemistry lesson plan, students will review how Mendeleyev predicted the missing elements in the periodic table. The students will then be assigned one of the missing elements to research...

In this periodic table worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle given 19 clues about elements, symbols, properties of elements, atomic number and atomic masses of elements.

Student teams use a digital camcorder and iMovie to create a commercial about an element. They also use the Internet and their textbook to gather the following information about their element: the name, the symbol, the atomic number, the...

Eighth graders read and interpret the Periodic Table. They also make decisions on how to group and arrange different kinds of matter and draw the structure of atoms of pure elements. Finally, 8th graders contrast and compare basic...

Students examine the periodic table and how it was developed.  In this chemistry lesson plan students identify common properties and uses of elements within a family. 

Eleventh graders study the use of the periodic table to develop a better understanding of the chemical elements.

Students investigate the Periodic Table of Elements. In this chemistry lesson, students use a post of the Periodic Table to identify the mass number, atomic number, and atomic symbol. Students create a Podcast to "advertise" a specific...