Curated OER
Physical and Chemical Changes
Eighth graders view a PowerPoint presentation that assist them in distinguishing between physical and chemical changes. They compare their observations of demonstrations to a list of clues recognizing types of changes.
Curated OER
Gopher, Part 2: Gopherin'
Students explore how to access a gopher site using a root menu. Several options are presented with their definitions and the fastest routes examined in this lesson. The lesson is designed for librarians with little or no net experience.
Curated OER
Covalent Bonds
After a short introduction, chemistry aces get right into drawing electron dot diagrams for covalent bonds. There are only three questions to answer, so this is not a comprehensive worksheet. It can be used when introducing your class to...
Curated OER
How Do Atoms Stick Together?
For this chemical bonding worksheet, students answer 10 questions about ionic bonding, covalent bonding, metallic bonding, Lewis structures, and intermolecular forces.
Curated OER
Electron Arrangements
Students write electron configurations and identify groups. In this investigative lesson students use valence electrons to draw electron dot structures.
Curated OER
Chemistry: Balancing Chemical Equations
Eighth graders practice balancing chemical equations. In this chemistry lesson, 8th graders explain why it is necessary to balance equations. They complete practice worksheets individually.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: History of the Periodic Table
[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...
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Story Behind the Science
Story Behind the Science: Development of the Periodic Table [Pdf]
Article describing the history of the development of the periodic table of elements, particularly the work of Dmitrii Ivanovich Mendeleev.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: History of the Periodic Table
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online tutorial students will begin to explain the use of chemical and physical properties in the historical development of the Periodic Table. They will be...
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Mastered the Periodic Table? Here Are Four More!
Read about the addition of four new elements to the periodic table. Includes video.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Periodicity of the Periodic Table
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.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: The Arrangement of Elements: The Periodic Table
In this tutorial, students will investigate the arrangement of the Periodic Table by watching videos, completing interactive activities, and quizzes.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Early History of the Periodic Table
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the history of the periodic table, the Dobereiner triads, and the Newland octaves.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Atomic Theory and Structure: The Periodic Table
A description of the arrangement of elements on The Periodic Table based on electron configuration.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Solving the Puzzle of the Periodic Table
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]
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Physical Science: The Periodic Table
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...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Genius of Mendeleevs Periodic Table
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Blocks of the Periodic Table
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers blocks, periods, and the periodic table.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Electron Configuration and the Periodic Table
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students will explore how the form of the periodic table is related to electron configurations, which in turn influences chemical reactivity.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Engineering and the Periodic Table
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...
Google
Google for Education: Patterns in the Periodic Table
Students study trends in the periodic table of elements, supplemented by the use of spreadsheet functions. The spreadsheet functions presented can be used on any data set.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: History of the Periodic Table
A presentation which explains the historical development of the periodic table of elements.
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Organization of the Periodic Table
Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site focuses specifically on the Periodic Table of Elements with information on the table's organization methods along with...
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Chapter 4: The Periodic Table and Bonding
Six middle school chemistry lessons about the periodic table and bonding complete with handouts and animations.