Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Isotopes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Lead your class through the amazing world of isotopes as they investigate the various properties they contain and further understand their respective location on the periodic table. They explore half-lives and radioactivity as each...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Atoms, Ions and Formula Basics Make-up Test

For Students 7th - 12th
Using a copy of the periodic table, chemistry test takers fill in a chart with element name, chemical symbol, atomic number, atomic mass, and numbers of subatomic particles. They define subatomic particles, draw atom models, explain...
Lesson Plan
Cornell University

Isotope Rummy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Thanks to this game, teaching isotopes will never be the same. Physical science scholars work their way toward understanding isotopes in an entertaining game. Pupils play rummy in groups while practicing good sportsmanship and creating...
Assessment
Inside Mathematics

Sorting Functions

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Graph A goes with equation C, but table B. The short assessment task requires class members to match graphs with their corresponding tables, equations, and verbalized rules. Pupils then provide explanations on the process they used to...
Worksheet
Shelby County Schools

Atomic Structure Worksheet

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Teaching young scientists about atoms is no small task, but this series of worksheets will make it a little easier. From creating and labeling Bohr models, to identifying information provided in the periodic table of elements,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Periodic Trends

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students identify the different periodic trends. For this chemistry lesson, students discuss how elements are arranged in the periodic table. They apply what they have learned in a Jeopardy team game.
Organizer
Curated OER

Structure of Matter

For Students 5th - 8th
In this matter worksheet, students review the structure of matter including elements, atoms, and the periodic table. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Students Get Animated: Make Existing Lessons Move and Motivate Students

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the chemical elements in a computer generated cartoon format. In this computer animation and chemistry lesson plan, students learn how to animate using computer programs. Students use animation to learn about the Periodic...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Getting Animated

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students create a simple animation illustrating a chemical element in the periodic table. In this chemistry lesson plan, students create a new way to describe elements by using them in an artistic form.
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Periodic Table of Elements

For Students 7th - 12th
In this elements worksheet, learners fill in a periodic table with the element symbols, mass numbers, and proton numbers of the elements that are missing.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Periodic Table

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students identify the periodic table trends and predict material properties. They also design and conduct simple experiments and test material properties. Finally, students compare and contrast material properties and that chemical...
Organizer
Curated OER

Periodic Table Families

For Students 9th - 12th
In this periodic table worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by listing the elements in each of the periodic table families.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Your Body's Building Blocks

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars study the elements of the Periodic Table as they relate to the building blocks of the body. They experiment to measure the amount of iron in the body.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Elements Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this word search puzzle worksheet, students will find and circle forty-five different names of elements from the periodic table.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Memorization Tips: Elements/Symbols

For Students 10th - 11th
In this chemistry worksheet, students identify ways to memorize the elements and symbols of the periodic table for chemistry. They identify phrases that use each element in a unique way.
Activity
Smarter Balanced

How We Learn

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What's the best way to learn the elements of the periodic table? The inventions of Thomas Edison? Patience? To prepare for the performance task assessment on how people learn, class members share ideas about ways to learn in a variety of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Alkaline Earth Metals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the characteristics of alkaline earth metals. In this alkaline earth metals lesson plan, students experiment with a variety of alkaline earth metal compounds and perform tests to observe their properties. Students...
Assessment
Curated OER

2009 U. S. National Chemistry Olympiad - Local Section Exam

For Students 9th - 12th
Here is a copy of a past national challenge exam that you can use in your general chemistry course as a unit or semester review. Sixty multiple-choice questions query learners on properties of matter, stoichiometry, reactions, and...
Assessment
Curated OER

2004 U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad - Local Section Exam

For Students 9th - 12th
For this National Olympiad exam worksheet, chemistry apprentices answer sixty multiple choice questions including general chemistry topics such as atomic structure, gases, problem solving, writing and balancing equations and solutions....
Worksheet
Curated OER

Periodically Puzzling

For Students 8th - 10th
In this periodic table worksheet, students use the list of coded letters and clues that correspond to the represented elements in the first four periods of the periodic table to complete the chart at the bottom of the sheet. They...
Organizer
Curated OER

What is a Periodic Table?

For Students 5th - 8th
In this periodic table worksheet, students will categorize different elements as either a metal or nonmetal. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Transition Metals (III)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss transition metals, where they are located on the periodic table, some of the element in the group, and some characteristics of the group. They work in groups to conduct an experiment in which they mix transition metals...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Transition Metals (II)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss transition metals, their properties, and where they are located on the periodic table as well as why transition metals are ideal for coins. After discussion, they conduct an experiment using copper in the form of...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Integrating Space Science-Our Changing Universe

For Students 8th - 10th
In this universe worksheet, students read about the big bang theory and the evolution of the stars from the elements. Students answer four critical thinking questions about the beginnings of our universe.

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