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Ck 12: History of the Periodic Table Unit PlanCk 12: History of the Periodic Table Unit Plan
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CK-12 Foundation
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9th - 10th
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Ck 12: History of the Periodic Table

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[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 asked to use the Periodic Table to identify and explain the properties of chemical families, including alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, halogens, noble gases, and transition metals.

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alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, halogens, metalloids, metals, noble gases, transition metals

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chemical families, nonmetals, ck-12 episd, dmitri mendeleev, history of the periodic table, periodic law, periodic table of elements

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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