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  Periodic Table, History | Elementary School, Middle School, High School

  Video: Hydrogen Video Mark as Favorite (9 Favorites)

  In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about hydrogen.

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  Periodic Table, History, Identifying an Unknown | Elementary School, Middle School, High School

  Video: Cadmium Video Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)

  In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about cadmium.

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  Atomic Mass, Atomic Theory, Model of the Atom, Subatomic Particles, Periodic Table, History | Elementary School, Middle School, High School

  Video: Dimitri Mendeleev Video Mark as Favorite (69 Favorites)

  This video tells the story of how Dimitri Mendeleev organized the periodic table, even leaving gaps to be filled in with elements that weren't yet discovered.

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  Periodic Table, History, Physical Properties | Elementary School, Middle School, High School

  Video: Gallium Video Mark as Favorite (8 Favorites)

  In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about gallium.

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  Periodic Table, History | Elementary School, Middle School, High School

  Video: Mercury Video Mark as Favorite (12 Favorites)

  In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about Mercury.

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  Molecular Structure, Molecular Geometry, History, Periodic Table, Molecular Structure | Elementary School, Middle School, High School

  Video: Phosphorous Video Mark as Favorite (10 Favorites)

  In this video, Sam Kean tells the story of how phosphorus was at the center of the race to discover the structure of DNA.

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  Periodic Table, History, Physical Properties | Elementary School, Middle School, High School

  Video: Silicon Video Mark as Favorite (8 Favorites)

  In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about silicon.

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  Periodic Table, Introduction, Elements, History | High School, Middle School

  Activity: Element Skit Mark as Favorite (9 Favorites)

  In this activity, students will become familiar with the periodic table by creating a skit to explain an element’s symbol, atomic number, and atomic mass.

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  Periodic Table, Elements | Elementary School

  Activity: Elemental Scrabble Mark as Favorite (4 Favorites)

  In this activity students will create words using element symbols in order to become more familiar with the periodic table.

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  Periodic Table, Identifying an Unknown | High School

  Activity: Mendeleev's Cards Mark as Favorite (14 Favorites)

  In this activity, students learn about periodic trends by organizing cards and then determining the information on a missing card.

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  Periodic Table, Atomic Radius, Ionization Energy, Electronegativity | High School

  Activity: Periodic War Mark as Favorite (118 Favorites)

  In this activity, students play a card game to apply their knowledge of the periodic trends of the main group elements.

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  Molecular Formula, Periodic Table, Ionic Bonding, Covalent Bonding | High School

  Activity: Bondy (Rummy) Mark as Favorite (35 Favorites)

  In this activity, students play a game in which they use element cards to form compounds.

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  Culminating Project, Review, Physical Properties, Chemical Properties, Periodic Table, History, Interdisciplinary, Electron Configuration, Subatomic Particles, Isotopes, Atomic Mass | High School, Middle School

  Project: 21st Century Elements Mark as Favorite (40 Favorites)

  In this project, students will learn the importance of the elements in our lives. The students will research one chosen element and create a website, a digital comic strip, or a video to explain the important properties of the element as well as why the element is so important to our lives.

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  Periodic Table, Elements, Introduction, History, Atoms, Electrons, Subatomic Particles | Middle School, Elementary School, High School

  Activity: Writing Your Name using Chemical Element Symbols Mark as Favorite (26 Favorites)

  In this activity, students will use their creativity to spell their name (first or middle name and their last name) using chemical symbols of elements on the periodic table. For example, you can spell Yvonne using the symbols for yttrium (Y), vanadium (V), oxygen (O), nitrogen (N), and neon (Ne).

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  Model of the Atom, Periodic Table, Subatomic Particles, Electrons, Valence Electrons, Ions | High School, Middle School

  Lab: Sweet Model of the Atom Mark as Favorite (63 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students will use different candies to represent electrons, protons, and neutrons to gain a better understanding of atoms, ions, and isotopes.

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  Periodic Table, History | Elementary School, Middle School, High School

  Video: Manganese Video Mark as Favorite (5 Favorites)

  In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about manganese.

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  Melting Point, Elements, Matter, Density, Chemical Properties, Periodic Table, Inferences | Elementary School

  Lesson Plan: Mystery Metals Mark as Favorite (0 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students will make measurements, calculations, and inferences to help solve a mystery about the identity of an unknown metal.

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  Periodic Table, Matter, Atoms | Elementary School

  Lesson Plan: The Periodic Table of Elements Mark as Favorite (2 Favorites)

  In this lesson students will be introduced to the Periodic Table of Elements. Students will learn that matter is made of small particles called atoms, too small to see with the naked eye. They will also learn that there are more than 100 different types of atoms, which are presented on the Periodic Table of Elements.