The Periodic Table

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MS-PS1-2. Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.

MS-PS1-5. Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.

MS-PS1-1. Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Google Doc Worksheet

1. Explain the physical properties and the chemical properties of matter? (DOK 2)

Watch the movie and answer the questions:

• 1. What are physical properties?

  2. What are the types of physical properties?

  3. What are chemical properties?

1. What are the types of chemical properties.

Interactive: Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter

• 1. If the glass breaks from the ball, is this a physical or chemical change?

  2. If a penny is cleaned, is this chemical or physical change?

  3. Are the fireworks undergoing a chemical or physical change?

  4. Is baking a cake a physical or chemical change?

  5. Is the plant growing from the sun a chemical or physical change?

Quiz: Physical & Chemical Properties

• 1. An example of physical property is _____________

  2. ____________ do (does) not change based on how much matter is present.

  3. What does density measure?

  4. An example of a chemical property is __________

  5. When sandpaper smooths a piece of wood, this is an example of a __________

Fling the Teacher: Periodic Table

• 1. The atomic number is the same as the number of what?

  2. Which of the following best describes the nucleus of an atom?

  3. Which of the following is NOT found in the nucleus of an atom?

  4. What element is located in group 13, period 3?

  5. Which group of elements are known as the noble gases?

  6. what is the equation to find the atomic mass of an element?

2. What is the Periodic Table?

Watch the movie and answer the following questions:

• 1. What is the periodic table?

  2. Who created the periodic table?

  3. Why was the periodic table so special?

  4. Where his predictions correct?

  5. What element was named after him?

Game: Periodic Table

• 1. Where on the table does Aluminium (Al) belong.

  2. Where on the table does Nitrogen (N) belong?

  3. Where on the tables does Fluorine (F) belong?

1. Where on the table does Boron (B) belong?

3. Watch the BrainPop: Periodic Table of Elements and answer the following questions.

• 1. How does the periodic table categorize elements?

  2. What is an atom made of?

  3. What are shells?

  4. What determines an element's properties?

  5. How are elements listed in the periodic table?

  6. What is a period?

  7. What is a group?

1. What do the colors mean on a periodic table?

After you watch the movie answer the following questions.

• 1. What is a valence electron

  2. How many valence electrons in H2O?

Game: What do the symbols mean?

• 1. What is the atomic number of silver?

  2. What is the atomic number for Barium?

  3. What is the atomic number for chlorine?

1. What is the atomic number for Mercury?

4. How many elements are there in the Periodic table?

Game: Elementary

Play the game and answer the following questions.

• 1. Identify the alkali metals:

  2. Identify elements that are a gas at room temperature.

  3. Identify non-metal solids:

  4. Identify elements with only a valency of 3.

  5. Identify group 3

Demonstration: Crusher

• 1. Who wins round 1?

1. Who wins round 2?

Quiz: Periodic Table

• 1. About how many know elements are in the periodic table?

  2. Elements in the periodic table are arranged by _______?

  3. Which scientist came up the the concept of a periodic table?

  4. The columns of the periodic table are called groups? T/F

1. although the order of elements is based on atomic number, vertical families share similar chemical properties. T/F

5. What two elements are liquid at room temperature? What are some common usages for these elements? (DOK 2)

Nova: An Elemental Quiz

• 1. The periodic table is a chart of all known chemical elements, both natural and synthesized. Why are the elements arranged in a curious pattern of unequal rows and columns?

  2. Most elements were created inside of stars, but scientists have now made more than 20 elements in laboratories. What was the first element synthesized in a lab?

1. In the 1960’s, physicists predicted that if element 114 could be made, it would be more stable than other superheavy elements. In 1998, when scientists finally created a single atom of element 114, it survived for how long?

6. Adventure Quest Backpack: Using Google Draw in Google Drive, construct a diagram to explain how the Periodic Table organized? You can copy and paste a pre-made periodic table from the internet but make sure you explain each section of the table. Share your work with your teacher.

Extras

Activity: What is an atom?

Activity: Matter and Its interactions

Visual Elements: Periodic Table

Fun Facts: Noble Gases

Song: Element Song

Interactive: Place the mystery Elements

Game: Label the Table