Lesson 5: The Periodic Table & Periodic Law

• Learning Goals:
  • Students will use appropriate terminology related to the periodic table and periodic law (B2.1)
  • Students will understand the periodic law (B3.3)
• Hook: Elemental Funkiness Video

• Content: Lesson on the periodic table & periodic law. Provide students with background information about the parts of the periodic table and introduce the concepts of atomic radius, electron affinity, electronegativity and ionization energy in preparation for tomorrow’s activity. Each student should be provided with a periodic table. BLM 1-1 The Periodic Table (McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, 2011) is provided as an attachment at the bottom of the page.
  • Some images that will be helpful to students are as follows:

Figure B.17: Periodic Table (Figure 1.12)

Figure B.18: Periodic Table Explained (Figure 1.13)

• Consolidation: Zodiac Periodic Table Activity
  • This activity will allow students to create their own periodic table and will help them to understand why Mendeleev organized the periodic table the way that he did

Other Teaching Ideas

• Video: Mendeleev Song
• Video: The Elements Animation
• Activity: Periodic Table Labeling
• Repeated Patterns: The Shape of the Periodic Table

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