ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How is the periodic table arranged?
LEARNING TARGET: Analyze how elements are grouped in the Periodic Table of Elements according to similar properties and determine how they combine to produce compounds.
BENCHMARKS: SC.8.P.8.6
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:
-Describe how the periodic table is arranged as groups (columns) and periods (rows).
-Compare and contrast the properties of elements based on their families and grouping. (Elements are grouped in the periodic table according to similarities of their properties.)
BELL RINGER: Write to describe an atom to a pre-kindergarten child.
VOCABULARY: periodic table, atomic number, chemical symbol, period, group, meal, thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, reactivity, alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, transition metal, nonmetal, halogen, noble gas, metalloid, mass number
HOME LEARNING: Notebook update
AGENDA
WHOLE GROUP
Students completed the bell ringer above.
Student then took notes on the periodic table and its arrangement. You can find both the handouts for taking notes and the movie of the powerpoint notes below.
