Apologia Chemistry: Periodic Table

The Periodic Table is central to Chemistry.  Over the summer, my Co-op Chemistry class made element cards, based on this JCE article.  I cannot emphasize how useful it is for kiddos to make their own element cards.  Just writing the names and symbols and adding a sketch helps them learn the elements’ names.

 Here is a copy of my Periodic Table Lesson.  Next watch The Element song.  It’s a classic.

Another activity is Color Code the Periodic Table.  Really, we’re annotating it.   The little kiddos color code.

We do Flinn’s It’s in the Cards.. This lab (with printable cards) is similar.  Below is a video. 

When we go into trends and configurations, I’ll have more posts.  Please stay tuned!