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Periodic Table of Elements

Periodic Table of Elements introduces students to the way scientists have organized all the known elements in the universe. Students will discover interesting facts about specific elements and learn some history behind the table. They will also be able to explain what various parts of the Periodic Table mean or represent.

There are several suggestions in the “Options for Lesson” section that you can incorporate into the lesson if you have time or want to extend it. One suggestion is to invite a chemist to come speak with the class about how they use the Periodic Table of Elements in their work.

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Lesson Objectives and Overview: Periodic Table of Elements teaches students all about the way scientists have organized every known element in the universe. Students will discover some of the history behind the table and be able to name some common atoms. They will also learn to explain various parts of each element on the table. This lesson is for students in 5th grade and 6th grade.

Classroom Procedure

Every lesson plan provides you with a classroom procedure page that outlines a step-by-step guide to follow. You do not have to follow the guide exactly. The guide helps you organize the lesson and details when to hand out worksheets. It also lists information in the yellow box that you might find useful. You will find the lesson objectives, state standards, and number of class sessions the lesson should take to complete in this area. In addition, it describes the supplies you will need as well as what and how you need to prepare beforehand. For this lesson, you will need to provide a Periodic Table and ensure students have internet access.

Options for Lesson

The classroom procedure page provides a list of ideas for additional activities or alternate ways to go about certain aspects of the lesson. One suggestion that relates to the activity is to assign students more than one element to research. Students could also use large drawing paper to display how people might use their element(s) and include some of the information they found during research. Another option is to invite a chemist to speak to the class about how they use the Periodic Table of Elements in their work. You could ask students to develop a method to memorize the elements. One last idea is to create a quiz or test using students’ research and activity presentations.

Teacher Notes

The teacher notes page has an extra paragraph of information or guidance on what to expect from the lesson. It suggests possibly having your students memorize some or all of the elements depending on their grade level. It also mentions taking advantage of the many resources online to supplement the lesson. You can use the blank lines on this page to write down your ideas and thoughts as you prepare.

PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS LESSON PLAN CONTENT PAGES

Introduction to the table.

The Periodic Table of Elements lesson plan contains four pages of content, one of which is a periodic table for reference. At this point, students probably know that everything in the universe contains different atoms or elements. An element is a pure substance that comes from a single type of atom. Atoms (or elements) are the building blocks for all matter in the universe.

Examples of elements include hydrogen, oxygen, iron, helium, gold and many others. Individually, or together with other elements, they form all solids, liquids, and gases. Depending on the temperature, elements can be found in the solid, liquid, or gas state.

There are 118 known elements existing in the universe. Scientists have organized them based on their characteristics, and more specifically, by the structure of their atoms. The organization of the elements is the basis of the Periodic Table of Elements. (Note: The word element and atom may be interchanged because an element is an atom and an atom is an element.) Of the 118 elements, only 94 exist naturally on Earth.

The structure of each atom includes the number of protons it has and the number of electrons it has in its outer shell. Every element has an atomic number, which is the same number of the element’s protons. For example, hydrogen (H) is the first element listed on the periodic table because it has just one proton. Then on the same row, we find helium (He), which contains two protons.

The organization of the elements on such a table began in 1869 and was first proposed by a Russian chemist named Dmitri Mendeleev. He first arranged 65 of the known elements in a grid or table. An element with a higher atomic weight would always be listed to the right of one with a lower atomic weight. Helium (He) has a greater atomic weight than hydrogen (H).

In addition, he listed elements with similar chemical properties or reactions in the same column. For example, the first column includes seven elements. Two of those elements, sodium (Na) and potassium (K), are both classified as alkali metals. Though hydrogen (H) is classed as a nonmetal, it can become metallic at high pressures. The vertical columns are called groups. There are 18 of them in total.

Mendeleev believed the table he organized and developed was at the heart of chemistry. He knew the table was incomplete because there were spaces where elements should be, but they were not yet discovered. In fact, he named elements that were yet to be discovered and predicted their existence and properties.

In the coming years, scientists reorganized Mendeleev’s table following the discovery of the electron. Then in 1913, another chemist named Henry Moseley discovered that elements are different from one another because their atoms have different numbers of protons. Mendeleev had arranged the elements based on their atomic weights. Today, the chemical elements are still arranged in order of their increasing atomic number, and horizontal rows are called periods. There are seven periods.

Using the Periodic Table of Elements

The Periodic Table of Elements contains several parts that we can easily identify. Each element has a name and a chemical symbol, or abbreviation. Most of the abbreviations begin with the same letter as the element’s name, but others use a different letter. For example, element number 79 (gold) uses Au as its chemical symbol because its origin is from the Latin word aurum meaning gold. Element number 19 is potassium and uses K as its chemical symbol. Its origin is also from an old Latin word, kalium.

Students will discover that some periodic tables contain more information than others. For example, some tables may only include the atomic number and symbol. Others will include the name, atomic weight or mass, electron information, and other facts about the element.

As an example, the lesson provides information for both calcium and oxygen. Calcium’s atomic number is 20, its chemical symbol is Ca, and 40.08 is its atomic weight. Oxygen’s atomic number is 8, its chemical symbol is O, and 16.00 is its atomic weight. The numbers 20 and 8 respectively indicate the number of protons in their atoms.

Each element on the periodic table has its own characteristics and structure. They can be found throughout the universe. For example, carbon (C) is unique and forms nearly 10 million different compounds. Not to mention, it is vital to the existence of life. The rarest element on Earth is astatine (At), sometimes used for cancer treatments. The amount of astatine available is equal to the weight of about five nickels.

PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS LESSON PLAN WORKSHEETS

The Periodic Table of Elements lesson plan includes three worksheets: an activity worksheet, a practice worksheet, and a homework assignment. Each one will reinforce the concepts of the lesson and help students demonstrate their grasp of the material. Use the guide on the classroom procedure page to determine when to hand out each worksheet to your students.

ELEMENT RESEARCH ACTIVITY WORKSHEET

Students will conduct online research on an element you assign them. They must draw a picture that represents how people use that element and summarize its history. The worksheet then lists a number of questions or prompts that students must respond to as they conduct their research. For instance, they will need to find out if their element has harmful effects or determine how rare it is on Earth and in the solar system in general.

IDENTIFICATION PRACTICE WORKSHEET

The practice worksheet splits into two sections. For the first section, students will review 30 chemical symbols and identify which element they correspond to. There is no list of elements; students will have to use their memory or refer to the Periodic Table. (You can choose whether or not to allow students to refer to the table to complete the assignment.) The second section requires students to identify the atomic number of 12 elements.

PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Similar to the practice worksheet, the homework assignment has three sections. The first section requires students to answer 10 prompts based on content from the lesson. For the second section, they must determine whether five statements are true (T) or false (F). Finally, they will order 10 elements from lightest (1) to heaviest (10) based on atomic weight.

Worksheet Answer Keys

The last two pages of the document are answer keys for the practice and homework worksheets. The correct answers are in red to make it easy to compare them to students’ responses. Apart from a couple questions on the homework assignment, students’ answers should exactly match those on the answer keys. If you choose to administer the lesson pages to your students via PDF, you will need to save a new file that omits these pages. Otherwise, you can simply print out the applicable pages and keep these as reference for yourself when grading assignments.

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Children will love learning about the periodic table and the elements that are listed on it with these free printable periodic table worksheet pages! Using these periodic table of elements worksheets studnets in 3rd grade, 4th grade, 4th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, 9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, and 12 grade will enjoy learning about different elements and their symbols.  Simply print the  periodic table activity worksheet pdf and you are ready to play and learn.

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Whether you are a parent, teacher, or homeschooler – you will love these periodic table worksheets for helping students work on science skills, learning about different elements that are in our world. This free pack is perfect for grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, grade 6, grade 7, grade 8, grade 9, grade 10, grade 11, and grade 12 students. Use these in science centers, for extra practice, at school or at home, or as part of a Periodic Table study. With this pack, children will learn about different elements on the Periodic Table and more.

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Start by scrolling to the bottom of the post, under the terms of use, and click on the text link that says >> ________<<. The pdf file will open in a new window for you to save freebie. Answers are provided for most of the activities in this pack. This pack comes mainly in black and white with a few color pages thrown in.

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What we’ve done is list the tables, along with links, so you can get detailed info about each one. The HD periodic tables make great screen savers or reference tables on mobile devices. They are sized to fit on a sheet of paper and you don’t need to worry about marking them up because you can always print more for working homework problems or performing lab calculations. The tables re-size cleanly, so you can view or print at any size or aspect ratio, from tiny to poster-sized.

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This is our most popular color printable periodic table. It has each element’s number, symbol, name, and atomic mass. The colors identify element groups and are intentionally pale so you can read the numbers after printing. This is the periodic table we recommend you use for calculations and homework. Download Links: Image | PDF | Google Apps

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Circle Tiles Periodic Table

Who says the element tiles have to be squares or rectangles? Here is a mod printable periodic table made using round tiles. Don’t worry — all the usual facts and figures are still there. The element tiles contain element symbol, name, atomic number, and atomic mass. Mix it up a little. Think outside the box. Download Links: Image | PDF

Periodic Table with Everything

This is our most comprehensive periodic table. This chart contains all the information you could want from a printable periodic table, including element symbols, names, atomic numbers, atomic masses, electron shells, periods, groups, state of matter, and more. This table is particularly nice on a monitor because you can zoom in to view essential facts. Download Links: Image | PDF

Periodic Table without Names

This chart features the element symbols, atomic numbers, and atomic weights, but does not list the element names. You can use it to help learn to associate the names and symbols, like for quizzes and such. The color version of the table includes the element groups and a key, while the black and white version omits the groups, so you can learn those or color them in. Color Download Links: Image | PDF Black and White Download Links: Image | PDF

Foreign Language Periodic Tables

This is a collection of periodic tables in languages other than English.

• Imprimible Tabla Periódica de los Elementos (Spanish)
• Tableau Périodique des Éléments (French)
• Periodensystem der Elemente (German)
• Periodicheskaya Tablitsa Elementov (Russian)
• Tabela Periódica Portuguesa (Portuguese)
• Yuánsù zhouqí biao (Chinese)
• Genso no Shuuki-hyou (Japanese)

How to Use a Periodic Table

Learn how to read a periodic table. Now you have a periodic table, are you sure you know how to use it? Here’s a look at the type of information you’ll find on a typical periodic table and how to use it to answer questions about the elements.

Periodic Table Element Cells

This is a collection of individual element cells that you can save and print. Individual element cells are supplied as PNG files, You may also download the entire collection of elements as a PDF file. A few color variations are available, including a black and white set of tiles.

• Original Element Tiles
• Styled Color Element Cells
• Bold Color Element Tiles Set
• Black and White Element Tiles Set

Printing Instructions for the Printable Periodic Tables

You can either print the HD image file (PNG) or else you can open and print the PDF files. It’s a simple matter to spread out the image over several pages to make a large wall poster, too. We recommend you print the PDF files because they are made for that purpose!

Special Requests

Would you like to see a different color scheme, the periodic table in a different language, a periodic table for a particular holiday, or the element groups assigned differently? Let us know and we’ll make up a table for you!

Printable Periodic Tables Terms of Use

Please feel free to print the printable periodic tables for personal use and to hand out to students. You can post them in your classroom, lab, kitchen, etc. and display them on your phone and computer. Please do not copy and post the periodic tables on your own website. You may not sell them or adapt them to sell.

If you wish to use the printable periodic tables (or any graphics) from the site for a printed publication or video, contact us so we can given written permission to the publisher.

• Meija, J.; Coplen, T.B.; et al. (2016). “Isotopic compositions of the elements 2013 (IUPAC Technical Report)”. J. Pure Appl. Chem . 88(3): 293-306. doi: 10.1515/pac-2015-0503
• Prohaska, T.; Irrgeher, J.; et al. (2022). “Standard atomic weights of the elements 2021 (IUPAC Technical Report)”. J. Pure Appl. Chem . 9(5): 573-600 doi: 10.1515/pac-2019-0603
• Zhu, X.-K.; Benefield, J.; et al. (2020). “Variation of lead isotopic composition and atomic weight in terrestrial materials (IUPAC Technical Report)”. J. Pure Appl. Chem . doi: 10.1515/pac-2018-0916

Periodic Table Lesson Plans