The Periodic Table
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Student ActivityThe activity will begin with students reading about the principles of atomic structure, followed by an interactive activity in which students identify the atoms of some common elements by counting the numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons.
A further activity has students use the periodic table to identify which group elements belong to. Student are then provided with information about the chemical properties of each group and learn about ionic bonding. The final simulation allows students to create compounds using ionic bonding and tests their knowledge of the properties of common elements. |
The SyllabusStage 5 The Chemical World
OUTCOMES A student: SC5-16CW Explains how models, theories and laws about matter have been refined as new scientific evidence becomes available CONTENT CW1 Scientific understanding changes and is refined over time through a process of review by the scientific community. Students: a. identify that all matter is made of atoms which are composed of protons, neutrons and electrons b. describe the structure of atoms in terms of the nucleus, protons, neutrons and electrons CW2 The atomic structure and properties of elements are used to organise them in the Periodic Table. Students: a. identify the atom as the smallest unit of an element and that it can be represented by a symbol b. distinguish between the atoms of some common elements by comparing information about the numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons c. describe the organisation of elements in the Periodic Table using their atomic number d. relate the properties of some common elements to their position in the Periodic Table e. predict, using the Periodic Table, the properties of some common elements |