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The Periodic Table of the elements is one of the central themes or 'big ideas' in Chemistry. This site presents some resources, information and links that may be useful in the development of teaching materials for the Stage 6 Chemistry syllabus. The site contains:
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The Periodic Table features in the Stage 6 Chemistry syllabus in a number of contexts (modules) as follows:
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8.2 The Chemical Earth |
P6 explain trends and and relationships between elements in in terms of atomic structure and bonding |
recall some relationships between elements using the Periodic Table |
solve problems and process information from secondary sources and use a Periodic Table to present information about classification of elements as:
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8.3 Metals |
P1 outline the historical development of major principles, concepts and ideas in chemistry P6 explain trends and and relationships between elements in in terms of atomic structure and bonding |
outline the relationship between relative activities of metals and their positions in the Periodic Table recall descriptions of some relationships between elements using the Periodic Table outline the history of the development of the Periodic Table including its origins, the original data used to construct it and the predictions made after its construction explain the relationship between the position of elements in the Periodic Table and
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process information from secondary sources to develop a Periodic Table by recognising patterns and trends in the properties of the elements and use available evidence to predict the characteristics of unknown elements both in groups and across periods process information from secondary sources to read and interpret tables and graphs to extract information about trends and patterns in the properties of the elements process information from secondary sources to interpret and use a number of different versions of the Periodic Table |
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9.8 The Chemistry of Art
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P6 explain trends and and relationships between elements in in terms of atomic structure and bonding
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analyse the relationship between the chemical composition of selected pigments and the position of the metallic component(s) in the Periodic Table explain the relationship between the elements with outermost electrons assigned to s, p, d and f blocks and the organisation of the Periodic Table identify the block occupied by the transition metals in the Periodic Table account for trends in density, melting point, hardness and magnetic properties of the first transition series in terms of electron configuration |
process information from secondary sources to use Hund's rule to predict the electron configuration of an element according to its position in the Periodic Table perform a first hand investigation and gather information from secondary sources to analyse the trends in physical properties of the first transition series |
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Catalogues of links to many on-line Periodic Table sites:
A
searchable Periodic Table
(The
Pictorial Periodic Table)
An internet PT that can be searched according to different criteria (eg density, atomic radii, electronegativity) and that will graph the results. It's contains: other styles of the table beside the standard one, links to many other on-line sites on the PT, a brief history, reference books, table of all the isotopes and a glossary of terms
History of the Periodic Table and Mendeleev's original
table.
Historical details and the original version of the Periodic Table can be viewed at the following sites:
One of the most comprehensive, containing extensive data on the elements including: General, States , Energies , Oxidation & Electrons, Appearance & Characteristics, Reactions, Other Forms, Radius, Conductivity, Abundance and links to Encyclopaedia Britannica articles
A very comprehensive table (including a scholar's edition) with, for each element, details on: history, sources, chemical reactions, electronic, physical and chemical properties, uses, and compounds formed by the element and their properties. It includes interactive features (including calculating elemental composition in a person's body based on their weight, graphing data in different forms etc) and the abundances of each element in each of the following: universe, sun, meteorites, Earth's crust, seawater, stream and human beings.
Some Other Periodic Tables for High School students
include:
PTViz
: Periodic Table Illustrator
(software)
A tool for creating illustrations using the periodic table which can be downloaded. You can use it in classes in real-time, or you it to prepare decorated periodic charts and paste them into class notes or presentations. It presents three different sizes and layouts of the periodic table, and can illustrate the variation of physical properties within groups and across rows. Additional display options permit selection of IUPAC or non-IUPAC group labels, coloring of groups, and suppression of chemical symbols. This last may be useful for writing tests.
Modelling
the Periodic Table (by NASA)
An interactive program developoed as part of the NASA Genesis program. It can either be downloaded and used or else run through the internet. A Teacher's guide is availbale (in Adobe Acrobat format)
Periodic Toolbox allows you to add different elements together to make a custom compound, which will be displayed with accompanying information such as Atomic Mass and Charge
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NASA's
Genesis Mission: Cosmic Chemistry Resources and Modelling the
Periodic Tables
Curriculum materials developed in association with NASA's Genesis Mission (to collect isotopes in outer space) focussing on the characteristics of chemical elements and the processes of posing and answering questions that led to the development of the periodic table. Contains downloadable Teacher's guides and student materials. The materials are available as either:
- an integrated module Cosmic Chemistry: An elemental Question , described as a " module which focuses on classifying and organising information. With the periodic table as their guide, students choose various paths through question-finding exercises. Students experience the unique type of thought process that is required to predict missing information based on scant evidence and focused questioning. As they embark on a search for information, the students' quest is to find the missing evidence that is needed for further understanding of our solar system.
- a stand alone activity "Modelling the Periodic Table: An Interactive Simulation" is accompanied by a Teacher's Guide (pdf) with background, lesson procedures, and links to other materials needed for planned instruction. With modification, it is appropriate for grades 5-12.
Periodic Table game (Periodic
TablETRIS)
A game based on 'tetris'
The
path to the Periodic Table, a section of
the Chemical
Achievers: The human face of chemical science
website. This site presents chronological
sketches of the notable chemists involved in the development of the
Periodic Table (Dalton, Avogadro, Cannizarro, Bunsen & Kirchoff,
Meyer & Mendeleef, Ramsay and Richards).
An on-line turorial.
An on-line text resource for students.
Biographies of Dmitri Mendeleev
History of many of the elelments
The unit "Build a better CD player: How can you get blue light from a solid " has a Periodic Table theme. The Chemistry Content includes Periodic Properties, Nature of Light, Interaction of Light with Matter, Covalent, Ionic, and Metallic Bonding and Solids
Experiments and demonstrations
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Interactive periodic table [CD-Rom]. (1993). Oxford : Attica
Cybernetics.
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