Cottonwood Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Doing some planning and gathering periodic table resources to teach my 8th grader before we start on other chemistry related content. Do you have favorite places to go for this? Also, I am trying to decide how long to spend on this. I don't want to belabor it but I don't want to rush through it either. Should I cover 3 elements a day..?? 2, 1, 10? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarynB Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 The Elements by Ellen McHenry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Ellen McHenry free downloads for the periodic table. http://www.ellenjmchenry.com/homeschool-freedownloads/chemistry-games/index.php Nova Elements http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/education/physics/nova-elements.html there is a free ipad app too that my kids love Theodore Gray's The Elements http://www.periodictable.com/theelements/pages.html We also cover ionic bonds, covalent bonds and balancing equations. My kids have the molecular inorganic/organic model set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Doing some planning and gathering periodic table resources to teach my 8th grader before we start on other chemistry related content. Do you have favorite places to go for this? Also, I am trying to decide how long to spend on this. I don't want to belabor it but I don't want to rush through it either. Should I cover 3 elements a day..?? 2, 1, 10? lol I highly recommend Ellen McHenry's materials. She covers the elements by family (lanthanides, actinides, ect) after a very creative and effective overview of the whole periodic table and its organization. I would not go element by element. Frankly, it sounds boring. Everything would blend together and I'm not sure that much would be gained in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cottonwood Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 ok, thank you very much, ladies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cottonwood Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 oh, and how long would you expect to teach the periodic table? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSinNH Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 We are doing a 12-week chemistry unit right now that includes: McHenry's The Elements, The Mystery of the Periodic Table, Periodic Quest board game, and Tiner's Exploring the World of Chemistry. This seems to be a good mix with great retention from my girls. I do not think you need to go element by element. By simply learning about chemistry, they will become familiar with the various elements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Someone here posted a periodic table they made it was really cool. I wish I knew who posted it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 We also found a periodic table you can put together like a puzzle. We got it for Christmas. Not sure but maybe from amazon. We also have periodic table place mats that we can mark on, use as reference during videos and science experiments, etc. Really sturdy and portable. I second McHenry, plus the game Elementeo (a bit easier to learn how to play than some), Nova Elements (watched today and kids had a lot of fun with it), Theodore Grey's The Elements, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Oh and the periodic table of elements coloring book. Using it with 9 and 13 year old in various ways so could be used for different ages, not just youngers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cottonwood Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Thanks for all the suggestions, ladies. I'm digging into them now. Check out this periodic table I found. I love how certain elements are highlighted when they correspond to some of the tabs or other info on the page. www.ptable.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 While studying the periodic table, make sure you listen to Tom Lehrer's song The Elements. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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