Classifying matter

2.5 The periodic table

Learning objective:
Know that the periodic table presents the known
elements in an order.
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Success criteria
• Take part in class discussions – this will help you know and use
key unit vocabulary.
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and vocabulary.
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It is truly important that all your work is together, in one book, so that you will have
access to everything you need to prepare for assessments.
 Outcomes
Identify the chemical symbols for the first 20
elements. Identify where metals and non-metals are
located on the periodic table.
Difficulty

Locate different periods, groups, and blocks within

the periodic table to become familiar with the
structure and purpose of the periodic table.
Explain the function of groups and periods on the
periodic Table. Research and demonstrate
knowledge of an element (e.g. where it is sourced,
uses, reactions etc.).
Starter - revision
These are hydrogen, water and nitrogen molecules.
Fill in their table with their characteristics.
Amount of Amount of
Molecule
atoms elements

Hydrogen 2 1 (hydrogen)

2 (oxygen and
Water 3 hydrogen)

Nitrogen 2 1 (nitrogen)
Organising elements
Which ways would you organise the 118
elements we know so far?

By their colour? By their state at room

temperature? Any suggestions?

By increasing mass! Starting from the

lightest, hydrogen.
The periodic table
• The periodic table is a system for arranging the known
chemical elements.
• Each chemical element has a specific feature called its
atomic number, based on the amount of tiny particles
called protons in each atom of the element.
• The periodic table arranges the elements in rows and
columns. In the rows, the elements are placed in order of
their atomic number. 
Video time

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The periodic table
The periodic table
1 2 orders element by 3 4 5 6 7 8
Rows are called periods.
increasing mass from
1
left to right and top to
2 bottom.
3 Columns are called
4 groups.
5
6
Can you find in which period
7
and group B is located?
Period: 2
Group: 3
The periodic table
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Can you find in which period
2 and group Ca is located?
3
4 Period: 4
5 Group: 2
6
7 Which element is located in
the 6th period and 4th group?
Pb (lead)
Metals & non-metals
The position of an element
provides information about
its properties. 

 Metals in the periodic

table are located on the
left and are in bigger
number.
 Non-metals are located
on the right of the
periodic table.
 This is the
P periodic table
of
elements.

Element

element name
atomic number

symbol

atomic weight
Chemical symbols
A universal way to refer to elements
What do you think all these words have in common?

sắt hierro iron ferro

fer 鐵 железо लोहा
It is the same word in 8 different languages!*
* From left to right, up to down: Vietnamese, Spanish, English, Italian, French, Chinese, Russian and Hindi.
Element symbols
 Although many elements like
iron, gold or copper have
been known for thousands of
years, we have always used
different words to name them.
 Scientists decided to
Fe is the symbol used
internationally refer to them for iron here, in South
by using SYMBOLS. Africa or Antartica.
Iron
Some symbols come from foreign
languages, like iron. It comes
from ferrum, which is iron in
Latin.
Oxygen
Other symbols match the first
letter of the English name…
Basic rules to write symbols
Lithium ✍ Symbols contain either 1 or 2
…or even the first two letters! But letters. Not more.
no symbols contains more than ✍ First letter is always in CAPITAL.
2 letters. ✍ If there is a second one, it is in
lowercase.
Silicon is the 2nd most abundant element after oxygen on Earth’s crust. Its symbol
is:

a) S b) Sil c) Si d) Sn

Gold is known not only for its beauty but also for its resistance to corrosion. Its
symbol is:

a) Go b) Gd c) Au d) G

Silver takes its symbol from a Latin word that is used also to name the country
Argentina. Silver´s symbol is:

a) Ar b) An c) Si d) Ag
Periodic table
 Outcomes
Identify the chemical symbols for the first 20
elements. Identify where metals and non-metals are
located on the periodic table.
Difficulty

Locate different periods, groups, and blocks within

the periodic table to become familiar with the
structure and purpose of the periodic table.
Explain the function of groups and periods on the
periodic table. Research and demonstrate
knowledge of an element (e.g. where it is sourced,
uses, reactions etc.).
 This is the
P periodic table
of
elements.

Element

element name
atomic number

symbol

atomic weight
Research project
Please do neat
Choose one of the first 20 elements from the and complete
periodic table and do a research project, covering:
work.
• When it was discovered?
• Who discovered it?
• The origin of its symbol.
• Is it rare or abundant?
• Where is it sourced and what is it used for?
• Does it react with other substances?
You can either prepare a presentation or a
poster!
Draw the
first 20
elements

OPTIONAL
FOR
BONUS
POINTS…
Draw the
first 20
elements

OPTIONAL
FOR
BONUS
POINTS…
Draw the
first 20
elements

OPTIONAL
FOR
BONUS
POINTS…
How could I have not Ok, fine, never mind.
been presented?!! Now I would like to test
what you have learnt
I’m the Russian about MY periodic table.
scientist who made
Complete exercises from
the 1st periodic pages 84 and 85 from
table! your coursebook.
When you are done,
complete the questions
from page 62 and 63 from
your workbook.

Dmitri Mendeleev
Coursebook questions – page 84-85 (year
8)
Coursebook questions – page 84-85 (year
8)
Coursebook answers – page 84-85

correct
Mark and

your work.
Workbook questions – page 62-63 (year 8)

It is strongly
recommended
that you
complete,
mark and
correct this
optional
activity at
home / in your
own time.
Workbook questions – page 62-63 (year 8)

It is strongly recommended that you complete, mark and correct

this optional activity at home / in your own time.
Workbook answers – page 62-63

Mark and correct your work.

It is strongly recommended that you complete, mark and correct

this optional activity at home / in your own time.
 Bye! That’s it for
now! Remember
to send photos of
your work to Ms
Alri.

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