By the end of this unit, students will be able to:
- learn about the periodic table and its history;
- identify elements using their symbols in the periodic table;
- explain why the periodic table has its current structure;
- evaluate the different methods of arranging elements.
Curriculum Alignment: KS3 Science: The Periodic Table
- learn about:
- the varying physical and chemical properties of different elements
- the principles underpinning the Mendeleev periodic table
- the periodic table: periods and groups; metals and non-metals
- how patterns in reactions can be predicted with reference to the periodic table
- the properties of metals and non-metals
- the chemical properties of metal and non-metal oxides with respect to acidity
