New elements in the Periodic Table In most science textbooks you will read that the Periodic Table contains ‘around 100 elements’ and you may wonder why they can’t tell you an exact number. The reason is that scientists are constantly discovering or, more precisely, creating, new elements. The most up to date Periodic Table at…
Free video – The NEW Periodic Table song (in order)
The NEW Periodic Table song This video is a fast-paced journey through the elements of the Periodic Table set to music. Just one warning before watching – prepare to be singing it all day! This video would be a great addition to a lesson at the start of a topic on the Periodic Table. It…
Smart Scientist: Dimitri Mendeleev
Smart Scientist Dimitri Mendeleev: The formulator of the Periodic Table The elements in the Periodic Table are placed into a pattern of rows (periods) and columns (groups). It was the Russian scientist Dimitri Mendeleev who, in 1869, published the first Periodic Table. But how did he come up with this arrangement? A vital bit of…
Free resource: Worksheet on The Periodic Table
Why not test the knowledge of your Key Stage 3 Chemistry students with this free worksheet on the Periodic Table? The worksheet on the Periodic Table is based on the model used in the Smart Science series, but can be easily used with your students, whether you use Smart Science in your classroom or not. Download your free science…
Working Scientifically – Spotting a trend in the Periodic Table
Working Scientifically – Spotting a trend in the Periodic Table. Elements in each group of the Periodic Table share similar properties. There may also be a pattern, or trend in these properties. When looking for patterns in data it can be very useful to display it as a graph or chart. Here is some data…
Homework activity: Build your own Periodic Table
Build your own Periodic Table In this homework activity students research information about an element and use this to build an element cube. These can then be used in the next lesson. Elements can be grouped according to their properties (e.g. solid, liquid or gas at room temperature or if it is a metal or…
SMART FACTS – THE PROPERTIES OF OXIDES
An oxide is a chemical compound made up of at least one oxygen atom and one other element which can be a metal or a non-metal. The reaction between an element and oxygen is known as an oxidation reaction. The opposite reaction, where oxygen is removed from an oxide is called reduction. Metal oxides are…
OOPS! WHEN SCIENCE GOES WRONG – FUEL TANK DISASTER
Corrosion is the destruction of a material by a reaction with a substance in its environment. A common type of corrosion is the reaction between a metal and oxygen from the air to form an oxide – an oxidation reaction. When iron reacts with oxygen and water, hydrated iron oxide or rust is formed. The…
FREE STRUCTURED QUESTIONS – PROPERTIES OF OXIDES
Structured questions on the properties of oxides – free resources for Key Stage 3. Why not test the knowledge of your Key Stage 3 Chemistry students with these free structured questions on the properties of oxides? The worksheet is based on the model used in the Smart Science series, but can be easily used with your students, whether…