The History of the Periodic Table - Complete Lesson

This is a group work task with all the documents required for a full lesson.

This works well as an ‘expert’ group work task

This task also can be adapted to a role-play style activity. Several students are given information (well in advance) on each of the scientists and learn the information on how their scientist contributed to the Periodic Table as it is today. These students take on the character of each scientist and are interviewed by the rest of the class enabling them to build up a picture of the development of the PT.