Periodic table for 13-15 year old students - material for 3-4 weeks worth of teaching

This resource consists of all of the material a teacher would need to teach a 3-4 week topic on the Periodic table. Most of the focus is on the PT trends, how it can be used to predict a property of an element or charge on an ion.

The topic also covers subatomic particles, electron configuration, formation of ions, compounds/molecuels, reactions of group 1 and 2 metals with group 6 and 7 non-metals and the tests for H2, O2 and CO2.

Resources include worksheets, starters, projects and short tests. The “notes for teachers” outlines how I teach this subject for both low and higher ability students along with ideas of the projects I set the students. Some documents contain more than 1 worksheet or activity.

Additional slides have been included on balancing equations if the class is stronger. Either use them in this course or save for the following year.

Some of this material appears in other resources at Drogchem's shop (eg balancing equations and funworders). Please get back to me if there are specific things that should be included and I will update this pack.