A comprehension task for Year 9/KS4 suitable for form time or to build literacy into Science lessons. This task explores the reasons for additional elements being added to the periodic table. It introduces new vocabulary and can be used as a starting point to a chemistry lesson or as a vocabulary revision. This comprehension task and others in the series can also be used in form or tutor time as a weekly literacy task. All pages are designed as newspaper articles on one printable A4 page. They can be printed or in black and white/monochrome without any issues with legibility.