The periodic table is a great topic and a favorite of most chemistry teachers. Introducing the concept of the elements to your class for the first time is a great feeling, and hopefully, they will share your enthusiasm for it! However, this topic is very visual, and worksheets can go a long way to keeping your students engaged throughout the topic.
Searching for worksheets online can be time-consuming, so we have done it for you, and rounded up our favorites.
Most of these worksheets cover atomic number, atomic mass, and elements symbols and will be suitable for Grade 5 upward.
This excellent resource from Teach SImple is a great way to introduce your class to the periodic table. They will use the table to fill in information about various elements, including atomic number, symbol, and atomic mass. Students can then research the element and find out when it was discovered. A good activity for Grade 8 students.
This Teach Simple lesson bundle will allow you to easily introduce the concept of atoms and the periodic table to your middle school class. It includes 2 PDFs, 2 PowerPoint, and 4 Word documents explaining the discovery of the atom and the periodic table. It also comes with answer keys to allow for peer assessment.
Get your students excited about the periodic table with these element baseball cards from Teach Simple. Students use the periodic table to make up baseball-style cards about an element of their choice. It works well as a group activity, with each group then presenting their card to the rest of the class.
This simple worksheet requires pupils to use the periodic table to fill in information about 20 different elements. They are given either the symbol, name, atomic number, or atomic mass, and they must find the element and complete the rest of the details. It comes with an answer key to allow for peer marking.
This worksheet will keep your class busy for a while! Consisting of a table with six columns to be completed for 20 different elements, your student will be element experts by the end of the lesson! This interactive worksheet can be completed on an electronic device or printed as a PDF.
As a chemistry teacher, you will likely have challenged your classes to spell out words using the periodic table, but it can be hard to come up with examples of these quickly! These worksheets from Homeschooling Ideas will allow your students to have fun and familiarise themselves with element symbols without you having to come up with the words yourself. Categories include animals and cities, and it includes an answer sheet.
This revision worksheet will consolidate your students’ knowledge of the periodic table, with questions covering group properties, protons, neutrons and electrons, and properties of metals. A good revision exercise for Grade 5 upward.
This colored elements worksheet is a great resource to use while introducing the periodic table and as a consolidation exercise afterward. It tests their knowledge of atomic numbers and symbols of the first four rows of elements. Perfect for 6th graders, it can be printed as a PDF.
This simple worksheet contains a blank periodic table for your class to fill in as they learn about the elements. They can label the different groups and color the solids, liquids, and gases.
Liven up your lessons with this periodic table lab station activity. Pupils will be out of their seats and engaged in their learning. Covering the periodic table and its history.
These innovative resources from Sunrise Science are a fabulous way to bring fun to your periodic table lessons and help your class to see the patterns between the elements. With several different activities, including an element scavenger hunt and periodic people, you are bound to find a lesson idea that suits you.
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