WHAT AM I DOING TO HELP KIDS ACHIEVE?
HOW DO I KNOW WHEN THEY ARE THERE?
WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE?
O.k....some say I am slightly obsessed with the periodic table. I have 2 periodic table mugs, a periodic table shower curtain, four periodic table ties and a new periodic table bow tie. I do not see myself as obsessed...just impressed. (I am not obsessed with coffee either...addicted is a better phrase...by the way, I like to call it my "happy juice").
Here is why I like the periodic table. It is the ultimate chemists cheat sheet. It is an amazing pattern with the trends, relationships and stories. So here is the good news. I found a great lab at the TIMU site called "Trend Setter". The students have a bunch of cards with properties and they recreate exactly what Mendeleev went through. Not only do they learn the content but they have to work as a group and use higher order thinking skills to find the "missing element". It is the first time I have done this lab and is a stretch for the kids..but I think it will be a good stretch. I am so excited...I might were one of my ties....By the way...if you are looking for a good periodic table lab that ties in many concepts (ionization energy, atomic radii, electronegativity, analysis of patterns and trends) log into the Grand Valley site and check it out...
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