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- Classification of matter
- Students are introduced to the concept of different kinds of matter. Students create models of different substances to learn to identify the differences between elements, compounds, and mixtures. This lesson is developed so that teachers can use it with English as a Second Language students.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Development and Science)
- By Anya Childs and Rhonda Garrett.
- Discovering elements online
- Students will work independently and in small groups to research assigned elements on the internet with sites given in advance. They will then contribute to a class database with their individual information. The database will then be made available for students to again work independently and in pairs to answer questions created from a class discussion to discover relationships about the elements.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Information Skills and Science)
- By Trish Loudermilt.
- The human atom
- Students will act out the role of atoms by dressing up as the atoms of designated elements. They will wear costumes with balloons representing valence electrons. The “atoms” will gain or lose valence electrons in order to achieve chemical stability. The students must then identify the charges of the ions formed.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–10 English Language Development and Science)
- By Kamie Wine.
- Periodic table database
- These lessons are designed to help students use their computer skills to create their own database using teacher directions, and they also learn how to read the periodic table and understand what it means.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Computer/Technology Skills, Information Skills, and Science)
- By Florence B. Winslow.
- What element would you be?
- In Why does chemistry matter in my life?, page 3
- In this lesson plan, students write a one-page story relating their personalities to elements from the periodic table.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- By Lisa Hibler.
- Why does chemistry matter in my life?
- This series of high school chemistry lesson plans addresses questions about the relevance of chemistry in everyday life.
- Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)
