Chemistry Unit for Middle School: Periodic Table, Valence Electrons and More!

I am excited to share our new chemistry unit with you! As you know, we love hands-on activities and I want to show you some of the fun ways we explored the periodic table and touched on topics like valence electrons, Bohr Diagrams, Lewis Diagrams (electron dot diagrams), ions, isotopes, and more!

Some of the topics we explored included:

• Building the Periodic Table
• Bohr Diagrams & Understanding Valence Electrons
• Periods, Groups & Families
• hydrogen & the alkali metals, alkaline Earth metals, halogens, noble gases
• Atomic Number, Atomic Mass & Chemical Symbols
• Lewis Diagrams
• Metals, Metalloids and Nonmetals
• Unusual Element Symbols
• Trends of the Periodic Table
• Electron Configuration

We did this unit together when the kids were 10, 12 and 14.  I think this unit is best for middle school and up (perhaps as a supplement for high schoolers being introduced to chemistry for the first time).

Updates: I added a couple of booklets that my youngest did in 5th grade: Elements with Unusual Elements and The First Twenty Elements (see the Preview for pictures of those).

I also added in new pages on Electron Configuration and Notation that we did when my daughters were in 7th and 10th grades.

See the preview for even more pictures and details about what we covered in this chemistry unit.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me! ~Liesl