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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Rhodium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about rhodium, an incredibly rare metal in nature. [4:59]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Zirconium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about zirconium, a key part of a nuclear reactor. [5:53]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Rubidium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about rubidium. Take this lesson to see it dropped in water! Yet another experiment in our "small metallic collider." [4:25]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Caesium or Cesium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Here are five grams of caesium in water, but did you know caesium is also used to define the length of a second? [7:17]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Silver: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This video is on silver, a famous metal used since ancient times to make currency and jewelry. [9:23]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Palladium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. For this video, we are mining the Royal Society archives for the story of palladium's discovery: a tale of money, an asteroid and stolen...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Plutonium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about plutonium. [3:58]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Neptunium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. We get a close-up look at neptunium during a visit to the National Nuclear Laboratory at Sellafield. [5:46]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Polonium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about polonium. [2:02]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Einsteinium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Hear about einsteinium from a chemist who looks like the famous physicist. [1:52]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Ytterbium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. What better way to talk about Ytterbium than by doing it from the very place it was discovered - Ytterby in Sweden! [3:36]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Francium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Francium is named after France and its chemical symbol is Fr. [3 min, 7 sec]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Radon: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. We are going to discover radon, the radioactive gas. [9:53]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Ununseptium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Ununseptium is number 117. [9:26]
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: The Periodic Table and the Universe

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners will apply the atomic number of elements on the periodic table to the origin of heavy elements in the star cycle.
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Handout
Other

Laws of Physics: Atoms and the Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the differences between the metal and non metal groups. Includes a lot of information on the periodic table and has a plethora of graphs.
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Interactive
Other

Visual Literacy: A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site was created through a partnering of several European universities and focuses on the concept of visual literacy, the comprehension of ideas and their meaning via images. This section of the site is a detailed image of the...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Valence Electrons and Trends in the Periodic Table

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This instructor led activity will produce a partially filled periodic table that contains electron-dot models for the first twenty elements in the appropriate boxes. It will be used as a visual tool for students to connect concepts such...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Aluminium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about aluminium, a metal once as precious as gold, now used for wrapping a sandwich. [11:52]
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pyrotechnics: It's Elemental

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive periodic table from the NOVA Web site, find out the role of various elements in making fireworks.
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Interactive
Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Atomic and Ionic Structure of First 12 Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
Analyze the electron configuration of the of the first twelve elements on the Periodic Table.
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Handout
Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Barium

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic information and data on the element barium. Useful for students at a variety of levels. Includes examples of chemical reactions, as well as information on the properties of this element. Very helpful site.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Periodic Table: Metals and Nonmetals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart defines metals and nonmetals and explores the periodic table of the elements.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Electron Configuration Chart for the Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the theoretical basis of electron configuration and presents a table of all 118 elements with their symbols, number of electrons, and electron configurations.