Atoms and the Periodic Table Middle School Chemistry - Lesson Bundle

An introduction to Atoms and the Periodic Table. This introductory lesson is geared towards middle school students and lower-level achieving high school students. The PowerPoint contains diagrams, five embedded videos, examples, discussion lead-ins, and explanations that will keep your students interested throughout. Your lesson bundle includes a teacher and student version in both PowerPoint and PDF formats and a basic lab activity that will have your students testing the pH of common substances.

In order, the lesson covers:

- How atoms are studied

- The size of an atom

- Current Atomic Model

- Atomic structure and notation

- Protons

- Neutrons

- Electrons

- Atomic Number

- Mass Number

- Atomic Symbols

- History of the periodic table

- Element squares

The student version of the PowerPoint contains multiple blanks that need to be filled in throughout the lesson. These blanks are conveniently underlined and bolded on the teacher copy. I have found this to be the most effective means of keeping my students engaged and active without having them write everything out. This also leaves more time for discussion and activities.

This file is in .zip format. All that means is you download the lesson package as one file (.zip) and then double-click it to extract it. No additional software is needed, your PC or Mac will do all the work. Please view the Preview File to obtain a sense of my style, see how my PowerPoint lesson is structured and evaluate my work. If you are not 100% happy with what you purchase, I will refund your entire purchase price via PayPal. To access the video(s), begin the slideshow and click the image of the video player. A new window will open up taking you directly to the video.

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1 zip file with:

-2 PDFs

-2 PowerPoints

-4 Word docs

In order, the lesson covers:

- How atoms are studied

- The size of an atom

- Current Atomic Model

- Atomic structure and notation

- Protons

- Neutrons

- Electrons

- Atomic Number

- Mass Number

- Atomic Symbols

- History of the periodic table

- Element squares