Flash Cards: Periodic Table of Elements

Learn the 118 elements from the periodic table with this resource. Flash Cards introduce concepts and promote comprehension through memorization and repetition. They can be used in a group setting or individually for practice. Additionally, use the flash cards in a fill-in-the-blank game. Write the missing element symbol or missing element name that matches the element name or symbol.

This set includes a teaching guide, 118 element flash cards, element symbol fill-in-the-blank cards, element name fill-in-the-blank cards, and blank flash cards.

These Flash Cards can be used to help students recognize the elements from the periodic table.

About this Resource:

This resource includes all 118 elements from the Periodic Table of Elements in a Flash Cards format. Each card shows the element name, symbol, atomic number, and atomic mass. Teachers can cut out each flash card for easy use with their students. An extra sheet of blank flash cards is also provided. Once students have mastered the flash cards, they can then enjoy a fill-in-the-blank activity. The element cards are also included as separate fill-in-the-blank cards. Teachers can cut out each card and have their students write in the missing element symbol, or, write in the missing element name. The variety of fill-in-the-blank activities is endless.

About Flash Cards:

Flash Cards are small cards that have a little amount of information on them. These cards are held up for students to see to help with learning. Flash Cards can be used in groups as drill activities, or alone for private study. Although Flash Cards can contain any form of information, for the purposes of this resource, each Flash Card contains an element from the Periodic Table, its name, symbol, atomic number, and atomic mass. Overall, Flash Cards are used as a learning drill to help with memorization through repetition. Students can quickly and easily learn the Periodic Table of Elements by using Flash Cards in their everyday study.

Flash Cards exercise the mental processes of students’ brains. With repeated practice, students will learn to associate words with their spelling.

About The Periodic Table of Elements:

The elements are the building blocks of matter. They make up everything in earth, and the universe. The Periodic Table organizes these elements in order of their atomic number. The atomic number denotes the number of protons in the atom. It is unique to each element, like a fingerprint.

The table further organizes the elements into rows and columns. The rows are called “periods”. The elements in the same row have the same number of electron shells. For example, elements in row/period 1 have 1 electron shell. The columns are called “groups”. The elements in the same column have the same number of electrons in their outermost shell. For example, elements in column/group 1 have 1 electron in their outermost shell.

In 1869, chemist Dmitri Mendeleev developed the Periodic Table. He organized the elements based on their similar physical and chemical properties. The table shows the element’s name, its symbol, the atomic number in the upper left corner, and the atomic mass in the bottom left corner. The atomic number gives the number of protons in the element’s atom. The atomic mass gives the average number of protons and neutrons in the element’s atom. By knowing the location of an element on the Periodic Table, you can determine the number of protons, neutrons and electrons that are contained in its atom.