2/19 Periodic table organization

• IQ: What are some ways for organizing information in Science? Why do we organize information?

• Some ways of organizing information in science are…

• We organize information because

The Elements Song

• Tom Lehrer's "The Elements". A Flash animation by Mike Stanfill, Private Hand

• The New Periodic Table song (In order)

• Number the columns 1 thru 18. Label them as Groups

• Use Roman numerals I thru VIII to show the families.

• Number the Rows 1 thru 7. Label them as periods.

Hydrogen

• Part of Family#1• Also a nonmetal• Also a gas• Color it GRAY

By weight, 75% of the visible universe is hydrogen, a colorless gas. In space, vast quantities interact with starlight to create spectacular sights such as the Eagle Nebula (seen by the Hubble Space Telescope).

Alkali Metals

• Group 1 or Family I• Color them RED

Alkaline Earth Metals

• Group #2 or Family II• Color them ORANGE

Transition Metals

• Groups #3-12• Color them Yellow or

Brown

MetalloidsColor them BLUE

Other Metals• Left of the

staircase• Color them GREEN

Noble Gases

• Group 18 or Family #8

• Color them PINK

Nonmetals• To the right of the

staircase• Color them PURPLE

Halogens

Label Group 17 Family VIII as Halogens

Iron, Cobalt, Nickel

• First elements in groups 8,9, 10 called the iron triad.

• The only ones known to create a magnetic field.

• Put a box around Fe, Co, Ni

OQ: On the PT, most elements are a. non-metals, on left hand sideb.metals, on right hand sidec. non-metals on right hand sided.metals on left hand side.