Atomic Structure and Periodic Table Tricks

We have been practicing using our Periodic Tables. Using them to map out diagrams of atoms of different elements. How many protons, neutrons, and all the electrons in their various shells. Today we watched some videos from The Periodic Table of Videos, a website from the University of Nottingham, England. We watched the video about Sodium (Na) and saw how reactive it is with water. Pretty cool stuff. Here are some notes on Mysteries of the Periodic Table Revealed-Part Two. We will keep practicing these as we move on to chemical bonding this week. Here is a practice sheet for drawing models of the elements. Atomic Model Practice Page. Here is another cool resource from PBS. It is called Atom Builder and it lets you construct basic atoms by adding protons, neutrons, and electrons. It has some great background information as well.