Periodic Table and Atoms Unit: Atoms, Elements & Compounds, Grades 6-8

Five complete days on the periodic table and atoms: protons, neutrons and electrons, elements and element tiles, groups and periods, metals, nonmetals and metalloids, and reading chemical formulas. Each day has editable slides with speaker notes, a 2-page lesson plan with a 25-minute version, a 2-page student worksheet and a 1-page answer key, as PDF and Word.

What's inside

• 82 slides in 5 editable PowerPoint decks, with speaker notes on every slide
• 5 lesson plans, 2 pages each, each with an optional Try It box
• 5 student worksheets, 2 pages each
• 5 answer keys, 1 page each
• PDF plus editable Word, each day in its own folder

Answer key included

This unit covers atoms, elements, the table and formulas; it does not cover chemical reactions, ions, isotopes or bonding.

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