Lesson Plan: History of the Periodic Table Science
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to describe the history and development of the periodic table, name the key people involved, and outline their contribution.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- name some of the scientists who contributed to the development of the periodic table,
- describe who Mendeleev was and his contribution to developing the periodic table,
- describe how Mendeleev ordered the elements into groups and periods,
- explain the advantages and disadvantages of Mendeleev’s table,
- recognize that Mendeleev predicted the properties of unknown elements, which were later discovered,
- describe how Moseley ordered the elements based on their atomic number,
- describe how the modern periodic table is based on atomic number and the filling of energy sublevels.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- energy levels,
- elements.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- how to read the modern periodic table,
- names and descriptions of the modern periodic table,
- trends of the modern periodic table.
