How Do You Teach Periodic Table In High School Chemistry?
Teaching science in high school is an especially difficult task because it requires the teacher to get students interested in topics that are considered particularly dry. Fortunately, by reviewing the periodic table using social methods, teachers can create experiences for the student that are memorable and informative and also allow the student to assume ownership of the information. Step 1 Assign each student one or two elements until all of the ones you wish to study are taken. Inform the students that they will be responsible for reviewing their elements’ compound information. Step 2 Select one student at random at the beginning of each class period. This student will take five to 10 minutes to have the class guess his element. They can play charades or makeshift Pictionary to guess the element, or give away important element information as hints (e.g. molecular weight, common compounds). Step 3 Record which elements are shared each week as each student presents their mystery eleme
