Activity 1. All in order
DO TRY THIS AT HOME (it's quite safe !)
- Prepare 18 Postit notes or similar pieces of card. Squares are best
- Give each Postit a symbol of one of the first 18 elements in the periodic table
- You need to know the name of each element as well as its symbol. Write the name on the back
- Find a partner ( brother, Sister, Mum, Dad)
- Organise the cards in a random order in 3 rows of 6.
- Tell your partner that the correct arrangement is also 3 rows but the first row has 2 elements only, the second row is 8 element, the third row is 8 elements.
- Prepare your stopclock and on your signal they can go!
- Record their best time.
- Swap places and repeat until you can do it in 30 seconds.
TOM : 39 Seconds !
LALA: 93 Seconds
FIND OUT
- Who was MENDELEEV?
- What was his full name ?
- What did he do?
Listen to both of the periodic table songs and then answer the questions :