The Periodic Table of Elements and Periodic Trends
The periodic table is a useful tool in order to
The pages should go as follows
discover what elements have similar properties.
1) Cover—the cover should have your name,
You will make a periodic table “flipbook” in
period, and the title of the project “The
order to organize this information.
Periodic Table of Elements and Periodic
You should have four pieces of paper. Line them
Trends”
up together and then stagger, as in the figure
2) Periods vs. Groups—You should define both
below.
the period and the group and show that one is
a row and the other is a column (so draw this!).
3) Mendeleev and Moseley--Write a brief history
of how Moseley and Mendeleev both
contributed to the periodic table. Also define
the periodic law here.
4) Valence Electrons, Oxidation Numbers,
Defining Cations and Anions—Define what a
valence electron is. Define oxidation number
and use a mini periodic table to give the
oxidation numbers for each column. Explain
which groups are cations and anions, and
define cation and anion.
Next, fold the stack over on itself so that it
5) Atomic Radius, Definition, Causes and
creates a book, with each sheet slightly longer
Trends—define the atomic radius, and show
than the next.
how it increases and decreases on a mini
periodic table, as well as why (the causes).
6) First Ionization Energy—Give the definition
of first ionization energy, and how first
ionization energy increases and decreases
across the mini periodic table. Explain the
cause of this trend on the periodic table, and
give an example.
7) Ionic Radius and Electronegativity—Define
the ionic radius and its trend on a mini
periodic table. Give an example of how ionic
radius may change. On the bottom of the
paper, define electronegativity and its trend
on a second mini periodic table. Give an
example.
You may need to play with this a little before
8)
Families of the Periodic Table of Elements—
you get the pages just how you like. You
Define the six main families of the periodic
should have 8 pages and the first page should
table: alkali metals, alkaline earth metals,
still be big enough to fit pictures and
transition metals, metalloids, halogens, and
explanations. Each page after that will be
noble gases. Color code these on a mini
slightly larger than the previous page.
periodic table. On the bottom of this page, give
Now that you have built your book you are
a summary of the four trends on another
ready to start filling in the pages. You will also
mini periodic table.
receive seven mini periodic tables to glue into
the flipbook.