The first time I remember being exposed to the periodic table was in college. I found chemistry to be foreign. It was so difficult for me to grasp. I still can hardly believe that I had completed organic chemistry. So I didn’t want my children to struggle as much as I did and I thought it would be wise to introduce my children to the periodic table at a young age. I didn’t expect them to know it all by the time we finished this unit. I wanted them to know what a periodic table looked like and how it worked.
There are so many amazing tools you can buy to help your child learn concepts better. I’m a strong believer in hands on learning. You actually don’t have to buy anything or spend money. We usually make our own things. Picking up books from the library is the best way to start and is the only thing you need. Then you can make everything else. For this unit study I did buy things because they make my life easier since we are juggling packing for our next trip or unpacking from our previous trip and our home life.
I bought everything below off of amazon. I’ll link everything below. I don’t make any money off of you buying them and I don’t want you to feel like you need to buy anything. It is just so many of you asked me on Instagram where I got everything so the links are for those of you who asked. Your Welcome.
Periodic Table of Elements : Chalkboard Style
Periodic Table of Elements Flash Cards
Periodic Table of Elements : Connecting Tile Set
I found such an amazing read for those who are Christian which is called Periodic Table From Creation written by Dr. Shibu Pothen. If your interested in reading it click here.
Making Words with the Elements
This is such a great way to familiarize your child with the different elements. What better way to practice spelling by writing words with the chemical symbol. It is always interesting to see how many words each child finds and which words they find. All you need is the periodic table, index cards, marker, and your imagination.
The Element Game
This game idea I actually got from Carson Dellosa and their workbook known as Elements and the Periodic Table. I drew out the periodic table and labeled it. Then I made question cards for four different categories such as element history, element properties, uses of elements, and element families. This game was so much fun to play. The spaces I labeled as free (means they don’t have to do anything), go back four spaces, family card, history card, property card, elements card, advance to a certain element, and roll again.
Rohr-Rutherford Diagrams of Elements
Recipe for a Human
Did you know that our body is made up of elements? Mostly oxygen. Then carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus. There is also some traces of trace elements.
Esther represented the recipe for a human by making cupcakes, laying them out into a human form, and then covering it with fondant. She labeled the elements using Walton’s edible color markers.
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