Periodic Table WebQuest
Name: ______
Date: ______
Pd: ______
Instructions: In each of the websites listed, find the information asked for.
Part I: “Major Players” Go to
http://allperiodictables.com/ClientPages/AAEpages/aaeHistory.html
For this site, write the contributions of each person(s) toward the development of the Periodic Table of Elements.
Scientist / Contribution to the development of the periodic tableGreek thinkers
Lavoisier
John Dalton
Doberiner
De Chancourtois
Cannizaro
Newlands
Meyer
Mendeleev
Mosely
Seaborg
Part II: “Get Organized Periodically” Go to
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/elem_pertable.html
1. Why are the elements placed in specific places on the Periodic Table? ______
______
2. Periods are ______that run from left to right.
3. Elements in the same period have the same ______.
4. Every element in the first period has ______shell for its ______.
5. Every element in the second period has ______for its ______. See the pattern?
6. Groups are ______that run from top to bottom.
7. The elements of a group have the same number of ______in their
______shell.
8. Every element in group one has ______electron in its outer shell.
9. Every element in group two has ______electrons in its outer shell.
10. Hydrogen is special because it can act like two groups, ______and ______.
11. Hydrogen sometimes is ______an electron and sometimes it has an ______electron.
12. Although helium has only ______electrons in its outer shell, it is grouped with elements
that have ______.
13. The green elements on this table are called ______elements. They each have two electrons in their outer shell, however that varies.
Part III: “Family Fun” Go to http.//chemicalelements.com/
14. Click on Alkali Metals (left menu) and answer the following questions.
a. What is the group number? ______
b. Are these metals reactive? ______
c. Do these metals occur freely in nature? ______
d. How many electrons are in their outer shell? ______
e. What are the three characteristics of ALL metals? ______
______
f. Are these metals soft or hard? ______
g. Name the two most reactive elements in this group? ______and ______
h. What happens when they are exposed to water? ______
15. Click on Alkaline Earth Metals (left menu) and answer these questions.
a. What is the group number? ______
b. Are these metals reactive? ______
c. Do these metals occur freely in nature? ______
d. How many electrons are in their outer shell? ______(Hint: It’s the same as their oxidation number or group number.)
16. Click on Transition Metals (left menu) and answer these questions.
a. How many elements are in this group? ______
b. What are the group numbers? ______through ______
c. What are valence electrons? ______
d. Because the valence electrons are present in more than one ______transition metals often exhibit several common ______.
e. Name the three elements in this family that produce a magnetic field. ______,
______, and ______.
17. Click on Other Metals (left menu) and answer these questions.
a. How many elements are in this group? ______
b. What are the group numbers? ______through ______
c. How are these other metals similar to the transition metals? ______
d. How are these metals different than the transition metals? ______
______
e. List three physical properties of these other metals. ______
f. What are the oxidation numbers for this group? ______
18. Click on Metalloids (Left menu) to answer these questions.
a. On your periodic table, draw the black stair-step line that distinguishes metals from nonmetals.
b. Metalloids have properties of both ______and ______.
c. Define semiconductor ______.
d. Name two metalloids that are semi-conductors. ______and ______.
e. This property makes metalloids useful in ______and ______.
19. Click on Nonmetals to answer these questions.
a. What are the group numbers? ______through ______
b. List four characteristics of ALL nonmetals. ______
______
c. What two states of matter do nonmetals exist in at room temperature? ______
d. The nonmetals have no ______and do not ______.
e. What are the oxidation numbers of the nonmetals? ______
20. Click on the Halogens (still on left) to answer these questions.
a. What is the halogen group number? ______
b. Are halogens metals or nonmetals? ______
c. The term “halogen” means ______and compounds containing halogens are called ______.
d. How many electrons are in their outer shell? ______
e. What is their oxidation number? ______
f. What states of matter do halogens exist in at room temperature? ______
21. Click on Noble Gases (left) and answer these questions.
a. What is the group number? ______
b. Why were these gases considered to be inert or stable? ______
c. What is their oxidation number? ______
22. Click on Rare Earth Elements ( Inner Transition) (left) and answer these questions.
a. On you periodic table, label the Lanthanide and Actinide series with your pencil.
b. How many Rare Earth elements are there? ______
c. Define trans-uranium. ______
d. The Rare Earth metals are found in group ______and periods ______and ______.
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