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8th Grade Physical Science · S8P1

Atoms & the Periodic Table

Atomic structure, the periodic table and what its rows and columns tell you. 6 free resources on this page.

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Day one

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Atoms & the Periodic Table — Unit Intro

Day-one open-world intro: myth or fact, explore activities, vocabulary and learning targets.

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Virtual Lab Bench

Labs

Each link opens that lab on the Lab Bench. Students type a name once; progress and the verify code stay on their device.

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Build-an-AtomBuild atoms proton by proton and read them off the periodic table.
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Practice

Practice tools

Periodic Table Explorer

An interactive periodic table — click any element for its structure, properties and group.

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Periodic Table Patterns

Groups, periods, valence electrons and oxidation numbers — leveled practice.

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Watch

Videos

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Simple Science videos · S8P1One-minute videos for this standard, plain language, one idea each.
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Before the test

Test review

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1v1 · Atoms & the Periodic TableRed vs. Blue head-to-head unit test review.
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