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Topic plan · IGCSE Chemistry 0620 · Topic 8

The Periodic Table

One table, every element, and the patterns that let you predict a reaction you have never seen. Groups I and VII, the transition elements and the noble gases.

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Unit at a glance

5 lessons, 225 minutes of teaching

Lessons
5, each planned for 45 minutes
Worksheets
5 with answer keys
Quiz questions
40 multiple-choice, assignable in the app
Lab
Periodicity lab
Scheme of work

The lessons in order

RefLesson packStructureWorksheetQuizLab tab
8.1Arrangement of the Periodic Table
The Periodic Table is not a random list.		Think-Pair-Share6 Q, 14 marks8 MCQtab 1
8.2Group I: the alkali metals
Lithium, sodium and potassium are metals you can cut with a knife and store under oil.		Jot Thoughts6 Q, 15 marks8 MCQtab 8
8.3Group VII: the halogens
The halogens exist as diatomic molecules and change from a green gas to a brown liquid to a black solid down the group.		Jigsaw6 Q, 15 marks8 MCQtab 1, tab 2
8.4Transition elements
Iron, copper, nickel and their neighbours sit in the central block of the table.		Quiz-Quiz-Trade6 Q, 14 marks8 MCQnone
8.5Noble gases
Helium, neon and argon hardly react with anything.		Jot Thoughts6 Q, 12 marks8 MCQnone

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