Lesson Plan | Teachy Methodology | Current Periodic Table

Objectives

Duration: 10 - 15 minutes

The purpose of this stage is to establish clarity about the specific objectives of the lesson, ensure that students know what is expected of them, and motivate them to actively engage in the learning process. By defining the objectives, the teacher sets a guiding line that will direct all subsequent activities, ensuring that all steps taken in the lesson are aligned with the skills that students need to develop.

Main Objectives

1. Recognize the current periodic table and its organization.

2. Identify and locate specific elements in the periodic table.

3. Distinguish metals, nonmetals, and metalloids, as well as the main families of elements in the periodic table.

Side Objectives

1. Develop research skills using digital tools.
2. Encourage collaboration and interaction among students through group activities.

Introduction

Duration: 10 - 15 minutes

The purpose of this stage is to spark students' interest and connect them to the lesson topic in an engaging way. By using digital tools and encouraging active research, students begin to adopt an investigative and participatory stance from the start of the lesson. The key questions help stimulate critical thinking and recap previous knowledge, preparing them for the practical activities that will follow.

Warming Up

Start the lesson by briefly explaining that the Periodic Table is an essential tool in Chemistry, as it organizes all known elements in a way that we can understand their properties and relationships. Then, ask students to use their phones to find an interesting fact about the Periodic Table. It could be a historical curiosity, a modern application, or any other aspect they find interesting. Take a few minutes for each student to share the fact they found with the class.

Initial Reflections

1. Who was the creator of the Periodic Table and what was his contribution to Chemistry?

2. What is the importance of grouping elements into families in the Periodic Table?

3. What patterns or trends do you observe in the organization of the elements in the Periodic Table?

4. How can we use the Periodic Table to predict the properties of an unknown element?

5. Why is it important to know how to differentiate metals, nonmetals, and metalloids?

Development

Duration: 70 - 80 minutes

The purpose of this stage is to allow students to apply and deepen their knowledge of the Periodic Table in a practical and contextualized manner with the digital reality. The proposed activities aim to engage students creatively and collaboratively, using technological tools to make learning more dynamic and relevant.

Activity Suggestions

It is recommended that only one of the suggested activities be carried out

Activity 1 - Scientific Influencers 🌟

> Duration: 60 - 70 minutes

- Objective: Use social media as an educational platform to explore and present information about elements of the Periodic Table in a creative and engaging way, developing communication skills and digital tool usage.

- Description: Students should create a fictional social media account for a 'chemical influencer'. Each group will choose an element from the Periodic Table and create a series of posts about it, using different media (text, images, videos). The posts must include curiosities, properties, practical uses, and historical information about the chosen element.

- Instructions:

• Form groups of up to 5 students.

• Choose an element from the Periodic Table to be the theme of the posts.

• Create a fictional account on a social media platform (Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, etc.) using graphic design tools like Canva or even Google Slides to simulate the posts.

• Develop a series of posts (minimum of 5) that include: curiosities, properties, practical uses, and historical information about the element.

• Use multimedia resources (images, videos, GIFs) to make the posts more attractive.

• Each group must present their posts to the class at the end of the activity.

Activity 2 - Digital Treasure Hunt 🔍

> Duration: 60 - 70 minutes

- Objective: Stimulate active research and collaboration among students while exploring the Periodic Table and its characteristics, developing problem-solving skills and critical use of digital sources.

- Description: Students will participate in a 'Digital Treasure Hunt' where they will need to solve a series of riddles and clues that will lead them to specific information about metals, nonmetals, and families of the Periodic Table.

- Instructions:

• Form groups of up to 5 students.

• Provide students with the first clue/riddle related to a group of elements (metals, nonmetals, specific families).

• Each riddle solved will lead to a new clue, which can be found in reliable online sources, such as educational websites or YouTube videos.

• Students must use their phones and computers to research and solve the clues.

• At the end, each group must present the information they found and explain the clue-solving process.

Activity 3 - Interactive Quiz with Kahoot! 🧩

> Duration: 60 - 70 minutes

- Objective: Review and consolidate knowledge about the Periodic Table in a playful and competitive way, encouraging active participation and the use of digital tools.

- Description: Students will participate in an interactive quiz using the Kahoot! platform. The questions will be based on the Periodic Table, covering identification of elements, their properties, and classification into metals, nonmetals, and metalloids.

- Instructions:

• Form groups of up to 5 students.

• Explain how the Kahoot! platform works and distribute an access code for the quiz.

• Students must use their phones or computers to answer the quiz questions.

• The quiz will be structured to promote healthy competition and review knowledge about the Periodic Table.

• After the quiz, reserve time to discuss the questions and answers, allowing students to clarify doubts and reinforce learning.

Feedback

Duration: 20 - 25 minutes

The purpose of this stage is to provide an opportunity for reflection on the knowledge acquired, promote the exchange of perceptions and experiences among students, as well as encourage the practice of constructive feedback. This stage helps to consolidate learning and promote an environment of collaboration and mutual respect, essential for students' academic and personal development.

Group Discussion

Facilitate a group discussion with all students, where each group shares what they learned from the activities. Use the following script to guide the discussion:

Introduction: Ask each group to briefly present the chosen element for the fictional social media account, the challenges faced, and the most interesting points they discovered. Digital Treasure Hunt: Ask how the experience of solving the riddles was and what the most surprising discoveries about metals, nonmetals, and families of the Periodic Table were. Interactive Quiz: Discuss the most challenging moments of the quiz and how they helped reinforce prior knowledge.

Reflections

1. What did you find most interesting or surprising about the element you chose for the 'Scientific Influencers' activity? 2. How did the 'Digital Treasure Hunt' help you better understand the classification of elements in the Periodic Table? 3. What was the quiz question that caught your attention the most and why?

360° Feedback

Conduct a 360° feedback session, where each student receives feedback from other group members about their participation in the activities. To guide the class, remember to reinforce the importance of constructive and respectful feedback. Suggest that students use the 'Sandwich' method, where they start with a positive aspect, follow with a suggestion for improvement, and conclude with a compliment.

Conclusion

Duration: 10 - 15 minutes

Purpose 🎯: This stage serves to consolidate students' learning, connecting the knowledge acquired throughout the lesson with the real world and its practical applications. The conclusion also provides an opportunity to reflect on the importance of the studied topics and how they influence our daily lives, reinforcing the relevance of the content and encouraging continuous and motivated learning. 🛤️

Summary

Summary 🧪: To conclude our adventure through the Periodic Table, let's do a super Swipe Right on the Tinder of Elements! 💫 Imagine that each element is an interesting profile: Metals are the strong and shiny ones, always ready to conduct electricity. Nonmetals are more reserved, but essential for life, and Metalloids are the chameleons, who can behave like metals or nonmetals. Each family has its own unique personalities and striking characteristics. 🌐

World Connection

In the World 🌍: Our lesson today connects with the current world in various ways. In the digital landscape, understanding the Periodic Table is like understanding the programming codes that organize our modern world. From the materials to build smartphones to the engineering of new technologies, the elements are the fundamental building blocks of innovation. 🚀

Practical Application

Applications 📲: Knowing the Periodic Table is essential, as the elements and their properties are present in our daily lives in surprising ways. From pharmacology to cutting-edge technology, understanding how these elements interact and are organized enables advances in science and technology, directly impacting our lives. 🌟