Chemistry Club: All About the Elements of the Periodic Table
What's included
1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
Beginner - Advanced Level
The periodic table. It hangs in nearly every science classroom. It's printed on shirts, shower curtains, posters, and socks. But what do you REALLY know about those 118 elements? In this class, students will get a chance to learn about every element on the periodic table- its name, properties, uses, the origin of its name, as well as any other interesting facts about it. Each week, we will look at a group of elements, briefly discuss their uses and properties, how they were discovered, and look at the origins of their names. We will start class by doing an icebreaker question Then we'll learn about each of the elements for that week- what they look like, where they're found in everyday life, and the origins of their name. Students will have opportunity to discuss what they know about the elements and at the end of class, each student will get to share which element they thought was most interesting for the week as well as answer some trivia questions to review what they've learned. Weekly Schedule - please note that sometimes class questions and discussion can lead to not fitting in all elements for the week. I will adjust the schedule as necessary when this occurs. Please note that each day's sections are on different elements- but all classes will cover all groups of the periodic table. Students are welcome to join the class at any point- content does not build upon previous weeks- we will cover a new group of elements each week and will start back at the beginning of the periodic table after covering all elements.
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External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
All course content (slides and handouts) are created by the instructor.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in Science
I am a certified chemistry teacher (grades 7-12) with over two decades of teaching experience. I have 7 years of experience in the high school classroom and have been teaching on Outschool since December 2018. I have also done private tutoring at the middle school, high school, and college level, taught freshman college chemistry recitations and labs, and worked in various science outreach settings including museums, middle school after school science programs, and science summer camps. From these experiences, I have worked with a lot of different types of learners at various stages of interest, ability, and motivation- from preschoolers wide-eyed at everything in science to high school students simply taking the class as a requirement to college freshmen chemistry majors passionate about the course with never-ending questions. I can tailor my teaching style to fit the learner, and I do what I can to make it approachable by anyone.
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Live Group Class
$18
weekly1x per week
50 min
Completed by 334 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-13
3-12 learners per class