Stage 4 · SC4-PRT-01
Periodic Table and Atomic Structure
Elements, atoms and the table that organises them. Subatomic particles, electron arrangement, periodic trends and the history of discovery.
Lessons
11 total1
Elements in everyday life
The pure substances that make up everything around you.
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2
Properties of metals, non-metals and metalloids
Three families of elements — very different personalities.
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3
Elements, compounds and their uses
How properties determine what a material is used for.
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4
Atoms — the building blocks of elements
The tiniest particle that still acts like an element.
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5
Subatomic particles
Protons, neutrons and electrons — inside every atom.
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6
The planetary atomic model
A model of electrons in shells around the nucleus.
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7
How atomic models have changed
From solid spheres to electron clouds — science keeps improving.
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8
The periodic table — organisation and patterns
Why the table is arranged the way it is.
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9
Predicting properties from position
Use the periodic table to predict what an element will be like.
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10
Atomic structure of the first 18 elements
Model the atoms from hydrogen to argon.
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11
Periodic table in context
How element properties and availability determine what we use.
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Syllabus Outcomes
- SC4-PRT-01 Explains how uses of elements and compounds are influenced by scientific understanding and discoveries relating to their properties