Home learning activities
Subject
Science
Year Group
Year 7
Unit of work / Knowledge organiser
Atoms and the Periodic Table - Revision
Activities
• Complete the ‘Knowledge Check’ by clicking on the link below (Mr Tobi
has also emailed this link out to you):
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=tWaUKrjGMEuM3bZvypd0
-1JR5WsjuLFPvbjI4VXu0Y1UOTcwWldYR1pJQ1RSWTQ2QzBJNjM0VUxUTy4u
• Read through both pages of the ‘Knowledge Organiser’ on ‘Atoms and the
Periodic Table’.
• Make careful and detailed notes on Sections 1-7, including writing out the
properties of the ‘subatomic particles’ in Section 1 and of ‘metals and non-
metals’ in Section 4.
• Write down the properties of ‘Group 1’ elements without looking at your
earlier notes from Section 5.
• Complete the ‘Test Yourself’ activity; the answers are provided at the end,
but do not look at these until you have tried to complete the work yourself
(be strict with yourself here).
• Complete the ‘Periodic Table’ exam-style question. Use the mark scheme
(once you have tried the question) to mark your answers carefully.
Where do you complete the work?
In Study Books.
What to do if you finish the work? (Extension activity)
• Make sure you have completed the previous set work on ‘The Human Body
- Revision’ and then work on the ‘Mini Project’ on ‘Atoms and Elements’.
These websites might help:
• BBC Bitesize -> Secondary -> KS3 -> Science -> Chemistry -> Atoms, Elements and
the Periodic Table
If you are struggling with your work or if you have finished.
Please email your classroom teacher directly using the email list found in the
Home Learning section of the website.
Year 7—Atoms and the Periodic Table
1. What is an atom and the structure of an atom.
Everything is made from atoms, including you. Atoms are tiny particles that are far too small to
see, even with a microscope. If people were the same size as atoms, the entire population of the
world would fit into a box about a thousandth of a millimetre across. An atom has a central nucle-
us. This is surrounded by electrons arranged in shells. The nuclei of all atoms contain subatomic
particles called protons. The nuclei of most atoms also contain neutrons.
Subatomic particle Relative mass Relative charge
Proton 1 +1
Neutron 1 0
Electron Very small -1
2. Elements
An element is a substance that cannot be broken down into any other substance. Every element is made up of its own type of atom. This is why
the chemical elements are all very different from each other.
• Everything in the universe contains the atoms of at least one or more elements.
• The periodic table lists all the known elements and groups together those with similar properties.
The number of protons in an atom of an element is its atomic number. Remember that: all atoms of a given element have the same number of
protons, atoms of different elements have different numbers of protons
An atom contains equal numbers of protons and electrons. Since protons and electrons have equal and opposite charges, this means that atoms
are have no overall electrical charge.
Atomic mass = the number of protons and neutrons
Electron configuration for Sodium
(Na)
Atomic number = number of protons (and electrons)
Year 7—Atoms and the Periodic Table
3. Elements
Element Symbol Element Symbol Element Symbol Element Symbol Element Symbol
Hydrogen H Boron B Fluorine F Aluminium Al Chlorine Cl
Helium He Carbon C Neon Ne Silicon Si Argon Ar
Lithium Li Nitrogen N Sodium Na Phosphorus P Potassium K
Beryllium Be Oxygen O Magnesium Mg Sulfur S Calcium Ca
4. Metals vs Non-metals
5. Group 1 6. Group 7 7. Group 0
Li F He
Lithium Fluorine Helium
Na Cl Ne
Sodium Increasing Increasing Boiling
Chlorine Neon
reactivity reactivity point
K as you go Br Ar
as you go increases
Potassium down the Bromine Argon
up the as you go
Rb group I group Kr down the
Rubidium Iodine Krypton group
Cs At Xe
Caesium Astatine Xenon
Metals Non-metals Fr Ts Rn
Shiny Dull Francium Tennessine Radon
High melting point Low melting point Group 1 elements are very Og
Chlorine os a green gas and is
reactive. They are stored Oganesson
used to sterilise water.
Good conductor of Poor conductor of under oil to keep them away
electricity electricity Bromine is an orange gas and Group 0 elements are called
from air and water. Group 1
is used to make pesticides and the noble gases. They exist
Good conductor of heat Poor conductor of heat elements form alkaline
plastics. as single atoms. They all
solutions when they react
High density Low density have low boiling points.
with water. This is why they Iodine is a grey solid and is
Malleable and ductile brittle are called alkaline metals. used to sterilise wounds.
Atoms and Elements
Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxRGahK7B48
Task Description
1 Create a decorative cover sheet for your project using pictures and as many keywords from the topic as possible.
2 Draw or print a table to show the similarities and the differences between man-made and natural materials, also
include three examples for each
3 Produce a leaflet to show a diagram of atoms of an element such as iron or zinc
4 Draw or print the periodic table and label the sections of metals and the non-metals .Label and name the groups of
the periodic table
5 Draw or print a table for ten metal elements with their symbols and ten non-metal elements with their symbols
6 Find the definition of a compound and write down he names of three compounds and state the difference
between a compound and a mixture
7 Draw a poster to show the difference between chemical and physical changes. Include an example for each. State
how to identify a chemical change.
8 Name different compounds and molecules and list the rules for naming compounds with examples for each.
