the Periodic table Connections, patterns and why it matters 9/24/17 - 9/29/17

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             The periodic table did not always look like it does today, actually there didn't use to be one; The periodic table has a very interesting history. It was created by Dmitri Mendeleev, he needed a way to organize all the elements so that it made sense and that he could keep track of his work. Some say that he was inspired by the russian card game solitaire. This is a game where you organize the cards by suit horizontally and number vertically. He made himself a deck of cards. The deck had 63 cards after that he started organizing them. First he started organizing them by patterns. Soon he realized that some of the elements that reacted the same way actually were a lot like each other. Some people have made a connection to how a family is you are all slightly different but mostly the same. But some of the other elements reacted completely different but had things in common. Almost like a friend group you don't look like each other but you might like the same things. This is why their is one familiar pattern in the periodic table, this is the pattern that all of the elements in the first family all have one electron in the outer shell and the one next to it has 2 and the row next to that has 3 so the number of electrons slowly increase. Mendeleev's work has made chemistry way easier for us. he made many connections and patterns for the rest of us to make and notice. It is one of the important things that shaped the face of chemistry and the way we understand it.

S&EP
SP2 Models

We created models in class because we are making our own periodic table to understand the connections and the patterns that were built into the periodic table. We are making this model of the periodic table because it helps us understand periodic table and the way that it was created. We are also doing this so we can see and better our understanding of how to read the periodic table. 

XCC
XCC Energy and Matter

Energy and matter take part in the Periodic Table  because the system of the periodic table contains many different types of matter. One is a solid and one is a gas. Energy takes part in the system of the periodic table because the elements all conduct different amounts of energy. Matter and energy are a huge part of the periodic table because they are an important part of each element and how it is placed on the table.

Multiplier

I think that I was the Initiator this week because I was able to take charge in my group. I also think this because I was constantly making sure that everyone had a part and that every one was on task. I was also asking the questions of who was going to do what and what we should do about some parts of our project.