Middle School Science Blog

Free lesson plans and resources for grades 5-8 by Liz Belasic (Liz LaRosa)

Patterns of the Periodic Table: Finding Shells and Valence Electrons

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Materials:

• Google Slides – students will learn how to find the number of energy levels (shells) for elements in periods 1 – 8 and the number of valence electrons in their outer shells using the periodic table. Updated (Public link)
• Handout – updatedShells & Valence Electrons
  • Older version: How to determine the number of valence electrons and shells using the element’s group number and period – Notes (pdf) and Slides (ppt)

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