chemical elements

Introduces students to elements and compounds, discussing the periodic table, metals, nonmetals, halogens, noble gases, chemical bonds, and organic compounds.

Readers are guided through applying the scientific method to conduct experiments, and will gain a better understanding of the basics concepts demonstrated by each experiment.

Where do nature's building blocks, called the elements, come from? They're the hidden ingredients of everything in our world, from the carbon in our bodies to the metals in our smartphones. To unlock their secrets, David Pogue, the lively host of NOVA's popular "Making Stuff" series and technology correspondent of The New York Times, spins viewers through the world of weird, extreme chemistry: the strongest acids, the deadliest poisons, the universe's most abundant elements, and the rarest of the rare--substances cooked up in atom smashers that flicker into existence for only fractions of a second.

"The periodic table is the way scientists have organized the 118 known elements. But up-and-coming scientists can learn much from the periodic table as well. In this book, they'll learn how to read the periodic table, including what an element's atomic number means and what the rows and columns signify. They'll gather facts about common and interesting elements and even discover how they can predict how elements might chemically react from their position in the table"--Provided by publisher.

Combines science and art to create a simple way for students to learn the periodic table.

Text and illustration look at the periodic table of the elements. Includes teacher notes.

Text and illustration look at the element uranium. Includes teacher notes.

Text and illustration look at the element silver. Includes teacher notes.

Text and illustration look at the element silicon. Includes teacher notes.

Text and illustration look at the element oxygen. Includes teacher notes.