The Periodic Table of the Elements
| Resource Type | Title/Author | Comments | Recommend? | Rating |
| Book | Fizz, Bubble & Flash!: Element Explorations & Atom Adventures for Hands-on Science; Brandolini, Dr. Anita (Ph.D.) | Kid-friendly tour through the groups of the Periodic Table. Lots of hands-on experiments with everyday items. | Y | 5 |
| Book | The Mystery of the Periodic Table; Wiker, Benjamin D. | Historical perspective of how man discovered elements and their organization. Good read-aloud book or as an assignment. Christian point of view. | Y | 5 |
| Curriculum | Learning About Atoms; Knorr, Susan | Covers general knowledge, includes worksheets, activities, games & student project to build a PowerPoint presentation | Y | 4 |
| Lapbook | Periodic Table Lap Book; Palmer, Debbie | Good hands-on project | Y | 4 |
| Game | The Periodic Table Game; Ellen McHenry's Basement Workshop | Color printout game. Touches on names, radioactivity, valency numbers, groupings, matter states. | Y | 4 |
| Website | Dynamic Periodic Table | Dynamic is the right word. Ability to display isotopes, electrons, orbitals, series, etc. Tie-ins to IUPAC & Wikipedia. | Y | 5 |
| Website | BrainPop | Always a good resource, BrainPop currently has at least 9 good movies relating to TPOTE | Y | 5 |
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YouTube Periodic Table of the Elements song by Tom Lehrer
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Listing of elements sung to Pirates of Penzance "Modern Major General" song. It's dated, but still fun and educational. There are many more, these are our favorites. | Y | 5 |