1. The Periodic Table
Below is the Periodic Table as it would normally appear
-the lanthanide series (or rare earths), which are radioactive, and actinide series were separated for easier viewing

2. The Periodic Table
-properties in both series tend to be similar due to electron configurations
-they all generally have 3 electrons for bonding
-they usually combine with halogens to form MX3, such as LaF3
-transactinide elements begin with Rutherfordium, element 104

3. The Periodic Table
-All elements above 92 are man made and discovered through experiments
-they were found through the use of accelerators which smash nuclei together

4. The Periodic Table
-Ernest Lawrence of UC Berkeley invented one of the most powerful accelerators, the cyclotron
-Many transactinide elements such as 97-Berkelium, 98-Californium, 103-Lawrencium, and 106-Seaborgium were discovered at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
-some transactinide elements, like plutonium, are made in nuclear reactors

5. Element Scavenger Hunt
1. What are 3 elements named after planets? 2. What are 3 elements named after countries? 3. Find 1 element named after a famous scientist? (Hint: there are at least 9) 4. What is the atomic number of promethium? 5. What is the atomic mass of cerium? 6. What is one element named after a state in
America? 7. Which element has the lowest atomic number?