1. 4.07 Periodic Table Lab Activity

2. Create your own Periodic Table!
What do I need to do?
In this lab activity you will create your own periodic table of food items.
You will explore the characteristics of twelve selected food items and organize them by their properties.
Use the interactive in the lesson to setup and organize your table.

3. Getting Started Procedures: (15 points)
Select twelve of your favorite food items.
Examine the characteristics of each item selected.
Create up to four categories based on the similarities between each food item. (ex.. dairy, proteins, fatty foods, breads, etc..)
Create up to three rows of characteristics based on the similarities between each food item. (ex…sweet, salty, soft, hard, etc.)
Organize your foods as Mendeleev organized the periodic table. Identify patterns and group the food items into horizontal and vertical rows and columns.

4. Use the interactive (see example)
This is an example using CARS – you will use FOODS.
NOTE

5. Illustrate the chart of foods that you created in the lesson.
Your table should look something like this
Use word, excel, PowerPoint or even SNAG your interactive page!

6. Analyze your results Analysis questions: (15 points)
What are the general family (column) characteristics formed in the chart?
Suggest a reason why some items might not fit easily into a group.
Why do you think there is not a periodic table of compounds? Use evidence to support your thoughts.

7. Need help or still have questions?
Contact your Instructor