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Article: The Periodic Table.(Book review)
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- May 1, 2007
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The Periodic Table
Author: Cindy Blobaum
Prufrock Press, Inc. P.O. Box 8813 Waco, TX 76714
2005; 32 pages Price: not provided
The Periodic Table, written by Cindy Blobaum and illustrated by Mary Lou Johnson, offers two lessons exploring the structure and organization of the periodic table of the elements. The lessons are designed for grades five through eight, to be covered in two to three 45 minute class periods. Instruction is fundamentally discovery-style, and is intended to help students understand Mendeleev's work and the basic history and development of the table.
The book demonstrates the structure and function of ...