Periodic Table: First 20 Elements

A printable chart of the first 20 elements, hydrogen to calcium, in their places on the periodic table, with a practice page and an answer key.

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What’s included

  • The first 20 elements in large boxes with atomic number, symbol, name and atomic mass, with group and period numbers
  • A key that shows how to read an element box
  • A practice page: write the symbol for 10 elements and the name for 10 more
  • An answer key
  • Color and black & white versions

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Classroom use ideas

  • Learn the first 20 elements a few at a time
  • Give the practice page as a quick check a day or two later
  • Talk about why the elements fall into rows and columns
  • Draw a Bohr model for each of the first 20 elements

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