The Introduction of Periodic Trends Course Component is designed to facilitate an understanding of the relationship between reactivity of the elements and their positions on the periodic table.
Students creates an organizational scheme based on their own criteria.
Get the students into groups. Hand each group a bag of Legos listed above. Allow the students to play with the Legos without instruction for a few minutes. After a few minutes, ask the students to separate the Legos into individual pieces. Instruct the students to organize the Legos as they would like for the next procedure.