The Periodic Table: Organization & Trends Bell Ringers & Exit Tickets | Chemistry | Grades 9–12

The Periodic Table: Organization & Trends Bell Ringers & Exit Tickets is bell ringer and exit ticket prompts for high school Chemistry (grades 9–12) on The Periodic Table: Organization & Trends.

Pairs with: The Periodic Table: Organization & Trends Slide Show Presentation; The Periodic Table: Organization & Trends Guided Notes; The Periodic Table: Organization & Trends Lesson Quiz; The Periodic Table: Organization & Trends Vocabulary Words & Definitions.

Sample item: “1. How did Dmitri Mendeleev arrange the elements in his periodic table, and what did he do about elements that had not been discovered yet?”

What's inside: Bell Ringers & Exit Tickets (editable .docx + PDF, about 2,950 words, 11 pages); answer key / model answers for the teacher.

Standards: HS-PS1-1 — Use the periodic table as a model to predict the relative properties of elements based on the patterns of electrons in the outermost energy level of atoms. HS-PS1-2 — Construct and revise an explanation for the outcome of a simple chemical reaction based on the outermost electron states of atoms, trends in the periodic table, and knowledge of the patterns of chemical properties.

Resource type: Bell Ringers & Exit Tickets. Format: editable Microsoft Word file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Open class with a bell ringer and close with an exit ticket to check understanding. Built for high school Chemistry, grades 9–12.

Format note: These files are delivered in Microsoft Office formats (Word and/or PowerPoint). If you open a worksheet that includes tables in Apple Pages or another non-Microsoft app, table formatting may not display correctly. For best results, use Microsoft Word or PowerPoint (or upload the file to Google Docs). If you run into any formatting issues, contact us and we can send a PDF version.