Primo Levi and the Periodic Table

Summary

Students will read an article, summarize it, and then answer questions about it.

Materials

• article analysis sheet (attached)
• article (attached)
• student page (attached)

Instructional Procedures

Hook activity:

1. Ask students to describe in a pair/share activity, an accident/mistake that they made when they made an assumption about a substance or chemical. Give an example from your experience.
2. Ask a few students to share their experiences.

Reading activity:

1. Read the introduction to the students and discuss.
2. Have the students read the article & summarize it, then answer the questions.
3. In groups of 3-4 students have them read the sentences from the text, and come to a conclusion about the questions as a group.

Bibliography

Lesson Design by Jordan School District Teachers and Staff.