Periodic Trends — Karaoke (Radius, IE, EN & Metallic Character) | Instrumental + On-Screen Lyrics

Classroom-clean *karaoke / instrumental* for periodic trends: atomic radius, ionization energy (IE), electronegativity (EN), and metallic character—plus groups vs periods and shielding logic. Timed captions for sing-along. Great for bell-ringers, review, and sub plans.

🎤 Full vocal version:    • Periodic Trends — Radius, IE, EN & Metalli...  

How to use:
1) Play once while reading captions on (students read/sing).
2) Play again without reading captions (memory check).
3) Quick check: “Radius ↑/↓? EN/IE ↑/↓?”—students show arrows.

⬇️ Lyrics:
[Intro]
“Left to right is a period; up and down is a group. Watch the trends.”

[Chorus]
Down a group, atomic radius grows - more shells, more rows;
Across a period, radius shrinks - nuclear pull tightens links.
Ionization energy climbs up-and-right - hold those electrons tight;
Electronegativity climbs up-and-right - pull electrons right.
Metallic character? down-and-left is where it’s best,
Non-metal character? up-and-right - put it to the test.

[Verse 1]
Table has families - vertical groups in line,
Valence patterns match - chemistry’s by design.
Group 1 alkali - reactive, soft shine,
Group 2 alkaline-earth - steady, next in line.
Middle’s transition - metals with colored ions,
Halogens hunt electrons; nobles don’t wanna bond.
Across a period, shielding stays about the same,
Protons increase - nuclear pull climbs - pulling in the frame.
So atomic radius shrinks to the right,
While first IE rises - harder to start that flight.

[Pre-Chorus]
Simple rule to remember when you scan the sight:
Bigger down, smaller right; energies climb up - right.

[Chorus]
Down a group, atomic radius grows - more shells, more rows;
Across a period, radius shrinks - nuclear pull tightens links.
Ionization energy climbs up-and-right - hold those electrons tight;
Electronegativity climbs up-and-right - pull electrons right.
Metallic character? down-and-left is where it’s best,
Nonmetal character? up-and-right - put it to the test.

[Verse 2]
Electronegativity - how strong the tug can be,
Fluorine pulls the hardest - top-right key.
Metals love to lose electrons - form cations quick,
Nonmetals gain electrons - anions do the trick.
Down a group, shielding - layers block the core,
Outer electrons feel less pull - easier out the door.
Across a row, same shells - nuclear pull grows tight,
So EN and IE both step up-and-right.
Metallic character fades as we slide to the right,
But grows going down - left-side shining bright.

[Pre-Chorus]
Sketch an arrow map - put the trends in play:
Radius down and left; EN and IE up and right - every day.

[Bridge – SPOKEN ONLY]
[Leader] Groups tell you… [Group] Valence patterns!
[Leader] Periods change… [Group] Energy and size!
[Leader] Radius trend? [Group] Bigger down; smaller right no surprise!
[Leader] Ionization energy? [Group] Up-and-right it climbs!
[Leader] Electronegativity? [Group] Up-and-right - strong pulls at times!
[Leader] Metallic character? [Group] Down-and-left metal vibes!
[Leader] Across a period, nuclear pull? [Group] Increases pulls more inside!

[Chorus – BIG]
Down a group, atomic radius grows - more shells, more rows;
Across a period, radius shrinks - nuclear pull tightens links.
Ionization energy climbs up-and-right - hold those electrons tight;
Electronegativity climbs up-and-right - pull electrons right.
Metallic character? down-and-left is where it’s best,
Nonmetal character? up-and-right - put it to the test.

[Outro tag]
Trace the arrows, label trends - practice ‘til you’re set;
With groups, periods, shielding, pull - you’ll never forget.

Chapters
00:11 Chorus — Trend overview (radius ↓ across; EN/IE ↑ up-right)
00:39 Verse 1 — Groups, periods, families; radius & IE across
01:03 Pre-Chorus — “Bigger down, smaller right”
01:08 Chorus
01:36 Verse 2 — EN, metals vs nonmetals; shielding logic
01:59 Pre-Chorus — Arrow-map reminder
02:05 Bridge — Call/response review
02:25 Chorus (big)
02:53 Outro

Credits
Music & lyrics: Barclay Entertainment (Barclay Education series). Classroom-clean instrumental with on-screen captions.

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