By:  Briana S

Like we humans, it has familes:

Parents, kids, aunts, uncles; you name
it, it’s all there.

Like the color of our skin, the elements
are color coded.

Blue, red, yellow; you name it, most
likely it’ll be there.

A family can have a lot in one generation,

Probably more then 118 elements I bet.

Now, you know how high school students
have their sections?

Well elements have their categories
too.

Yup, humans aren’t the only people
that can do that.

And you know, in a team, maybe a basketball
team,

They are assigned numbers.

Well guess what? Elements too!

Can you believe it?

But you wouldn’t call it a team number.

It’s an atomic number.

See, the table is like humans.

Periodic Table 

by Robert B

An atom is a building block
It turns the hands of a clock
It is here and there
In me and in you
Scary isn’t it
But if u are afraid just quit
No need to worry
Unless it is mercury
Then you’d be sick in seconds
Oh and lead’s even worse
With a beckoning curse
And its poisonous spell
That’s a killer to dispel
But enough of that
Cause a matter of fact
There are more that can help you
Like one in your favorite brew
C₈H₁₀N₄O₂
Well you know what that is
It keeps you up at night
No it’s not a parental fight
And study for that test
When it comes to this it’s the best
Yes it's caffeine
precious caffeine.