• ATOMIC STRUCTURE

    In this unit we will learn about the atom and its structure. From atomic models to electron configurations we will see how complex a residence the electron has in an atom.
     
     
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    Unit Outline


    Day 1 - 9/21

    Review Unit 1 Test
    Ted Ed Video:
    Just How Small is an Atom?
    Scale:  Uses metric conversions to go from coffee been to carbon atom (for perspective)
    Worksheet
    : Notes – Chapter 4 Fill-in
    Chapter 4 Notes, Slides 3-8:  Subatomic particles
    Chapter 4 Notes, Slides 9-12:
    Reading periodic table (atomic number, mass number, practice)
    PhET SimulationBuild an Atom
    Explore Learning
    Element Builder Gizmo
    Chapter 4 Notes, Slides 14-16:  Effect of changing particles
    Worksheet
    :  Chapter 4 – Atomic Structure, Sheet 1

    Day 2 - 9/22
    IPOD #6
    atomic structure chart
    Chapter 4 Notes, Slide 17
    :  Isotope definition
    Chapter 4 Notes, Slide 18-20
    :  Practice
    Lab: 
    Beans

    Day 3 - 9/24
    IPOD #7
    isotopes
    Ted Ed Video: Radioactivity: Expect the Unexpected
    Explore Learning - Nuclear Decay Gizmo
    Chapter 4 Notes, Slides 21-33:  radioisotopes, radioactive decay (alpha, beta, gamma)
    HW: Atomic Model Timeline Worksheet
     
    Day 4 - 9/25
    IPOD #8 radioactive decay
    Chapter 4 Notes, Slides 34-36: half-life
    Lab:  Understanding Half-Life
    Worksheet: Notes – Radioactive Decay and Half-Life
    HW: Atomic Model Timeline Worksheet


    Day 5 - 9/26
    IPOD #9
    half-life
    Quiz - Chapter 4 & parts of Chapter 25
    PhET Simulation - Radioactive Dating Game
    HW: Atomic Model Timeline Worksheet

    Day 6 - 9/27
    Worksheet
    : Notes – Chapter 5 Fill-in
    Chapter 5 Notes, Slides 2-4:
    Democritus & Dalton
    Chapter 5 Notes, Slides 5-7:
    Thompson
    Chapter 5 Notes, Slides 8-9:
    Rutherford
    Chapter 5 Notes, Slides 10:
    Chadwick
    Chapter 5 Notes, Slide 11-12:  Bohr
    Demo: Energy Levels (with candy)
    Ted Ed Video: The Uncertain Location of Electrons
    Chapter 5
    Notes, Slides 13-22:  Schrodinger – quantum mechanical  model, orbital shapes, capacity
    Activity: Color code periodic table (shows s,p,d,f)
    Chapter 5
    Practice, Slides 23-24:  Writing configurations


    Day 7 - 9/28

    Ted Ed Video:
    What Can Schrodinger's Cat Teach Us About Quantum Mechanics?
    Chapter 5 Notes, Slides 25-26:
    Shorthand Notation
    Chapter 5 Notes, Slides 28-30:
    Orbital Notation, Filling Rules
    CW: Electron Configuration Practice (from notes packet)           

    Day 8 - 10/1
    IPOD #10 electron configurations/orbital notations
    Chapter 5 Notes, Slides 27: Exceptions
    Worksheet
    : – Chapter 5 – Electron Configurations, Orbital Notation
    Ted Ed Video: Particles or Waves: The Central Mystery of the Quantum Mechanical Model
    Chapter 5 Notes, Slides 32-33: Flame Tests
    Chapter 5 Notes, Slides 34: Quantum, photon
    Lab Flame Test

    Day 9 - 10/2
    IPOD #11
    electron configurations/orbital notations
    Finish Lab Flame Test
    Ted Ed Video: What is Color?
    Chapter 5 Notes, Slides 35-40: light, wave anatomy, wave equation
    Worksheet: Chapter 5 - Light Equations  

    Day 10 - 10/3
    Quiz
    electron configurations
    Demo:
    Iron Filings (Electrons falling back to their ground state after being excited looks like sparklers or fireworks)  
    Chapter 5 Notes, Slides 41: EM Spectrum (use to review inverse nature of wavelength & frequency)   
    Chapter 5 Notes, Slides 42-44: Atomic Emission Spectra  
    Chapter 5 Notes, Slides 45-46: Energy  
    Worksheet: Chapter 5 - Light Equations                          

    Day 11 - 10/4
    IPOD #12
    light, wavelength, frequency, energy
    Activity
    Labeling the Periodic Table
    Ted Ed Video:
    “The Genius of Mendeleev’s Periodic Table”
    Chapter 6 Notes, Slides 4-5:
    Periodic Law
    Chapter 6 Notes, Slides 6-8:
    Valence electrons
    Chapter 6 Notes, Slides 9-29:
    Characteristics of metals/nonmetals/metalloids, families (with valence electrons)
    Chapter 6 Notes, Slides 31-35:
    Octet Rule
    Chapter 6 Notes, Slides 36-38:
    Lewis Dot Notation
    Worksheet
    : Guided Notes – Periodic Table
    Ted Ed Video:
    “Solving the Puzzle of the Periodic Table”
    HW: Worksheet: Chapter 5 - electron configuration, Lewis, ions

    Day 12 - 10/5
    IPOD # 13
    chart (family, configurations, valence, lewis dot, anion/cation, ion charge)
    Activity:
    Trend Identification (using lab station graphs)
    Worksheet
    : Guided Notes – Trends
    Chapter 6 Notes, Slides 41-46:
    Atomic Radius Trend
    Chapter 6 Notes, Slides 47-52:
    Ionization Energy Trend
    Chapter 6 Notes, Slides 53-57:
    Electronegativity Trend
    Chapter 6 Notes, Slides 58-61:
    Ion Size Trend
    Chapter 6 Notes, Slide 62:
    Summary of Trends                                                                      

    Day 13 - 10/8
    Chapter 6 Notes, Slides 53-57:
    Electronegativity Trend
    Chapter 6 Notes, Slides 58-61:
    Ion Size Trend
    Worksheet: Chapter 6 – Circle the Trend
    Worksheet: Chapter 6 – Periodic Puzzle

    Day 14 - 10/9
    IPOD #14
    trends
    Demo:
    Sodium & Potassium
    YouTube Video:
    “Solving the Puzzle of the Periodic Table”
    Chapter 3 Notes, Slides 17-19: Density
    Explore Learning -
    Density Gizmo Assessment Questions
    YouTube Video:
    Steve Spangler Density Column
    Lab -
    Density Trends

    Day 15 - 10/10
    IPOD #15 –
    density
    IPOD #16
    family & trends (name an element that…)
    Worksheet
    :  Unit 2 Review
    Worksheet:  Study Guide                                                                                                               

    Day 16 - 10/11
    Unit 2 Test
    Chapters 4-6 and parts of Chapter 25

Notes

Worksheets

Labs & Activities