• 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 Simulation – Build 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

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