10/7/14 Quiz Over Electrons

Quiz over electron diagrams, configurations and atomic structure.
HW: Read 7.1 pgs 206-209 How does an atom become positively charged? Why does an atom become negatively charged? Electronically, what do all atoms want to look like?

10/3/14 Periodic Trends

Date: 10/1/14

Class: Chemistry

Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will compare period and group trends and start to relate the trends to electron configuration.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.2A

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: 6.3 Assessment Questions 20-23 on pg. 194

Lesson Outline: Grade the test from last time. > Ask students about what they read. > Notes over 6.3 Periodic/Group Trends > Have students answer questions 20-23 on pg. 194 > Discuss answers as a class > HW: Study for a quiz next time over Electron diagrams, configurations, periodic trends and atomic structure

9/25/14 Electrons 4

Date: 9/25/14

Class: Chemistry

Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to determine electron configurations, valence electron dot structures and how the periodic table is arranged.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.1

Student Needs: More time

Assessment Plan: Around the Room

Lesson Outline: What are the 3 components of an atom? What are their charges and where are they located? Si electron dot diagram and configuration > Continue practicing harder electron configurations > Practice diagramming > Thumbs-up/down on getting electron configurations > Read 174-175 then quick discussion > Read 182-185 > valence e- dot diagrams for Li, Na, Mg, K, Ca, Cu, Co and Ag

9/29/14 Flame Test Lab

Date: 9/29/14

Class: Chemistry

Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will show how the energy in ionic bonds is shown in a flame test.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.2A

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Flame Test Lab Report

Lesson Outline: Review protons, neutrons, electrons for I-135 then have it undergo alpha decay > Grade Ionic Bonding Worksheet > What ions do Sr, Ca, Na and Cu form? > Give directions for lab, assign groups, have student repeat directions, move to Mr. Peterson’s room > After lab discuss results, big flame tests, practice ion formation > HW: Read 6.3 pgs 187-194

9/23/14 Electrons 3

Date: 9/23/14

Class: Chemistry

Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to determine electron configurations, valence electron dot structures.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.1

Student Needs: More time

Assessment Plan: Electron diagrams worksheet

Lesson Outline: What are the 3 components of an atom? What are their charges and where are they located? Si electron dot diagram and configuration > Continue practicing harder electron configurations > Read 5.3 > Explain valence shell electrons > Practice diagramming > Homework: Electron dot diagrams and configurations homework

9/19/14 Electrons 2

Date: 9/19/14

Class: Chemistry

Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to organize an atom’s electrons into energy levels and orbitals.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.1

Student Needs: Reading time

Assessment Plan: Full electron dot diagrams and electron configurations

Lesson Outline: What is the purpose of constants? What are some signs a chemical change has occurred? Po-209 protons, neutrons and electrons, Oxygen electron dot diagram > So far we’ve worked with the first 20 elements, today we’re going to find out why the transition metals, lanthanides and actinides are more complicated. > Electron dot diagram and electron configuration practice > Homework is Electron Dot Diagrams and Electron Configurations

9/15/16 Subnotes

Sub-notes: Have the Chemistry students watch The Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Episode 1 on Netflix. I will show a student ahead of time how to bring it up on the Apple TV on the projector. When students are finished, have them answer the question I've put on schoology website under the Cosmos Question 1 Assignment.

9/17/14 Electrons 1

Date: 9/17/14

Class: Chemistry

Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to draw electron dot diagrams for the first 18 elements.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.2

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Draw electron dot diagrams of Cl, Ca and B

Lesson Outline: What is the dependent variable? If two liquids mixed together create a solid, what happened? > Rn-222 protons, neutrons, electrons then alpha decay, then beta decay > Ask students what they know about electrons > Read 5.2 pgs. 146 - 155 > go through drawing electron dot diagrams > Check a few they do on their own > if time start explaining s, p, d and f orbitals

9/11/14 Radioactive Decay

Date: 9/11/14

Class: Chemistry

Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to predict the outcomes of the 3 main types of nuclear decay.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.1 and 9-12.P.1.5

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Worksheet on nuclear decay.

Lesson Outline: What are the 4 parts of an experiment? What are the 3 parts of an atom? Rn-222 > Go over answers to worksheet > Put students into 3 groups, have each group read about 1 type of decay then have them share what we should know about that decay type > Notes over 4.4 > Practice nuclear decay > HW: Worksheet predicting the outcomes of nuclear decay