Teach Them All - Chemistry: January 2013

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Module 3 part 2: Atoms and Molecules

Fun Stuff:

Another computer game for the periodic table

Assignments:

Read Module 3 if you haven't done so already. If you are listening to it on Audible, the module starts at about 2:37. Watch the Khan videos.

Labs:

Ionic and Covalent Bonds Lab

Ionic and Covalent Bonds Lab with salt and sugar

Electrolysis of Water Lab

Law of the Conservation of Mass Lab

For Everybody:

Nova-Hunting for the Elements Kick off this week by watching this video together. Very Engaging. Chapter 9, Elemental Earth after the Gatorade part, is all about evolution. Skipping this section is recommended. You can find out what chapter you are on by putting your cursor on the bottom of the screen.

Resources to go along with Hunting for the Elements

Chem4Kids atoms - material to read with an online quiz. Upper elementary and above. This unit covers material in the atom section and the element section.

Resources:

The photographic periodic table- very cool. Photographs and information on all of the elements

Groups on the Periodic Table

Khan Academy

Valence Electrons

Khan Academy

Periodic Table Trends: Ionization Energy

Khan Academy

Other Periodic Table Trends

Khan Academy

Ionic, Metallic, and Covalent Bonding

Khan Academy

Laws that Led to Modern Atomic Theory

Conservation of Mass

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Module 3: Atoms and Molecules

I know module 3 comes after module 2, and we haven't done module 2, but how can you understand heat and energy if you don't understand atomic structure. So as the teacher, I'm taking my prerogative to switch the order of things.