Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Atomic Structure: The Heart of Matter

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students study the particles of which atoms are made. They define the electron, proton, and neutron and their attributes.
Organizer
CPO Science

Physics Skill and Practice Worksheets

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Stop wasting energy searching for physics resources, this comprehensive collection of worksheets has you covered. Starting with introductions to the scientific method, dimensional analysis, and graphing data, these skills practice...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Atomic Structure - Drawing Atoms

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners draw the model for each of their atoms on Microsoft Word. They go to the internet and search other pertinent information about their atoms. They place this information and their drawings on a PowerPoint presentation to present...
PPT
Curated OER

Periodic Table

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Explanations of shell structure in an atom and the decisions that affect periodic table organization are discussed here. Students view well organized charts to list and compare elements that are placed in different sections of the...
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Teach Engineering

Gumdrop Atoms

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
There's nothing sticky about the resource, unless you count the gumdrops! Scholars create a model of a lithium atom, complete with protons, neutrons, and electrons. It's just that these models are made with gumdrops and toothpicks.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Model of a Scanning Tunneling Microscope

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explain how a scanning tunneling microscope works. In this chemistry lesson plan, 9th graders construct atomic models and simulate how their images appear under the STM. They discuss the limitations of their atomic model.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Atoms-How Sweet They Are!

For Students 8th - 10th
In this atoms and sugar molecules worksheet, students are given the structural composition of the sugar molecule maltose. They determine the number of each type of atom in the molecule, they find the ratio of hydrogen to oxygen atoms and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

What Do Atoms Look Like?

For Students 9th - 12th
For this atomic structure worksheet, students answer eleven short answer questions about the structure of atoms including the number of protons, neutrons and electrons. Students indicate the differences in isotopes of atoms and what the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Flambe Elements

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discuss atoms and electrons as well as atoic structure. They view atomic structure via the computer. Students watch a demonstration in which the teacher demonstrates glass tubing turning yellow in a Bunsen Burner flame....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Structure of the Atom

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners practice drawing the atomic structure of several different elements. They complete critical thinking questions about atomic structure and compare the atomic mass units for different ions and isotopes of an element.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Atoms

For Students 10th - 11th
In this atoms worksheet, students use their knowledge of the periodic table and of atomic structure to complete the table on atoms. They identify the notation for each and then the atomic number, mass number, the number of protons,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Structure-Property Relationships

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the structure and property changes of water through videos and classroom discussion. They are introduced to atomic arrangement of solids by looking closely at carbon in different forms, such as graphite and diamond....
Interactive
Learning Games Lab

Nitrogen in Feed

For Students 9th - 12th
Knowing what farmers are feeding livestock is just smart business. A WebQuest lesson helps learners build an understanding of the relationship between amino acids, nitrogen, and protein. With interactive instruction,...
AP Test Prep
College Board

2014 AP® Chemistry Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
More than half of AP Chemistry test takers earn a high enough score to get college credit. Improve that statistic by using past test questions including precipitate, molarity, and chemical equations to prepare for a future exam. The...
PPT
Curated OER

Group 13: The Boron Family

For Teachers 8th - 12th
A short slide show to display the characteristics of group 13 on the periodic table of elements. The atomic structure and reasons for their physical and chemical characteristics are not explained, and so this would only be an...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Kinetics and Equilibrium

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students develop an understanding of what a reaction is and factors that affect it. They are introduced to: reaction mechanisms, reaction rates, reaction order, factors affecting reaction rates, Le Chatelier's Principle and Equilibrium.
Worksheet
Curated OER

What are Atoms?

For Students 9th - 12th
In this atom learning exercise, students read about Dalton's contributions to the structure of the atom. They answer five questions about Dalton's ideas, the law of multiple proportions and the law of definite proportions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading the Periodic Table

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify the general atomic structure of an element represented on the periodic table. They examine bean and rice patterns that have been created by the teacher and posted around the room and then attempt to match the periodic...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Inquiry into Consumer Products

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers recognize different consumer products, found in and around the home, that have reactive or denaturing properties when used together. They explore chemical and physical properties of each product by identifying chemical...
Lab Resource
Pingry School

The Periodic Law

For Students 9th - 12th
Time to put the knowledge to the test! Young scholars take what they know about the periodic table and build their own from scratch. Using clues from 26 different elements, they place elements in a blank periodic table. The clues include...
Lesson Plan
American Institute of Physics

Women and the Manhattan Project

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
The Manhattan Project was a massive undertaking involving multiple sites and thousands of scientists and technicians. To gain an understanding of the women who participated in the project, groups select an oral history of a woman...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Photocells II: The Photoelectric Effect in Photocells

For Teachers 9th - 12th
It's not easy to find fabulous physics lesson plans, but School Power Naturally has put together a series of them. In this particular lesson plan, high schoolers learn about the structure and functioning of photovoltaic cells. They...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Matter: Atoms and Molecules

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate how information about the atom has been determined. In this atomic structure instructional activity, students draw what they think an atom looks like. They conduct Internet research about the types of atomic models...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Atom

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the structure of an atom and its different spectra.In this atomic lesson plan students complete a class activity on the history of atoms and a spectroscope lab.

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