Transcript TITLE: STATES OF MATTER AT THE ATOMIC LEVEL

TITLE: STATES OF MATTER AT THE
ATOMIC LEVEL
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TARGET GROUP: Grades 9-12;
College Tech Prep Chemistry /Physical
Science
OBJECTIVES:
Students will be able to :
1.
Use models to explain atomic structure.
2.
Describe the size of the atom.
3.
Compare atoms according to relative size
and mass.
4.
Using SMD software, students will
understand how atoms undergo changes of
state.
Students will be able to :
1. Identify parts of the
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1.
Identify parts of the atom.
2.
Explain modern atomic theory.
3.
Compare atoms and list them in terms
of size.
4.
Graph atomic radius vs. atomic number.
5.
Construct models of gases, liquids and
solids.
6.
Explain and describe similarities and
differences between phases
INTRODUCTION
1.
2.
Mechanical Universe Tape Series:
Models of The Atom.
SMD movie.
1.
open SMD player
Excerpt from Issac Asimov’s,”The Atom”.
ACTIVITES:
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1. Grain of Sand Experiment.
2. SMTD interactive software.
3. Average Atomic Mass Experiment.
4. Construct models of atoms in the
gas, liquid and solid states
ASSESSMENT:
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1. Test on atomic structure.
2. Discuss SMTD movie on introduction
to states of matter.
3. Laboratory Grading Rubric.
4. Present or construct a model
describing the three phases of matter in
the activity section.