Chemistry 20 Curriculum

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  The following Points have been outlined by SaskLearning to be included in the Chemistry20 Atoms and Elements Unit. Included is a list of where these points were addressed.  
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Curriculum Objectives
  Outline Aristotle's ideas on the nature of matter.
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Day 5-9: One of the groups prepares a presentation on Aristotle and his ideas of the "nature of matter."
Day 10: The students are receive a student presentation on Aristotle.
Day 12&13: The students review Aristotle and his beliefs which is then followed by a quiz.
         
  Explain the contributions of the early alchemists.
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Day 5-9: One of the groups prepares a presentation on Alchemists and their contribution.
Day 10: The students are receive a student presentation on Alchemists.
Day 12&13: The students review Alchemists and their contributions which is then followed by a quiz.
         
  Summarize the contributions made by Dalton, Lavoisier, Berzelius, Thomson, Rutherford, Milliken, Planck, Bohr, de Broglie, Schrödinger or Heisenberg in developing a model of the structure of the atom.
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Day 5-9: One of the groups prepares a presentation on one of these scientists and the hand they played in developing the model of the atom's structure.
Day 10&11: The students receive a student presentation on the contributor.
Day 12&13: The students review  the atomic model contributions which is then followed by a quiz.
         
  Understand how theory is used to explain observations.
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Day 12: The root of Aristotle's logic is discussed and how observation drives theory. This is then applied to the other observations made by scientists in chronological order and how their findings altered the model in time.
         
  Identify protons, neutrons, and electrons as constituents of atoms.
Consider the forces which hold the atom together.
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Day 5-18: Students work with and discuss the inner workings of the atom on a daily basis.
         
  Draw Lewis diagrams to indicate the valence electron structure of atoms.
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Day 18
         
  Recognize the terminology used to describe atoms and their isotopes: atomic number; nucleon (mass) number; atomic mass; atomic mass unit: average atomic mass.
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Day 8, 9, &10
         
  Discuss the concept of the mole.
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Mole concept is discussed in the introduction unit, then again in the stoichiometry unit.
         
  Distinguish between isotopes of an element.
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Day 8, 9, & 10
         
  Recognize that there is a difference between mass and weight.
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Day 9
         
  Calculate atomic mass (atomic weight) values when given the percentage of each isotope of an element.
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Day 9 &10
         
  Recognize that elements have characteristic properties
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Day 1-5, 7, 16, 17 &18
         
  Classify elements according to their properties.
Identify some elements by their properties.
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Day 1-5, 7 &18
         
  Describe the development of the periodic table by Mendeleev.
Explain the basic principles of organization of the periodic table.
Identify trends and patterns within the periodic table.
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Day 4, 5, 15, &18
         
  Understand the history of the use of symbols for the elements.
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Day 1-5
         
  Use symbols for the elements correctly
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Day 1-5, 8-20
         
  Use the periodic table to determine the valences of elements.
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Day 18, 19, &20
         
  Compare several forms of the periodic table and recognize that each has its advantages.
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Objective not met- Universally only one periodic table is used
         
  Incorporate the vocabulary of chemistry into writing and talk about chemistry.
Recognize the periodic table as a source of information.
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Objectives met on a daily basis
         
  Read and interpret information about elements from charts and tables.
Use numerical data to compare and describe elements.
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Day 18
         

The curriculum suggests that this unit runs eight days, but I have extended that to twenty days. This has been achieved by incorporating two days of laboratory time, and the ten days of the independent research time.

 

 
 

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