STUDENT LEARNING MAP
Academic Chemistry:
Content Map of Unit 9
Topic: Atomic Structure & Nuclear Reactions
Grade: 10-12
Key Learning(s):
The model of the atom has changed multiple
times over the years. We now know that
every atom has the same type of subatomic
particles in varying numbers.
Unit Essential Question(s)
Optional Instructional Tools:
Concept:
Rutherford’s Model
Concept:
Structure of the Atom
Concept:
Nuclear Reactions
Concept:
Fission & Fusion
Concept:
Half-Life
3.2.C.A.5: MODELS
Describe Rutherford’s “gold foil”
experiment that led to the
discovery of the nuclear atom.
3.2.C.A.5: MODELS
Identify the major components
(protons, neutrons, and
electrons) of the nuclear atom
and explain how they interact.
3.2.C.A.3: Identify the three
main types of radioactive
decay and compare their
properties.
3.2.C.A.3: Describe the
process of radioactive decay
by using nuclear equations
and explain the concept of
half-life for an isotope.
3.2.C.A.3: Compare and
contrast nuclear fission and
nuclear fusion.
3.2.C.A.3: Describe the
process of radioactive decay
by using nuclear equations
and explain the concept of
half-life for an isotope.
L.E.Qs.:
How did Rutherford
demonstrate the existence
of the nucleus?
L.E.Qs.:
How do you name and
describe the parts of an
atom?
L.E.Qs.:
How do nuclear fission
and nuclear fusion
reactions differ?
L.E.Qs.:
How would you explain
the concept of half-life for
an isotope?
Vocabulary:
Atom
Nucleus
“Gold Foil Experiment”
Vocabulary:
L.E.Qs.:
What are the three main
types of radioactive
decay and how do their
properties compare?
Vocabulary:
Vocabulary:
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear Fusion
Vocabulary:
Half-life
Subatomic Particles, Electron,
Proton, Neutron, Nucleus,
Atomic Number, Mass Number,
Isotope, Average Atomic Mass
Radioactivity, Radiation,
Radioisotope, Nuclear
Equation, Alpha Particle,
Beta Particle, Gamma Ray,
Half-Life