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Elements & Compounds Unit Plan
My test is on: Friday, September 11
What do you already know?
How are salt, water and sugar similar? Different?
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Learning Targets:
6.5A
I know that an element is a pure substance represented by a
chemical symbol
6.5B
I can recognize that a limited number of elements make up the
solid Earth, living matter, oceans, and atmosphere
6.5C
I can differentiate between elements and compounds
Vocabulary:
Pure Substance
Element
Periodic Table of
Elements
Atomic Number
Atomic Symbol
Chemical Formula
Compounds
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Your Answer
What is a pure substance?
Give at least three examples.
1.
What is an element?
2.
What is a compound?
Why does bag F (refer to Paperclip Lab)
represent an element?
3.
Why does bag A represent a compound?
List at least three differences between
elements and compounds.
1.
4.
2.
3.
Sticky Note
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What are the chemical symbols for the
following elements:
Oxygen:
Carbon:
Helium:
Nitrogen:
Sodium:
What are the most common elements in
Solid Earth (Lithosphere):
6.
The oceans (Hydrosphere):
The atmosphere:
Living things (Biosphere):
7.
What common element would be found in
all 4 domains of Earth?
Look at the following symbols:
8.
Circle the symbols that represent an
element.
Draw a square around those that
represent a compound.
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B. **@@$&
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Essential Questions:
Answer in complete sentences.
1. What is meant by the term “pure substance”?
2. What is an element?
3. What is a compound?
4. Which elements make up the solid Earth? Earth’s Oceans? The atmosphere? Living
things? What element do they have in common?
5. How can you distinguish elements from compounds?