Know – Understand – Do Organizer
2nd Nine Weeks
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Course/Subject: Physical Science
Team: 8th Grade
Topic: Atoms, Elements and the Periodic Table
School/District: Glynn County
Which Standards are students learning in this unit?
S8P1a: Distinguish between atoms and molecules
S8P1f: Recognize that there are more than 100 elements and some have similar properties as shown
on the Periodic Table of Elements
S8P1g. Identify and demonstrate the Law of Conservation of Matter
By the end of this unit, students will be able to ……..
Know
Vocabulary:
1. Atom
2. Nucleus
3. Electron cloud
4. Proton
5. Electron
6. Neutron
7. Intermolecular
force
8. Atomic number
9. Element
10. Pure substance
11. Metals
12. Non metals
13. Metalloid
14. Period
15. Group
16. Family
17. Isotope
18. Mass number
19. Atomic mass
Understand
Students will understand that all
matter is made up of atoms, and the
different types of atoms are called
elements which are organized on the
Periodic Table of Elements.
Do
Identify all terms accurately in
vocabulary section of notebook
and/or vocab flipbook.
Create notes on
 Atoms and elements
 Periodic table
Identify divisions on the Periodic
Table by coloring metals,
metalloids, nonmetals as well as
specific groups/families
Build Atoms(specific elements)
with CPO atom kit.
Build atoms with different color
clay making sure that the correct
number of subatomic particles are
present as well as the correct
location.
Build Periodic Table with CPO Lab.
Complete Holt Virtual Labs and
smart board chemistry review
Atoms are made of
protons, electrons, and
neutrons
View and summarize Videos:
 Bill Nye: Atoms and
Molecules
Know – Understand – Do Organizer
Elements are organized by
atomic number on the
periodic table
Participate in group board games
Vertical columns on the
periodic table are called
groups or families.
Read and follow lab
procedures. (L6-8RST3)
Rows on the periodic table
are called periods.
The Periodic Table can be
divided into metals, non
metals and metalloids.
Write Lab Report for each lab
on waves. (L6-WHST2d, e,f)
Compare and contrast
information learned from text
and video format. (L6-WHST4)
(L6-WHST1b,)
Groups/Families have
similar properties
Properties change
systematically across
periods on the periodic
table
All atoms with the same
atomic number (number
of protons) are atoms of
the same element
ASSESSMENT:
3D Model of an atom (project)
Summative Unit Test
Vocabulary Quiz
Memorize elements 1-20.- Quiz
Completed labeled and colored Periodic Table with correct groups and periods.
Know – Understand – Do Organizer
Element Project (assigned element with written element and poster to include atomic standard notationentire Periodic Table will be complete and posted on the wall when all students are done).
Launch:
Play “The Element Song” from Utube- Tom Lehrer or Daniel Ratcliffe.