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TOPIC XIII: Atomic Structure
Pacing
Date
Traditional 15 days
Block
7.5days
Q3 Assessment
ESSENTIAL CONTENT
A. Structure of the Atom:
1. Subatomic particles
2. Forces inside the atom
3. Ions and Isotopes
B. Atomic Models:
1. Dalton
2. Thomson
3. Rutherford
4. Bohr
5. Modern atomic theory
C. Periodic Table:
1. Organization of the elements
2. Properties of the elements
SC.912.P.8.4
SC.912.P.8.5
SC.912.P.8.7
SC.912.P.10.10
SC.912.P.10.18
OBJECTIVES
 Explore the scientific theory of atoms.
 Identify and describe particles, which comprise
atoms.
 Compare and contrast forces inside atoms.
 Explore the theory of electromagnetism by comparing
and contrasting the different parts of the
electromagnetic spectrum.
 Describe the development of atomic theory and its
historical importance.
 Explain and compare nuclear reactions and
differentiate between chemical reactions.
 Explain how the periodic table is organized.
 Compare and contrast atomic number, atomic mass,
and mass number.
 Distinguish between periods and groups on the
periodic table.
 Predict the properties of an element, using the
periodic table.
03-09-16 to 04-07-16
03-09-16 to 04-07-16
04-11-16 to 04-22-16
INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS
Core Text Book:
Ch. 14 & 15
Vocabulary:
Atomic structure, mass number, isotope, Atomic number,
spectrum, energy level, uncertainty principle, periodicity,
atom, atomic number, atomic mass, electron, electron cloud,
group, ion, neutron, nucleus, period, periodic table, proton,
valence electron.
Technology:
1. Gizmos
2. Singing the Elements: "The Elements".
3. An Interactive Periodic Table
4. Electron Configuration and the Properties of the Elements.
5. How can you tell which elements form chemical bonds?
6. Comparing ionic and covalent bonds lab
7. Games: Review game zone.
8. Teachersdomain.org
9. Learner.org
Bohr Model: Introduction
Bohr Model of Hydrogen
Electron Configuration
Element Builder
Ionic Bonds
Covalent Bonds
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Build an Atom
Isotopes and atomic mass
SC.912.P.8.4
SC.912.P.8.5
SC.912.P.8.7
SC.912.P.10.10
SC.912.P.10.18
Atomic interactions
Blackbody Spectrum
Models of the hydrogen atom
Molecules shape
Build a molecule
Molecule Polarity
Standard:
SC.912.P.8.4
Standard:
SC.912.P.8.5
Video
Video
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 Atomic Theory of Matter: Rule One
 Atomic Theory of Matter: Rule Two
 Atomic Theory of Matter: Rule Three
 Atomic Theory of Matter: Rule Four
 History of the Periodic Table
 Alternative Tables
 The Periodic Table of the Elements:
How the Table is Organized
 The Periodic Table of the Elements:
Groups
 The Periodic Table of the Elements:
Terminology
 The First Periodic Table
 Exploring the Modern Periodic Table
 Using the Modern Periodic Table
 Dmitri Mendeleev's Periodic Table of
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Elements
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 Henry Moseley's Periodic Table
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 Elemental Information on the Periodic 
Table
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 Metals and Non-Metals
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 Families (Alkali Metals, Halogens, Noble 
Gases)
 Two Rows of Elements at Bottom of
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Periodic Table
Introducing the Periodic Table
Shape of the Periodic Table
Terminology of the Periodic Table
The Noble Gases
Three Categories of the Periodic Table
Organization of the Periodic Table
The Periodic Table and Atomic Mass
Units
D and F Orbitals and the Periodic Table
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 Lodge McCammon Songs: My PA
Song
 Noble Gases
Article
Standard:
SC.912.P.8.7
Standard:
SC.912.P.10.10
Video
 Naming Compounds and Balancing
Equations
 Chemical Formulas
 The Chemistry 01 Tutor: Volume 01:
Section 16: Hydrate Compounds
 The Chemistry 01 Tutor: Volume 01:
Section 15: Ionic Compounds with
Polyatomic Ions
 Chemical Reaction Basics
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Assigning Oxidation Numbers
Applying Oxidation Numbers
Oxidation-Reduction Reactions: Terms
Chemical Bonding: Valence Electrons
Sharing Electrons
Bonding and Molecules: Diagraming
Bonds
 Lewis Structures
 Covalent Bonds
 Bonding Between Atoms: Covalent
Bonds
 Elements of Chemistry: Ionic Bonds
 Elements of Chemistry: Covalent Bonds
 Standard Deviants School Biology:
Covalent Bonds
 Standard Deviants School Organic
Chemistry: Ionic Bonds
Video
 Nuclear Forces
 Einstein's Relativity versus Newton's
Classical Mechanics
 Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation
and Coulomb's Law
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Building on Simplicity
Detecting the Weak Force
Gravity
Universal Gravitation
Strong & Weak Nuclear Forces
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Gravity & Weighing the Earth
Benjamin Franklin & Electricity
Forces Working Together
Field Forces: The Nuclear Strong Force
The Fundamental Forces of Nature
Video
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Refraction
What Is Light?
Electromagnetic Waves
The Photon Model of Light: Program
Overview
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How Telescopes Work
Using Lasers
Technological Breakthroughs of 1994
The Eye: Detecting Light and Color
Standard:
SC.912.P.10.18
Image
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Light and the Spectrum: The Basics
Planck’s Law
Wien’s Law
Stefan’s Law
Properties of Light in the Ocean
Optics
 Lens, double convex
 Concave mirror
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Video
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Sustainability: Water - The Water Cycle
First-Ever Image of a Molecule (Million Times Smaller Than Grain of Sand)
World's Largest Atom Smasher Fires Up in Chicago
Atom Smasher Project in NY Abandoned, "Obsolete" Before It's Finished
OK, Atoms, Say Cheese: Molecular Structures Photographed at Cornell Lab
See Change: Physicists Have Color Films of Atoms for the First Time
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The Electromagnetic Spectrum: Diagram
Early Table of the Elements (Mendeleev, 1869-71)
John Dalton: Atomic Symbols (1835)
Periodic Table of the Elements (NIST, 2003)
The Table of Affinities (De Fourcy, 1773)
"The Evolution of the Periodic System"
Atoms, Elements, Isotopes (NASA Genesis Mission Teacher Resource)
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