ChemCom Objectives

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Content Standard 1:
Structure and Properties of Matter

Objectives:

3. An element if composed of a single type of atom. When elements are listed in order according to the number of protons, repeating patterns of physical and chemical properties identify families of elements with similar properties.

Time Range:
3 days

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

• Unit 2.
  • A. 1. Properties Make The Difference, Physical and Chemical Properties Building Skills 1
  • A. 3. Metal or Nonmetal? Laboratory Activity
  • A. 4. The Periodic Table
  • A. 5. Grouping the Elements, Making Decisions
  • A. 6. The Pattern of Atomic Numbers, Periodic Variation in Properties, Building Skills 2, Predicting Properties, Building Skills 3
  • B. 1. Sources and Uses of Metals, Properties and Uses of Copper, Building Skills 4
  • B. 5. Metals: Properties and Uses, Discovery of Metals, ChemQuandry 1, Trends in Metal Reactivity, Building Skills 5

Aligned Resources:

• Core Lab 3: Construct a Periodic Table
• Top Chem Lab: 53 Periodic Chart Puzzles
• The World of Chemistry Videotape: 7 The Periodic Table

Revision Date:
January 2003