Honors Chemistry I Objectives

ABACUS 01-SCCH-15
PASS CSCHEM1.3

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Content Standard 1:
Structure and Properties of Matter

Objectives:

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

Time Range:
1st Quarter; 3 weeks

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

• Periodic Table Unit
  1. What makes a group of elements?
  2. What gives metals their distinctive properties?
  3. What trends are found in the periodic table?

Aligned Resources:

• Core Lab 7: Nuts and Bolts of Chemistry
• Use hardware to model periodicity and chemical bonding; hardware is available in the Chem Supply Room at BMH
• Chemical Names and Formulas Lab
• ACS video, "Periodic Table," available at BMH

Revision Date:
Summer 2005