Unit Planning Organizer-Gr
Unit Planning Organizer-Gr
Unit Planning Organizer-Gr
1. Unit Overview
In this unit, students will learn about matter, chemical change and how
knowledge of chemistry began. This unit is an important introduction to the world
of chemistry and will serve as a stepping-stone to high school science courses. It
will be important for students to learn the concepts in this unit, as they are
foundational to an understanding of chemistry. Also, the skills of observation and
analysis emphasized in this unit will be very valuable for future science classes
and other academic pursuits.
This unit begins by observing properties of matter (chemical and physical). It then
explores the importance of organizing and categorizing matter, starting with the
periodic table organizing elements. A historical background on the discoveries
pertaining to the atom will help students understand what matter is made of at a
level we cannot see without technology. Lastly, students will be asked to observe
chemical change and determine how the physical and chemical properties of
matter can be altered in a chemical change.
Skills:
1. Initiating and Planning
2. Performing in Recording
3. Analyzing and Interpreting
4. Communication and Teamwork
Attitudes:
1. Interest in Science
2. Mutual Respect
3. Scientific Inquiry
4. Collaboration
5. Stewardship
6. Safety
3. Key Skills for Unit
•
2.1
Identify
and
evaluate
dangers
of
caustic
materials
and
potentially
explosive
reactions.
•
2.2
Observe
and
describe
evidence
of
chemical
change
in
reactions
between
familiar
materials,
by:
−
describing
combustion,
corrosion
and
other
reactions
involving
oxygen.
−
observing
and
inferring
evidence
of
chemical
reactions
between
familiar
household
materials.
•
2.3
Distinguish
between
materials
that
react
readily
and
those
that
do
not.
•
2.4
Observe
and
describe
patterns
of
chemical
change,
by:
−
observing
heat
generated
or
absorbed
in
chemical
reactions,
and
identifying
examples
of
exothermic
and
endothermic
reactions.
−
identifying
conditions
that
affect
rates
of
reactions.
−
identifying
evidence
for
conservation
of
mass
in
chemical
reactions,
and
demonstrating
and
describing
techniques
by
which
that
evidence
is
gathered.
•
3.1
Demonstrate
understanding
of
the
origins
of
the
periodic
table,
and
relate
patterns
in
the
physical
and
chemical
properties
of
elements
to
their
positions
in
the
periodic
table—
focusing
on
the
first
18
elements.
•
3.2
Distinguish
between
observation
and
theory,
and
provide
examples
of
how
models
and
theoretical
ideas
are
used
in
explaining
observations.
•
3.3
Use
the
periodic
table
to
identify
the
number
of
protons,
electrons
and
other
information
about
each
atom;
and
describe,
in
general
terms,
the
relationship
between
the
structure
of
atoms
in
each
group
and
the
properties
of
elements
in
that
group.
•
3.4
Distinguish
between
ionic
and
molecular
compounds,
and
describe
the
properties
of
some
common
examples
of
each.
•
4.1
Read
and
interpret
chemical
formulas
for
compounds
of
two
elements,
and
give
the
IUPAC
(International
Union
of
Pure
and
Applied
Chemistry)
name
and
common
name
of
these
compounds.
•
4.2
Identify/describe
chemicals
commonly
found
in
the
home,
and
write
the
chemical
symbols.
•
4.3
Identify
examples
of
combining
ratios/number
of
atoms
per
molecule
found
in
some
common
materials,
and
use
information
on
ion
charges
to
predict
combining
ratios
in
ionic
compounds
of
two
elements.
•
4.4
Assemble
or
draw
simple
models
of
molecular
and
ionic
compounds.
•
4.5
Describe
familiar
chemical
reactions,
and
represent
these
reactions
by
using
word
equations
and
chemical
formulas
and
by
constructing
models
of
reactants
and
products.
6. Notes on Unit
In this unit, students will be asked to complete a large volume of tasks in a short period
of time. Having students keep on top of class work and homework will be essential.
Some students may need guidance in life skills such as time management.
FNMI connections:
Use of natural materials to obtain chemical compounds has existed as long as humans
societies have existed. The use of compounds found naturally, like seaweed, could
provide people with a useful material for health, improvement of implements or any
number of other improvements to human life.
Safety in the lab is very important for this unit. Students will be given increased
responsibility and independence in hands on work as the unit progresses. In order to
ensure safety students will need a strong foundation in safe practices and frequent
reminders.
Lessons Overview:
Lesson Procedures:
Notes:
Teams will be decided based on student skill areas. Teams will be split as evenly as
possible.
Objectives:
Students will compete as teams to practice chemistry skills.
Intro:
Team Name: The class will be split into 4 teams and will be assigned either molecular or
ionic. They will be asked to select a compound to be their team name.
Body:
Competition: Students will compete in challenges as a team to hone their skills in the
matter and chemical change unit, with a focus on outcomes related to molecular and ionic
compounds.
1. make a model
2. chemical formula
3. properties of ionic and molecular
4. chemical equations
Conclusion:
Final Points (Individual): Students will complete a final round of the competition
individually. Students who get the answer correct will gain their teams an extra point.
This will be a final redemption phase.
Materials:
Pre-selected teams
Challenge Cards
Score Keeping Method
Assessment:
Competition Responses: Student answers and team answers will be formatively assessed
to help determine problem areas that will need to be practiced again or re-taught.
Lesson Procedures:
Notes:
It is very difficult to prove that mass is conserved without proper equipment.
Lab Report introduction due today.
Objectives:
Students will describe the concept of conservation of mass.
Intro:
What is Smoke: Students will be asked to describe what they think smoke is. This
discussion will be guided with leading questions
Body:
Closed vs. Open System: Students will explore the difference between a closed system
and open system. They will be presented with a number of potential reaction set-ups and
will determine if that reaction is closed or open.
Conserving Mass Experiment: Students will watch a demonstration of the conserving
mass lab on page 164. Students will be asked to help set up and perform the lab.
Conclusion:
Exit Ticket: Students will complete an exit ticket to allow them to demonstrate their
understanding of conservation of mass.
Materials:
Scale
Baking Soda
Calcium Chloride
Bag
Bromothymol Blue
Very small container
Assessment:
Closed vs. Open System: Students will be formatively assessed on their knowledge of
what constitutes a closed or open system in chemistry. The class will discuss and vote on
certain systems they are presented with.
Exit Ticket: Students will be formatively assessed using an exit ticket to direct future
class content. This will also be used as a metacognitive technique to help students
understand their own learning.