Unit Overview

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will…

• explain how the periodic table is organized.
• list properties of metals, nonmetals, and metalloids.
• categorize an substance as an metal, nonmetal, or metalloid based on its properties.

VOCABULARY

atom, atomic number, electron, element, mass number, neutron, nucleus, periodic table, metal, non-metal, or metalloid

ASSIGNMENT

Part 1: Guiding Questions: What are the guiding questions for this lesson?
1. How can an element be classified as a metal, non-metal, or metalloid based on its chemical and physical properties?

2. What characteristics do metals have in common? 

3. What characteristics do non-metals have in common? 

4. What characteristics do metalloids have in common? 

Part 2 : Video

Play the video here. Explore and try to identify whether a substance is a metal, non-metal, or metalloid

Unit overview

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will…

• Explain the relationship among common objects in the solar system, galaxy, and universe
• Construct a model for the relative positions of the Earth, Sun, and Moon as they relate to corresponding eclipses

VOCABULARY

• Moon, solar system, planets, eclipses, Earth, Sun, Tides, Seasons

ASSIGNMENT

LET’S BUILD A 3D/2D MODEL IN ASTRONOMY!! The work will be due on Thursday October 31st!!

Part 1 : Gather in a group of 4 maximum.

Part 2 : Choose one project among the different projects below.

Part 3 : Make some research about the topic (review your notes, complete your notes with some information found in the handbook/internet).

Part 4 : Think about how to present your project : What materials do you need? What does each member accomplish in the project? How do you manage your time to finish the project and present it on time?

List of projects :

Build a Model of the Solar System 

You can make a scale-model solar system out of paper or in a diorama. First, find out the distances between solar system objects, then do some math to get the distances to scale within your own model. Some tabletop scale-model solar systems contain marbles for the planets, a tennis ball for the Sun, and other smaller pebbles for asteroids and comets.

Make Your Own Telescope 

Build a telescope. Galileo did, and so can you. Learn about the basics of telescopes here, then check out NASA’s page on building your own. The easiest one to build is a Galileoscope, made out of a cardboard tube and some lenses. 

Make a Spacecraft Model 

Build a model of a NASA space probe. Many of the major probes and space-based observatories have patterns you can download and use to make scale model, including the Hubble Space Telescope and the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Track the Lunar Phases 

First, read about the phenomenon of lunar phases here. Record the information about the phases of the moon in a chart and include a drawing of the moon’s shape each day. If you have the materials, you can construct a 3D model of the sun using small balls and a light source to show how the Sun illuminates the Moon and Earth throughout the month. 

Here are some example of model you can be inspired.

Unit Overview

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will…

• be able to describe the physical and chemical properties of an element from the Periodic Table, in detail.

VOCABULARY

atom, atomic number, electron, electron dot diagram, element, energy level, ion, isotope, mass number, neutron, nucleus, periodic table, proton,

ASSIGNMENT

Part 1: RESEARCH

• Search for information about the periodic table. Explain the systematic organization of the periodic table. How it is organized?

• Pick one element. Find more information about your chosen element through reading the handbook or searching online

• Record this information in the graphic organizer provided below

Part 2 : DESIGN

• Present this information as a MINI-POSTER!

Option 1 : Old School

– Create poster using paper & colored pencils/ markers

 Option 2: High-Tech

– Create poster using Google Docs/ Slides & print it out

• Get your creative juices flowing! Be artistic!
• This poster must include a picture of the element at room temperature (either from online or hand-drawn). Think about where you want to place it: center? top corner? bottom corner?
• This poster must include all the information outlined in the graphic organizer.
• This poster must include at least 3 sources cited — from books or websites

Part 3 : SHOWCASE

• Be prepared to talk about your element in front of the class for about 2 minutes

Unit overview

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will…

• Identify the major constellations visible (seasonally) from the Northern hemisphere

VOCABULARY

• Constellation, Orion, Ursa Major (Great Bear), Cygnus, Scorpius, Cassiopeia

ASSIGNMENT

Part 1 : Search and write the definition of a constellation in your notebook.

Part 2 : Search the major constellations listed above.

• Summarize their story/mythology
• Sketch the major stars for each constellation

Part 3 : Create your own constellation using the main element of constellation (a list of stars, a story/mythology, a figure,…)

Part 4 : Present your work!

Unit Overview

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will…

• be able to describe the physical and chemical properties of an element from the Periodic Table, in detail.

VOCABULARY

atom, atomic number, electron, electron dot diagram, element, energy level, ion, isotope, mass number, neutron, nucleus, periodic table, proton,

ASSIGNMENT

Part 1: RESEARCH

• Search for information about the periodic table. Explain the systematic organization of the periodic table. How it is organized?

• Pick one element. Find more information about your chosen element through reading the handbook or searching online

• Record this information in the graphic organizer provided below

Part 2 : DESIGN

• Present this information as a MINI-POSTER!

Option 1 : Old School

– Create poster using paper & colored pencils/ markers

 Option 2: High-Tech

– Create poster using Google Docs/ Slides & print it out

• Get your creative juices flowing! Be artistic!
• This poster must include a picture of the element at room temperature (either from online or hand-drawn). Think about where you want to place it: center? top corner? bottom corner?
• This poster must include all the information outlined in the graphic organizer.
• This poster must include at least 3 sources cited — from books or websites

Part 3 : SHOWCASE

• Be prepared to talk about your element in front of the class for about 2 minutes

Unit overview

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will…

• Identify the major constellations visible (seasonally) from the Northern hemisphere

VOCABULARY

• Constellation, Orion, Ursa Major (Great Bear), Cygnus, Scorpius, Cassiopeia

ASSIGNMENT

Part 1 : Search and write the definition of a constellation in your notebook.

Part 2 : Search the major constellations listed above.

• Summarize their story/mythology
• Sketch the major stars for each constellation

Part 3 : Create your own constellation using the main element of constellation (a list of stars, a story/mythology, a figure,…)

Part 4 : Present your work!

Unit Overview

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will…

• Compare the sizes, charges, and relative positions of the subatomic particles: protons, neutrons, and electrons.
• Relate an atom’s number of protons to its charge, name, and atomic number.
• Calculate the mass number of an atom by summing the protons and neutrons.
• Understand the definition of isotope.
• Observe how electrons fill the first three energy levels.

VOCABULARY

atom, atomic number, electron, electron dot diagram, element, energy level, ion, isotope, mass number, neutron, nucleus, periodic table, proton,

ASSIGNMENT

Part 1 : Find and write in your notebook the definition of atom, atomic number, electron, mass number, neutron, nucleus, periodic table, proton.

Part 2 : Complete the gizmo warm-up below.

Part 3 : Join a group a 4 at maximum. Read the activity below and start working on it. Write your answers in your notebook. One student can read the instructions to his/her partner, and another one can do the experiment on gizmo. Then you switch.

Part 4 : Read and to work in group on the following activity. One student can read the instructions to his/her partner, and another one can do the experiment on gizmo. Then you switch.

Part 5 : Prepare a presentation with the key elements.

Unit Overview

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will…

• Compare the sizes, charges, and relative positions of the subatomic particles: protons, neutrons, and electrons.
• Relate an atom’s number of protons to its charge, name, and atomic number.
• Calculate the mass number of an atom by summing the protons and neutrons.
• Understand the definition of isotope.
• Observe how electrons fill the first three energy levels.

VOCABULARY

atom, atomic number, electron, electron dot diagram, element, energy level, ion, isotope, mass number, neutron, nucleus, periodic table, proton,

ASSIGNMENT

Part 1 : Find and write in your notebook the definition of atom, atomic number, electron, mass number, neutron, nucleus, periodic table, proton.

Part 2 : Complete the gizmo warm-up below.

Part 3 : Join a group a 4 at maximum. Read the activity below and start working on it. Write your answers in your notebook. Prepare a presentation with key elements.

Unit overview

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will…

• Identify the major constellations visible (seasonally) from the Northern hemisphere

VOCABULARY

• Constellation, Orion, Ursa Major (Great Bear), Cygnus, Scorpius, Cassiopeia

ASSIGNMENT

Part 1 : Search and write the definition of a constellation in your notebook.

Part 2 : Search the major constellations listed above.

• Summarize their story/mythology
• Sketch the major stars for each constellation

Part 3 : Create your own constellation using the main element of constellation (a list of stars, a story/mythology, a figure,…)

Unit overview

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will…

• Identify the major constellations visible (seasonally) from the Northern hemisphere

VOCABULARY

• Constellation, Orion, Ursa Major (Great Bear), Cygnus, Scorpius, Cassiopeia

ASSIGNMENT

Part 1 : Search and write the definition of a constellation in your notebook.

Part 2 : Search the major constellations listed above.

• Summarize their story/mythology
• Sketch the major stars for each constellation

Part 3 : Create your own constellation using the main element of constellation (a list of stars, a story/mythology, a figure,…)