Unit Plan

This unit plan is designed for an 8th grade general science class
during the chemistry section. This is a sample from the beginning of
the semester that will give students an introduction to chemistry, the
periodic table, atomic and molecular structure, and bonding. This
will lead into a unit on physical and chemical change and reactions.
Standard 7 (a-f) of the InTASC Standards requires teachers to
use standards, curriculum, and professional collaboration to design
learning experiences that are appropriate and effective for a
particular grade and cognitive level. This unit plan was designed
using these principles. I took the time to evaluate the ability of my
students, research standards and curriculum, and collaborate with
my colleges to design a unit that would be effective in teaching this
content. In my unit plan I sought to utilize appropriate strategies
and resources for my individual students. This is a skill promoted
by InTASC Standard 8 (a). InTASC Standard 8 (j) is evident in my unit
plan, which promotes multiple forms of communication to convey
science content.

Rachel Ann MacAdam

TTE 536
November 6, 2013

Unit #1: Structure & Properties of Matter

Monday (52 min)
January 6th - First Day of

Tuesday (52 min)

7th

School

Expectancy Sheet
Handout
Class Rules
Intro to Chemistry
Handout
Diaper Demonstration

Build your own model

atoms
Model & Invent Lab p. 26,
(Chemistry, Glencoe
Science)
Study Guide for Quiz #1

The Atom
Notes and Lecture
Chapter 1, Section 1
(Chemistry, Glencoe
Science)
Exploratory Lab
Think a Dot Game

15th

S5C1PO4

20th

21st

Martin Luther King Day

No School

Chemistry Vocabulary
Games
Intro to the Periodic
Table of Elements:
Color Metals and NonMetals on Table

16th

Video #1: Atoms and

Molecules, investigating
the building blocks of
matter (Woodford)
Quiz #1
The Atom

S5C1PO4

S5C1PO6

Handout & Discuss Lab

Safety Sheet
Act out Lab Safety
Scenarios
Intro to Lab Equipment

Thursday (52 Min)

9th

10th

S5C1PO6

S5C1PO4

S5C1PO4

14th

Wednesday (43 min)

8th

How Elements Bond:

Metallic Bonding, Covalent
Bonding, Ionic Bonding
Notes, Lecture, and Acting
out Scenarios
Chapter 1, Section 2
(Chemistry, Glencoe
Science)

What the Periodic Table

can tell us about
relationships:
Periods and Families
Shared Family
Characteristics and
Color Families and
Periods on Table
S5C1PO6

17th

Ionic Compounds Lab

p. 25 (Chemistry,
Glencoe Science)
Study Guide for Quiz
#2

Friday (52 Min)

Periodic Table
Continued
Valence Electrons and
Electron Dot
Diagrams

S5C1PO6

18th

Build your own

molecules conveying 3
different bonds.
Quiz #2
Periodic Table and
Bonding

S5C1PO6

S5C1PO6

22nd

23rd

24th

A Rocky Problem Lab, p. 917 (The Natural World 2)

S5C1PO3
S5C1PO4

A Rocky Problem Lab

Continued

S5C1PO3
S5C1PO4

Introduction to Unit
#2: Chemical
Reactions

S5C1PO3

Arizona State Standards

http://www.azed.gov/standards-practices/science-standard/

8th Grade General Science

Strand 5: Physical Science
Concept 1: Properties and Changes of Properties in Matter Understand physical and chemical properties of matter.
PO 3. Identify the following types of evidence that a chemical reaction has occurred
PO 4. Classify matter in terms of elements, compounds, or mixtures
PO 6. Explain the systematic organization of the periodic table.

Resources & Materials:

1.) Copyrighted Materials:
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Textbooks: Chemistry (Glencoe Science) Chapter

1, p. 8-33
Science Interactions (Glencoe)
Chapter 4-5, p. 108-173
Videos: The Standard Deviants, Chemistry
(Rowley)
Atoms (Teachers Video Company)
Atoms and Molecules, investigating the
building blocks of matter (Woodford)
Lab Textbook: The Natural World 2 (Silver
Burdett Company)

2.) Materials to be created:

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Anticipatory Sets
Closure Sets
Intermittent Closure Sets
Graphic Organizers for Notes
Atoms and Molecules Test
Periodic Table Test

3.) Handouts (borrowed from teacher):

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Chemistry the structure of matter

Chemistry Vocabulary
Chemistry Crossword
Periodic Table Study Guide
Periodic Table
Chapter 5 Review

4.) Lab Materials:

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Ball Jars
Shells & Rocks
HCl acid
Safety Equipment
Beakers, Flasks, Balance, Cylinders
Ball & Stick Models
Cardboard
Tacks
Candy
Tape
Toothpicks