TwoWeekCurriculum

Weekone:

Day1:Introducecurriculum

Day3:LessonConductivity

Day5:ConductivityLab/Activityworksheet

Weektwo:

Day1:Reviewconductivity,startexplainingatomsandtheirstructure

Day3:LessonAtomsandchemicalbondsstructure

Day5:Chemicalbonds/Activityworksheet

Weekthree:

Day1:LessonPeriodictable(useperiodicpuzzle)

Day3:Review

Day5:Givecollectiveassessment


ConductivityLesson

Goal:toteachstudentsaboutconductivityandhowitoccurs
makesuretoinclude:
heat
electricity
semiconductorsvs.nonconductors
whatmakessomethingconductive

Helpfullinks:
conductivityforkids:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfx8rVbWwmw

ConductivityLab
LabOverview:
1:Heatwateruntilverywarm.(nothot)
2:Pouranevenamountofwaterintoeachcup
3:Stickanequalamountofacoldsliceofbutterontooneendofeachstick.
4:Placetheotherendofthestickintothewarmwater,withthesidewiththebutter
leaningagainstthewallofthecup,andthebutteroutofthewater.
5:Havestudentsingroupsoffour,eachgroupwiththeirownexperimentandatimer.
6:Havestudentsuseatimertotimetheamountoftimeittakesforthebuttertomelt
andbegintoslide.
7:Havestudentsrecordtheamountoftimeforeachmaterialtomeltinadatatable.
8:Havestudentsreflectonwhytheythinksomeofthesticksmadethebuttermelt
faster.
Materialsneeded(PerGroup):
popsiclestick
plasticstick
copperstick
steelstick
aluminumstick
water
heatsource
5cups
stopwatch

AtomsandBondsLesson

Goal:Teachstudentsabasicunderstandingofatomsandbonds
Makesuretoinclude:
Protons,neutrons,electrons
atomstructure
chemicalbonds
theconceptthatatomsmakeupeverything
tieittoperiodictablelesson
Createpowerpoint/worksheetbasedaroundoneormoreofthevideosbelow

helpfulvideolinkstoshowthem:
BillNye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNK1mQfNeik
Theatomsfamilysong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le9a8C0Pk2c
Chemicalbondssong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWUYHHozB0


ChemicalBonds/MoleculeBuildingLab

Materials:

Balls1"diameter
12carbon(black),
12nitrogen(blue),
12oxygen(gray),
16hydrogen(yellow),

Bonds
301"lengthwoodenpegs
102"lengthsprings

LabOverview:WalkStudentsThroughtheFollowingSteps
1.Carbon(representedbyablackball)canbondto4otheratoms.Chooseablackballand
insert4sticksintoitsholes(Theblackballhasonly4holes)

2.Nitrogen(representedbyablueball)usuallybondsto3otheratomsinmolecules.Choosea
blueballandinsertsticksinto3oftheholesintheball.

3.Oxygen(representedbyaredball)usuallybondsto2otheratomsinmolecules.Choosea
redballandinsert2sticksintoit.(Theredballshaveonly2holes)

4.Hydrogen(representedbyayellow)canbondto1otheratom.Chooseayellowballand
insertastickintoit.(Theyellowballshaveonly1hole)

5.Ingroups,instructthestudentstobuildthefollowing:

O
CO
C
H
C
N
H
O
2
2
2
4
2
2
4
2

Molecule Building Lab

1. A question I have about this lab is..

2. What do you think the balls represent? Why are they different colors

Data:
Draw Oxygen molecule:

Draw Carbon Dioxide molecule:

Draw Ethylene molecule:

Conclusion questions:

1. What are molecules? What are atoms?

Conductivity Worksheet

Conductivity is the ability of an object to heat things up.

1. A question about conductivity I have is

2. Which stick/rod do you think will melt the butter the fastest?

3. List three things you know about heat.

1.
2.
3.

Data:

Does it melt the

butter?

How fast does it

melt?

Does it slide down

the object?

Plastic Straw
Aluminum Rod
Steel Rod
Popsicle Stick
Copper Rod

Conclusion questions:

1. Which rod melted the butter the fastest? How fast did it melt?

2. List three things you want to know more about heat and conductivity.
1.
2.

3
.

Quiz
1. What is conductivity? What are three things you learned
about conductivity?
a.)

b.)

c.)
2. What are molecules?

3. What are atoms?

4. Draw a molecule that you built.

5. What is the periodic table? What is it for?

PeriodicTableLessonPlan

Theperiodictableisreallydifficulttoteachtokids,especiallythevarioustrends
andpatternsthatoccurthroughoutit.Followingtheplanarelinksandresourcesto
aidthelessonandtohelpthekidsunderstandthelessonfurtheraswellassome
justforfun.

Beginbyintroducingelements.Explainthattheyarepuresubstancesmadeof
thingscalledatoms,andthatalloftheatomsinelementsarethesame.The
elementsareorganisedintosomethingcalledthePeriodicTableoftheElements.
Givethestudentsthepuzzles,andhavethemassemblethemthebesttheycan.
DisplaytheactualPeriodicTableandexplainthattheelementsareorganizedinto
different
families
basedontheircharacteristics.Therearemanydifferentfamilies,
notablythe
metals
,
metalloids
,
nonmetals
,and
noblegases
(thereareothersif
youwouldliketoexpound).

ThePeriodicTableisalsobrokenup
intoblocks.Explainthattheseblocks
helptoorderthetableandallowusto
findanelementsaddressonthe
periodictable.Therearethe
sblock
,
pblock
,
dblock
,and
fblock
.

TomLehrersTheElements
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGMwSKFBpo