September 12 (A Day) and September 14 (B Day): Basic Chemistry Lesson 1

OBJECTIVE: Students will: 1) describe the structure of an atom in order to know the location and charge of the subatomic particles of an atom, 2) discuss isotopes in order to illustrate the similarities and differences between the isotopes of one element, 3) diagram the electron dot structure of an atom in order to describe the basic 2 types of chemical bonding.

WARM-UP: Describe the structure of an atom.

VOCABULARY:
1) nucleus
2) electron
3) element
4) isotope
5) van der Waals forces

CLASSWORK:
1) Complete and Review Warm-Up
2) Do flashcards for vocabulary words
3) Review Section 2-1
4) Describing Atoms Lab
5) Review and closure of lesson

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and Outline Section 2-2 in your textbook, pp. 40-43

HOMEWORK DUE:
1) Flashcards
2) Outline for Section 2-1

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
none