ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Why and how has the atomic theory changed over time?
LEARNING TARGET: Why do theories change?
BENCHMARKS: SC.8.P.8.7
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:
-Describe and illustrate the modern model of the atom and why it has changed over time.
-Explain why theories (such as atomic theory) may be modified but rarely discarded).
-Explain the atomic theory and how it has been modified over time.
-Research information for the Infograph project on Florida Everglades
BELL RINGER: Prior knowledge questions on Gizmo Phase Changes
VOCABULARY: matter, chemistry, substance, element, atom, Atomic mass, periodic table, nucleus, proton, atomic number, neutron, electron, mass number
HOME LEARNING: notebook update
AGENDA
WHOLE GROUP
Students completed the prior knowledge questions for the Gizmo Phase Changes. You can find the handout by logging into your GIZMO account and looking for the link lesson info. Then, click the student exploration sheet link.
Students completed the notes on the Atomic Theory. The video of the notes can be found in the blog for October 17.
We then worked whole class on Activity A of the Gizmo.
Home learning is to update the science notebook.