Download Atomic Structure and The Periodic Table

8th Grade Physical Science:
Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
Key Learning:
Atomic structure determines the properties of elements and their positions
on the periodic table.
Unit Essential Question:
How does the atomic structure determine the properties of elements and
their positions on the periodic table?
Periodic Table
Atomic Structure
LEQ:
1. How are protons, neutrons,
and electrons similar and
different?
2. How can a diagram or model
that accurately represent one
atom of any given element be
constructed?
Vocabulary:
Atom
Proton
Neutron
Electron
Nucleus
Quark
Bohr Model
Electron shell/cloud/energy level
Electron configuration
Electron dot diagram
Valence electron
LEQ:
1. How can the periodic table be
used to find information about
the element?
2. How does the organization of
the periodic table reflect
atomic structure?
Vocabulary:
Element
Chemical Symbol
Atomic Number
Mass Number (Atomic Mass)
Period
Group/family
Metals
Nonmetals
Metalloids