Download Eighth Grade Science Lesson Plans Week 9

Teacher: Donna Dyer
Lesson Plans – Dates: 10/17/16-10/21/16
Grade/Subject: 8th Grade Science
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Do Now : Classify the following
elements as a metal, nonmetal, or
metalloid.
Do Now: List some properties of
metals, nonmetals, metalloids.
Do Now: How many protons,
neutrons, and electrons are
in the atoms of the following
elements?
Targets
Identify six scientists who contributed to our knowledge of the
structure of the atom.
Explain the structure of the atom.
Differentiate between the subatomic particles of an atom:
protons, neutrons, and electrons.
Targets
Identify six scientists who contributed to our knowledge of the
structure of the atom.
Explain the structure of the atom.
Differentiate between the subatomic particles of an atom:
protons, neutrons, and electrons.
Discuss what the atomic mass represents concerning the atoms
of an element.
Discuss what the atomic number represents concerning the
atoms of an element.
Targets
Determine the electron configuration for elements 1-18
on the Periodic Table.
Instructional Strategies:
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Instructional Strategies:
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Atoms and Atomic History WebQuest
Metal, nonmetal, metalloid quiz
Discuss 6 scientists and atomic structure.
Practice determining the number of protons, neutrons, and
electrons in an atom.
Discuss and practice writing electron
configurations for atoms of assigned elements
Evaluation: WebQuest
Evaluation: Journal, PNE WS #1
Thursday
Friday
Evaluation: Electron configuration/orbital
diagram WS
Additional Information:
Do Now: None
Do Now: Answer the questions
about the circle graph.
Targets
Discuss what the atomic mass represents concerning the
atoms of an element.
Discuss what the atomic number represents concerning the
atoms of an element.
Determine the electron configuration for elements 1-18 on
the Periodic Table.
Targets
Create a Bohr model of an element on the Periodic Table.
Instructional Strategies:
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Instructional Strategies:
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SUBSTITUTE
More practice determining the number of protons,
neutrons, and electrons in an atom.
More practice writing electron configurations.
Create a 3-D Bohr model of an assigned element.
Evaluation: PNE WS #2
Evaluation: Model of an element