S+Stewart,Justin+Larry

**Office: 007** **Office Phone:555-7839** **Office Hours: Tuesday-12:00-2:00 Thursday- 1:00-3:00 or by appointment** ** E-mail: justin.l.stewart@maine.edu **
 * Teacher: Mr. Stewart**

=Summary of Unit:= // In this unit, we will travel through the amazing world of the atomic theory. We will begin by looking at atoms and their components including protons, neutrons and electrons. We will look in depth upon the atomic structure of an atom and the reason behind its construction. At the end of this section, we will complete a fun filled project to wrap up. The next section will illustrate the states of matter including liquids, solids and gases. The exciting world of solids, liquids and gasses will be explored. An exciting project will further our knowledge of the states of matter. Then we will plunge into the bonding between atoms. We will look at the ionic and covalent bonds to see what binds matter together. After this section, an interesting project will follow up our knowledge of bonding. After this unit, you will understand the amazing world the atomic theory. //

=Establish Goals= Maine Learning Results: Science and Technology-D. The Physical Setting D3. Matter and Energy Grades 9-diploma Students describe the structure, behavior and interactions of matter at the atomic level and the relationship between matter and energy.

= = =Students will understand that= •matter is the building block for everything in the Universe. •energy is the binding force that holds our world together. •matter interacts at the atomic level.

= = =Essential Questions= •How does matter bond or interact to build the Universe? •Why does energy bind things like matter? •How does matter interacts at the atomic level?

= = =Students will know= •Key Factual Information: Ionic/covalent bonds, interactions between elements, what makes elements different. •Formulas: chemical formulas, gas laws, specific heat, Gibs free energy laws. •Vocabulary: Atoms, protons, neutrons, electrons, nucleus, particles, energy, elements, and ions.

= = =Students will be able to= •describe how matter bonds. •illustrate the binding of ionic/covalent bonds. •build structures of simple atoms' nucleus's. •analyze the matter in everyday objects. •imagine the states of matter. •recognize the structure of atoms in terms of neutrons, protons, and electrons.

**Performance Task Overview** A new educational comic company called "The Adventures of Atomic Land" has asked all aspiring illustrators to submit a comic. The winner will have all their college bills paid for as long they go back to the company after college. Your task is to create a comic which will feature atoms and the bonds they make. You are a potential illustrator who is submitting your best work to win the competition. You need to convince the editors that you should be their next illustrator for this new comic. The challenge is to present the structure of atoms in terms of protons, neutrons and electrons and the bonds they make. You will create a sample comic which is easy to understand (for those non-chemists), informative and creative.

=Expectations= This class is going like to be a lot like your favorite television show. If you do not see one episode, you will have no idea what is going on in the next one. If you know that you are going to be missing a day, come to me before or after class to make up your work. If you are not able to come to school, you can email me and I will be more than happy to send you the work that you missed for the day. There will also be a wiki that you can check to see what will be due the day in question. It will be your obligation to get into contact with me if there is an extenuating circumstance that comes up. I expect students to come to class prepared with their homework and to be prompt. The more time we spend in class, the more fun we can have with the assignments.

If you work is for some reason late, you will lose ten points for every day over the due date of the assignment. After the fifth day of being late, the assignment will not be accepted and will not be graded. Every assignment will be allowed to be redone once. The first draft will be handed in with final so that I can check your revisions. This means that you will have opportunities to improve your work and your understandings. It will be your responsibility to get everything handed in on time. If not, it should be handed in as soon as possible.

Academic honesty and integrity is vital to this class. Anyone who is caught plagiarizing will receive an automatic zero and will be reported to the office. If there are any questions about the schools integrity code or what whether or not you are, I will be more than happy to go over any questions or concerns you may have. If you have a diagnosed disability or you need special accommodations, please contact me at any time.

=Benchmarks= The total points for this class will be 400 points. All of the assignments are scored differently and will be added up to the final grade.

//**Podcast (60 points):**// After the lesson on how matter bonds, you will create a podcast with a partner, on garageband or an equivalent program, about how matter bonds. You will collect information from the class and from outside of class and explain how a certain molecule of your choosing bonds in the environment. You will assume a radio broadcaster and your partner will portray a famous chemist who you have heard about in class. There needs to be an explanation of the bonding process and why it is important. There also needs to be music involved, this is a radio station after all. //**Sketchup (60 points):**// During the lesson on atoms, the particles that make them up and their structure, you will create a sketchup model of an element that I assign. You will make a sketchup with a 3-D model including protons, neutrons and electrons in the correct structural format. These models must show how the atom is constructed and where the particles will always be found. //**Glogster (70 points):**// You will create a glogster on the states of a certain compound or mixture. I will give you the object and you will create a representation of the three states of that object, including the gas, liquid and solid states. You should include the temperature you would find these states and the conditions required. The glogster should include music, a movie or podcast with the text and pictures. //**Blogs (40 points):**// After the lesson on the states of matter, you will create a blog that answers all of the questions asked by myself and will represent different arrangements of similar compounds. This should include pictures of the states of matter that you are talking about and a video clip or an audio clip on the states of matter that you are writing about. This blog will be shared with your classmates and everyone on the web, so this should be done professionally and accurately. //**Wiki (70 points):**// You will create a lab report that you will share with everyone in the class on the class wiki. This lab report will be on the atomic particles including protons, neutrons and electrons. This lab report will be about why these particles are important and relevant to the construction of the atom. This lab report will be critiqued by your class mates and should be professionally done. //**Performance Task (100 points):**// A new educational comic company called "The Adventures of Atomic Land" has asked all aspiring illustrators to submit a comic. The winner will have all their college bills paid for as long they go back to the company after college. Your task is to create a comic which will feature atoms and the bonds they make. You are a potential illustrator who is submitting your best work to win the competition. You need to convince the editors that you should be their next illustrator for this new comic. The challenge is to present the structure of atoms in terms of protons, neutrons and electrons and the bonds they make. You will create a sample comic which is easy to understand (for those non-chemists), informative and creative. This will be the last assignment for the semester.

=Grading Scale= **A** (93 -100), **A-** (90 - 92), **B+** (87 - 89), **B** (83 - 86), **B-** (80 - 82), **C+**(77 - 79), **C** (73-76), **C-** (70 - 72), **D+**(67 - 69), **D** (63 - 66), **D-** (60 - 62), **F** (0 - 59).