Unit 4: Atoms & Elements
Objectives:
I know the true shape of the periodic table and that it is organized in groups and periods.
I know the location of the following on the periodic table:
- elements with different states of matter
- naturally occurring and man-made elements
- representative and transition elements
- metals, metalloids, and nonmetals
- subgroups of metals and nonmetals
I know the location and properties of the three subatomic particles within an atom.
I know how the numbers of subatomic particles are described with atomic number, mass number, and charge.
I know the history of atomic models.
I know what isotopes are.
I know the difference between atomic mass, mass number, and average atomic mass.
I know how to calculate the average atomic mass of an element.
Resources:
Objectives 1 & 2
I know the true shape of the periodic table and that it is organized in groups and periods.
I know the location of the following on the periodic table: elements with different states
of matter, naturally occurring and man-made elements, representative and transition
elements, metals, metalloids, and nonmetals, subgroups of metals and nonmetals.
Objectives 3 & 4
I know the location and properties of the three subatomic particles within an atom.
I know how the numbers of subatomic particles are described with atomic number,
mass number, and charge.
Objective 5
I know the history of atomic models.
Objectives 6, 7, & 8
I know what isotopes are.
I know the difference between atomic mass, mass number, and average atomic mass.
I know how to calculate the average atomic mass of an element.
ANSWERS for Practice Quiz 1
ANSWERS for Practice Quiz 2