LessonPlan1

LessonTopic NamingCovalentCompounds
Lesson
Studentwillbeabletowritetheformulaforacovalentcompoundbycompletingexit
Rationale
ticket.
NextGenerationScienceStandards
Standards
MSPS11
Developmodels

todescribe

theatomiccompositionofsimplemoleculesandextended
structures.

Descriptionof BellRingerSocrative
Learning/
Review
Teaching
IonicNaming
Activities
IonicProperties
Not
esGuidedNotesusingNotability
HowtowriteCovalentNamesandFormulas
TeacherwillusePrezitodelivercontentinformationanduseillustrationstoshowthe
sharingofelectrons
TickettoHomework
MusicDevice(Spotify)
Musicwillbeplayinginthebackground.Whenthemusicstopsstudentsareexpectedtohave
completedtheassignmentandputpencilsdown.

IndependentPractice
Homework
ExtraWorkIfstudentstillneedsextrapracticetheycanusethisapptohelpbuildtheirskills.It
willtakethemthroughnamingcompoundtypesandbalancingequations.
AppsUsed, Socrativeisanappthatallowsstudentstobeinvitedintoaclassroomtotaketestsandquizs
Brief
Ichosethisappbecauseitisaquickknowledgereviewofmaterialandgivesstudentsinstant
Description feedbackiftheyunderstandthematerial.
andReason Notabilityisanappusedtomakenotesandannotationonpapers.Ichosethisappbecause
forSelection studentsaregivenasetofguidednotes.Thisallowsmetomakesurestudentsallhavethesame
notesandinformation.Studentsuploadthisdocumentinnotabilityandcaneitherhandwrite
notesortypeininformation.Thestudentthensavesthedocumentinnotabilityandcaneither
uploadtotheircomputer,googledocs,ore*mailtothemselves.
Spotifyisagreatmusicapp.Iuseitsothatstudentsknowtheiramountofworktime.Spotify
allowsmetomakeplaylistsofmyownlikeitunesbutitisallfree.Icanlistentoradioofmy
choosing.Allowslotsofdiversityandindividuality.
Preziisanappthatissimilartopowerpointbutmoreinteractive.Prezicanalsobeusedonalap
topbutwhenIuseitonmyiPaditallowsmetomovearoundtheroomandnotbegluedtomy
desk.IcanalsothengiverandomstudentstheiPadandhavethemanswerquestions.
ContentSupportCHEMICALGAMEHDLITEisagoodresourceforstudentstointeractively
buildmoleculesandcompounds.Itnotonlyhelpspracticetheskillsbeinglearnedinthisclass
buthelpsinfusepreviouslessonsforknowledgerecall.
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Topic
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LessonPlan2

LewisDotStructuresandIdentifyingMolecularShapes
Studentswillbeabletodrawalewisdotstructureofanelementandthen
correctlyidentifythemolecularshapebycompletinghomework.

Standards NextGenerationScienceStandards
MSPS11
Developmodels

todescribe

theatomiccompositionofsimplemoleculesand
extendedstructures.

Description BellRingerGoogleDocs
ofLearning/
ReviewIonicandCovalentCompounds
Teaching
Analysis?s
Activities
Thedifferencebetweencovalentandioniccompounds
Whycancovalentcompoundsnotconductelectricity
VideoSeries(GuestLecturer)LewisDotStructuresKhanAcademy
LewisStructures
MolecularShapes

ClassReviewAsaclassgooverlewisdotstructuresandmolecularshapes.
Homework

LewisStructures
MolecularShapes
ExtraWorkIfstudentstillneedsextrapracticetheycanusethisapptohelpbuild
theirskills.Itwilltakethemthroughnamingcompoundtypesandbalancing
equations.
AppsUsed, GoogleDocsisanappaccessedthroughgoogledocs.Iusedthisappfor
Brief
writingbecauseoftheanalysisquestions.Itgivesthemachancetopractice
Description writingbutcanchoosetoworkcollaborativelyingroups.Studentswho
andReason workingroupseffectivelywilldevelopadeeperunderstandingofthe
forSelectionconcepts.
KhanAcademyisafreeappontheiPadthatIusedaguestlecturer.They
havevideosthataddressandteachamultitudeofsubjects.Studentswould
watchtheparticularvideoaboutLewisStructuresfillinginaworksheetat
theirownpace.Thesevideosarewatchedtohelpaidintheflipped
classroom.
ContentSupportCHEMICALGAMEHDLITEisagoodresourcefor
studentstointeractivelybuildmoleculesandcompounds.Itnotonlyhelpspractice
theskillsbeinglearnedinthisclassbuthelpsinfusepreviouslessonsfor
knowledgerecall.

Othernotes

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LessonPlan3

FamousScientistResearchPaper
Studentwillresearchafamousscientist,writeanessay,andcreateaprezito
presenttotheclass.

Standards NotApplicable
Description iBookStudentswillreadabookthatIcreatedoniBookCreator.Itwillchronicle
ofLearning/ thestepsneededtocompletethisresearchassignment.Thestudentswillbeable
Teaching referencethistheentiretimeontheiriPad.
Activities
ResearchStudentswillbegintoresearchtheirscientist.Thiswillbeoneofmany
waysthestudentswillsearchforresources.

TEDTalk:ChoosefromalistofseveralTEDtalks.Writeindividualideasand
thoughtsduringthevideo.TheseTEDtalksaremeanttodeepentheunderstanding
ofscienceintodaysworldandtheattributesandknowledgereadytogetthere.

Studentswillalsobeposedthequestionhowistodays/futuresciencedifferentthan
thepast?Isitmovingfaster?Isitmorecompetitive?Whowillbeleadersof
tomorrow?Whatareasshouldbeourmainfocusinresearchindevelopment?

AppsUsed, EReader:iBookiBookwillbeabookIcreatedthatchroniclesthedifferent
Brief
compartmentsoftheproject.Itwilldetaileverythingthatneedstobedone
Description andhelpfulsuggestionsonhowtofindpluscitesources.
andReason ResearchToolstudentswillusethistooltohelplaunchthemtofindresources
forSelectionandpaperstheycanuseabouthisorherscientist.Whatmakesthisconvenient
istheycantakepicturesandannotatethepaperusingNotability.Allofthe
resourcesfromherearelegitimate.
CenterTEDtalkStudentswillchoosefromalistofseveralTEDtalksthat
focusoninovationsandinsightsintoscienceandlearning.Thestudentswill
writeselfreflectionswhilewatchingthevideoandtheninsmallgroupscome
upwithasummaryanddecidethemostimportantkeypoints.
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