PS1+(9-11)-3


 * Students demonstrate an understanding of characteristic properties of matter by … **

3a identifying and __explaining the basis for the arrangement of the elements within the periodic table (e.g. trends, valence electrons, reactivity,__ electronegativity, ionization).

 3b __predicting__ the relative physical and chemical properties of an element based on its location within the Periodic Table.

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What do these GSEs mean?
Students will learn how to use/navigate the periodic table through the relationships and properties of the given elements. They will also be able to look at the periodic table and predict what properties an element has by considering its location and the properties of surrounding elements.

What subtopics do students need to address to understand these GSEs?

 * Families
 * Periods
 * Atomic Number
 * Reactivity
 * Electron configuration

What ideas to students need to understand before they can address the topics described above?

 * Atomic Structure
 * Identifying substances using properties

What misconceptions are students likely to have about these topics?

 * The periodic table is organized randomly

What phenomena and representations help students understand these topics?
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 * Period Table Rap

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 * Alkali metals meet water:

Released NECAP items

 * NECAP 2009 GR 11 01 Analysis

Related Web Resources
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