LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 4

The learner will conduct investigations and utilize technology and information systems to build an understanding of chemistry.

Objective 4.02

Evaluate evidence that elements combine in a multitude of ways to produce compounds that account for all living and nonliving substances.

Resources aligned to this objective

The human atom
Students will act out the role of atoms by dressing up as the atoms of designated elements. They will wear costumes with balloons representing valence electrons. The “atoms” will gain or lose valence electrons in order to achieve chemical stability. The students must then identify the charges of the ions formed.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Development and Science)
By Kamie Wine.

Resources on the web

Bioluminescence: Living light
In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students learn about bioluminescent creatures and the underwater world in which they live. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
Provided by: National Geographic