ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How are electrons arranged in atoms?
LEARNING TARGET: Identify elements by their electron configuration
BENCHMARKS: SC.912.P.8.5
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:
-explain that when electrons transition to higher energy levels they absorb energy, and emit energy when they transition to lower energy levels.
-Take a quiz on electron configuration
-Data chat
BELL RINGER - short study session
VOCABULARY: energy, ground state, excited state, emission spectra, photon, Planck’s constant, quantum, quantum mechanical model, electron configuration, atomic orbital, energy levels, Aufbau Principle, Pauli Exclusion Principle, Hund’ Rule
HOME LEARNING: notebook update
AGENDA
WHOLE GROUP
Note: Due to Holiday activities and Field Trips, these assignments may extend into other class periods.
Students had a short study session before the exam on electron configuration.
Students then either took the exam on electron configuration and/or corrected exams already taken.
The remainder of class time was spent doing individual assignments, including completing the Electron Configuration Gizmo.
