Introduction to the particulate nature of matter. After introducing the concepts through videos and a ChemThink interactive, students must apply what they've learned to answer a couple of questions.
What is matter made of?
Which two particles make up the nucleus of an atom?
What is the role of an electron in an atom?
Which of the following determines the type of element that an atom makes?
What is in between the nucleus and the electrons in an atom?
The picture below shows a solid. In the blank box below it draw how particles are arranged in solids
The picture below shows a liquid. In the blank box below it draw how particles are arranged in liquids
The picture below shows a gas. In the blank box below it draw how particles are arranged in gases.
Which of the substances X, Y or Z are made up of tiny particles?
Refering back to the flowchart, which letter can be used to represent water?
Refering back to the flowchart, which letter can be used to represent sound?
Refering back to the flowchart, which letter can be used to represent glass?
Is Z a solid, a liquid or a gas?
Which of her conclusions are correct/incorrect?
Think about which states of matter have a definite volume.
Explain your answer to the previous question.
