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IB.8 Laboratory Activity-Water Testing (Micro)
High schoolers test different water solutions for the presence of ions. In this water testing lesson plan, students test for iron, calcium, chloride and sulfate ions in solutions. They indicate positive tests based on their results and...
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Honors: Drawing Lewis Structures Homework
In this Lewis structures worksheet, students draw 12 Lewis dot structures for 8 compounds and 4 polyatomic ions using electrons in the outer orbitals to show bonding.
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More Fun with Lewis Structures
In this compounds worksheet, students draw the Lewis structures for the given compounds, being sure to show the bond angles and molecular shapes. This worksheet has 6 problems to solve.
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Naming and Covalent Compounds
In this naming and covalent compounds learning exercise, students answer 6 questions about ion notation, they make 6 ionic compounds, they make 6 covalent compounds and they name 10 compounds which are ionic, covalent or polyatomic.
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Metals vs. Non-Metals: Dot Diagrams; Ions
In this metals, non-metals, dot diagrams and ions worksheet, students read about each of these topics and they identify if 8 elements are metals or non-metals, they draw electron dot diagrams for 5 elements, they write the charge of 3...
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Losing and Gaining Electrons
In this electron activity, students read about how atoms lose and gain electrons and how they become ions. They are given a table with nine elements and they give the electron configuration, the number of electrons, the number of protons...
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Writing Ionic Formulas
In this ions worksheet, students use a table of common ions to determine how to write the chemical formula, using subscripts, to make a neutral compound. This worksheet has 44 problems to solve.
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Atoms
In this atoms worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by writing in the number of electrons, valence electrons, electron configuration, orbital box diagram, probability diagram, and Lewis Dot diagram for the given atoms and ions.
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Naming and Writing Formulas for Simple and Complex Ionic Compounds
In this naming compounds worksheet, students write and name the formulas for 20 ionic compounds including simple and complex compounds.
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Bohr Energy Level Diagrams for Atoms
In this Bohr model worksheet, students draw 16 diagrams given atoms in the periodic table and must show the energy level diagrams indicating the electrons in each energy level.
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Bohr Energy Level Diagrams for Ions
In this Bohr model worksheet, students draw Bohr energy level diagrams for 14 ions. They draw the electrons in the outer orbitals and indicate the charges on the ions.
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Formula for Compounds and Naming Compounds
In this naming compounds worksheet, learners write the formulas and name the compounds for 4 tables of compounds and 2 sets of compounds. They must determine the compounds formed given two elements and write the simplest formulas.
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Lewis Structures and Geometries
In this chemical compounds worksheet, students draw the Lewis structure, draw the resonance structure, and give the geometry of the underlined atom. This worksheet has 8 problems to solve.
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Metals vs. Non-Metals
In this elements worksheet, students compare and contrast the characteristics of metals and non-metals. Students practice drawing Lewis dot diagrams and writing ion notation. This worksheet has 9 word problems, 8 matching questions, and...
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Common Ions and Their Charges
For this chemistry worksheet, students can use the table to observe and name the common types of ions and determine the charges to explain the gain or loss of electrons.
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Atomic Structure - Part A
Learners describe the structure of atoms, including the particles that make them up. They recognize that key scientists and experiments have contributed to the changes
in the Atomic Theory.
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What's Matter?
Students explore many of the basic properties of matter including atoms, ions, elements, molecules, and density. The class explores an interactive flash-animated Web site to answer questions and clarify misconceptions they might have had...
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Doing Lewis Dot Diagrams
Students observe the periodic table and draw the Lewis Dot Diagram. In this investigative lesson students construct information on several elements including the Lewis Dot Formation and take a quiz on the information they learned.
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Changing and Atom
In this atom worksheet, students are given a diagram of the changes that occur in atoms. Students complete the diagram given a list of 4 terms that indicate the resulting product.
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Matter: Atoms and Molecules
High schoolers investigate how information about the atom has been determined. In this atomic structure lesson, students draw what they think an atom looks like. They conduct Internet research about the types of atomic models and how...
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Practice with Ions
In this ions worksheet, high schoolers answer questions about atoms that have gained or lost electrons, they find the number of electrons atoms tend to gain or lose and they answer questions about bonding in atoms. They answer 6...
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Ionic Compounds
In this ionic compounds worksheet, students identify the number of electrons gained or lost in ions, they show that transfer of electrons in ionic compounds and they write balanced ionic compounds given ions. They answer 4 questions...
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Families of Elements
In this elements activity, students classify the given elements according to where they are located in the periodic table. This activity has 1 short answer and 4 fill in the blank questions.
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Elements and Ions Worksheet
In this elements and ions worksheet, students complete a table given an element, the symbol, or the number of subatomic particles and they must complete the rest of the table. The do the same for five ions. They also write formulas and...