How attractive is your intermolecular forces lesson plan? Draw your class in with an activity that includes research, presentation, and demonstrations. Chemistry scholars work together to create claims about the each intermolecular force, then revise them as they obtain new information.

Concepts

intermolecular forces, dipoles, hydrogen bonds, ionic bonds, covalent bonds, van der walls force, cohesion, surface tension, making observations, making predictions

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign a demonstration to each group and have them perform it for the class
• Use the included modifications to make the lesson more challenging for an AP Chemistry class

Classroom Considerations

• Make sure students are comfortable with different types of bonding before attempting the lesson
• Schedule time in the computer lab for the research portion of the lesson

Pros

• Modeling intermolecular forces provides a deeper understanding of how they occur
• The lesson is thoughtfully prepared and contains many helpful hints and suggestions for extension

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.9-10.3 RST.11-12.3