Week of 3-30-20

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9th Grade

·   Week 1: Element Scavenger Hunt

QUICK REVIEW: Think back to the beginning of the year when we learned that an atom is the basic unit of an element.

Atoms consist of protons, neutrons, and electrons, with the amount of each of these subatomic particles varying for each element.

The periodic table tells us the number of each:

         Atomic number= # protons = # electrons

         Mass number= # protons + # neutrons

ACTIVITY: Go around your house and find 10 different elements in different items. Document your finds by taking pictures. Some might be obvious, like “a banana contains potassium” and “water contains oxygen and hydrogen,” but for others you might need to do a little research.

For each element, complete the following:

1.      - Element:

- Symbol:

-Item it was found in (take picture if possible):

-Atomic number:

-Mass number (round average atomic mass from periodic table to a whole number, for instance oxygen would be 15.9999 rounded to 16):

-Number of protons:

-Number of electrons:

- Number of neutrons:

SHARE your findings with someone at home (yes your dog counts) or post on here! I would love to see some of your creative finds in your home!

8th Grade

Week 1 Article 

-Click the attachment and sign in with your school google login.
-Read the attached article.
-When you are done reading, complete the quiz at the end of the reading.


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