8th Grade Science

8^th Grade Science
October 13^th-17^th

South Dakota Science Standard(s) Covered:
8.P.1.1. Students are able to classify matter as elements, compounds, or mixtures.
8.P.1.2. Students are able to use the Periodic Table to compare and contrast families of
elements and to classify elements as metals, metalloids, or non-metals.
8.P.1.3. Students are able to compare properties of matter resulting from physical and
chemical changes.

Monday

No School - Native American Day

Tuesday

	Interpret data from the periodic table.
	Use atomic number and atomic mass to describe the structure of an atom.
	Determine the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons for each element.
	Identify basic subatomic particles-protons, neutrons, and electrons-that make up an atom.
	Recognize that atoms have a numeric relationship in the periodic table.
	Understand the connection between energy levels and valence electrons to the shape of periodic table.

Assignment: Practice drawing Bohr diagrams and Lewis Structures.

Wednesday

	Interpret data from the periodic table.
	Use atomic number and atomic mass to describe the structure of an atom.
	Determine the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons for each element.
	Identify basic subatomic particles-protons, neutrons, and electrons-that make up an atom.
	Recognize that atoms have a numeric relationship in the periodic table.
	Understand the connection between energy levels and valence electrons to the shape of periodic table.

Assignment: Practice drawing Bohr diagrams and Lewis Structures.

Thursday

	Interpret data from the periodic table.
	Use atomic number and atomic mass to describe the structure of an atom.
	Determine the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons for each element.
	Identify basic subatomic particles-protons, neutrons, and electrons-that make up an atom.
	Recognize that atoms have a numeric relationship in the periodic table.
	Understand the connection between energy levels and valence electrons to the shape of periodic table.

Assignment: Periodic Table Basics.

Friday

	Interpret data from the periodic table.
	Use atomic number and atomic mass to describe the structure of an atom.
	Determine the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons for each element.
	Identify basic subatomic particles-protons, neutrons, and electrons-that make up an atom.
	Recognize that atoms have a numeric relationship in the periodic table.
	Understand the connection between energy levels and valence electrons to the shape of periodic table.

Assignment: Periodic Table Basics due by the end of the day. Form 1B due.

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