We'll start with Atomic Structure and its consequences for Chemistry. Lord Ernest Rutherford did a large amount of his work here at UC before moving to Oxford (UK, not the one in Canterbury). He is most famous for splitting the atom, but his second most famous experiment produced our first look at the model of an atom. We're going to look at the evidence he used to make his model and how he came to his conclusions.
We'll then look into the periodicity of electrons and how ionic bonding results in chemical reactions.
Then learn about all the things that affect you! Day, Night, Seasons, Tides, Winds and Ocean Currents and Phases of the Moon.
You'll learn to explain these phenomena and the changes they cause to our weather and environment.
We'll then look at the planets and the Sun and how and why they formed, and what we've learned about them.
Outcomes:
I can explain how Lunar's orbit causes moon phases
I can explain how the rotation of Earth causes day and night
I can explain how the tilt of Earth causes seasons
I can describe the structure of the atom AND EXPLAIN EVIDENCE FOR THAT
I can form basic ionic bonds AND WRITE BALANCED CHEMICAL EQUATIONS
The google classroom code is: TBD. Students will need a 1B5 workbook or similar to work in, a pen to write with and a clearfile to keep handouts in.