Chemistry Unit 1 Day 7

Students will learn about properties of elelments in the periodic table by gathering data and analyzing and interpreting the data in writing using the language of science (reactivity, valence electrons, octet rule, density, melting point), sentence starters, and partners.

Questions:

1. What causes some atoms to be more reactive than others? (book or brain)
2. What does it mean for an atom to be reactive? (book or brain)
3. What particle (electrons, protons or neutrons) do you think has the most influence over an atom? (book or brain)