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This document outlines the objectives and homework questions for a physical science class covering the development of atomic theory, the structure of atoms, the periodic table, and how elements are created in stars. The six objectives are: 1) Describe how atomic theory developed and changed, 2) Describe the modern model of the atom, 3) Explain how Mendeleev discovered the pattern that led to the periodic table, 4) Tell what information about elements is found in the periodic table, 5) Understand how the properties of individual atoms determine their placement on the periodic table, and 6) Explain how elements are created in stars. The document provides homework questions for students to answer that correspond to each objective.

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Homework 2

This document outlines the objectives and homework questions for a physical science class covering the development of atomic theory, the structure of atoms, the periodic table, and how elements are created in stars. The six objectives are: 1) Describe how atomic theory developed and changed, 2) Describe the modern model of the atom, 3) Explain how Mendeleev discovered the pattern that led to the periodic table, 4) Tell what information about elements is found in the periodic table, 5) Understand how the properties of individual atoms determine their placement on the periodic table, and 6) Explain how elements are created in stars. The document provides homework questions for students to answer that correspond to each objective.

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2009 - 2010 Homework 2: 8/27/09 - 9/04/09

Mr. Sam Harrelson


MS Room 312
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 864-381-7374 (or 864-381-SDSG)
http://griffinscience.com

Following are the six objectives we’ll be learning this week as a part of our study of
Physical Science.

More information can be found on GriffinScience.com and feel free to email or call
me with any questions you might have!

Mr. Harrelson

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Important Terms:
Atom Proton Neutron
Electron Isotope Energy Level
Atomic Number Mass Number Nucleus
Atomic Mass Period Group
Chemical Symbol Plasma Nuclear Fusion Periodic Table
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Objective 1: Describe how atomic theory developed and changed.

Objective 2: Describe the modern model of the atom.

Objective 3: Explain how Mendeleev discovered the pattern that led to the
periodic table.

Objective 4: Tell what information about elements is found in the periodic table.

Objective 5: Understand how the properties of individual atoms determine their


placement on the periodic table.

Objective 6: Explain how elements are created in stars.

Physical Science - Grade 8 - Syllabus 2009-2010 1


2009 - 2010 Homework 2: 8/27/09 - 9/04/09

Objective 1: Describe how atomic theory developed and changed.

1. Briefly, what were the main ideas of John Dalton’s atomic theory?
2. What did J.J. Thomson discover about atoms?
3. What is a good analogy for Thomson’s model of the atom?
4. Ernest Rutherford’s model differed from Thomson’s model of the atom because
of the gold foil experiment. What did Rutherford and his team observe?
5. What did Niels Bohr revision of the atomic model include?

Objective 2: Describe the modern model of the atom.

1. Instead of orbiting the nucleus, what did scientists discover about electrons in
the 1920’s?
2. Describe an energy level.
3. Describe the modern model of the atom.
4. What did James Chadwick discover in 1932?
5. How does the atomic number and mass number differ?
6. Compare the mass of electrons, protons and neutrons. Which has the most mass?
Which has the least?
7. What is an isotope? Please give an example.

Objective 3: Explain how Mendeleev discovered the pattern that led to the
periodic table.

1. How did Mendeleev find the pattern that lead to the periodic table?
2. What is the atomic mass?
3. What did Mendeleev notice about the properties of elements when he used
atomic mass to order them?
4. How many elements did Mendeleev have on his first periodic table?
5. How does the modern periodic table differ from Mendeleev’s?

Objective 4: Tell what information about elements is found in the periodic table.

1. What does “periodic” mean?

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2. Who discovered the atomic number? How did that discovery change the way
elements are placed on the periodic table?
3. What is a period?
4. What is a group?
5. What is a chemical symbol?

Objective 5: Understand how the properties of individual atoms determine their


placement on the periodic table.

1. Describe where metals, non-metals and metalloids are generally found on the
modern periodic table.
2. What does each element square on the periodic table normally include?
3. Besides English, what other language might a chemical symbol be?
4. Where are the lanthanides and actinides found on the periodic table?
5. What does the average atomic mass consist of?

Objective 6: Explain how elements are created in stars.

1. What is plasma?
2. Why do the positively charged protons of atoms collide in stars (since they
normally repel one another)?
3. What is nuclear fusion?
4. How does nuclear fusion create heavier elements?
5. What stage of a star’s life produces the heaviest elements?

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