Properties of Atoms and Molecules
This unit is designed to be used twice; once in third grade and once in seventh grade. This study will cover the periodic table, the structures of atoms and molecules, atomic bonds, chemical reactions, biochemistry, and the many applications of chemistry.
The study uses God’s Design for Science series: God’s Design for Chemistry and Ecology: Properties of Atoms and Molecules Teacher and Student Pack.
Unit 1 Atoms & Molecules
Lesson 1: Introduction to Chemistry
READ ALOUD: Chemistry by DK Eyewitness Books
APP: Study Package Chemistry by Matthew Meersbergen
IDEAS: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/classroom-solutions/2012/02/joy-chemistry-unit-photos
IDEAS: http://jimmie.squidoo.com/chemistry-lapbook
READ ALOUD: The Tale of Kerby Maxwell and the Magic Chemistry Set aka The Trick Series
The Lemonade Trick by Scott Corbett
The Mailbox Trick by Scott Corbett
The Disappearing Dog Trick by Scott Corbett
The Limerick Trick by Scott Corbett
The Baseball Trick by Scott Corbett
The Turnabout Trick by Scott Corbett
The Hairy Horror Trick by Scott Corbett
The Hateful Plateful Trick by Scott Corbett
The Home Run Trick by Scott Corbett
The Hockey Trick by Scott Corbett
The Black Mask Trick by Scott Corbett
The Hangman’s Ghost Trick by Scott Corbett
PROJECT/ACTIVITY: Thames and Kosmos Kids First Chemistry Set Science Kit
PROJECT/ACTIVITY: The Dangerous Book for Boys Classic Chemistry Science Kit
Lesson 2: Atoms
READ ALOUD: What’s Smaller Than a Pygmy Shrew? (Wells of Knowledge Science Series) by Robert E. Wells
Lesson 3: Atomic Mass
Special Feature: Madame Curie
NOTEBOOK/LAPBOOK: Scientists and Inventors Lapbook and Notebook – Marie Curie
READ ALOUD: Marie Curie: Scientist Who Made Glowing Discoveries (Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Inventors & Scientists… by Mike Venezia
Lesson 4: Molecules
READ ALOUD: Molecules: The Elements and the Architecture of Everything by Theodore Gray
PROJECT/ACTIVITY: 3B Scientific 52 Piece Inorganic/Organic Molecular Model Student Set
PROJECT/ACTIVITY: Lego Molecules
Unit 2 Elements
Lesson 5: Periodic Table of the Elements
READ ALOUD: The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe by Theodore Gray
MUSIC: The Elements by Theodore Gray
APP: The Elements by Theodore Gray
READ ALOUD: The Periodic Table (True Book: Elements) by Salvatore Tocci
Special Feature: Development of the Periodic Table
Lesson 6: Metals
READ ALOUD: Aluminum (True Book: Elements ) by Salvatore Tocci
READ ALOUD: Calcium (True Book: Elements ) by Salvatore Tocci
READ ALOUD: Chlorine (True Book: Elements ) by Salvatore Tocci
READ ALOUD: Copper (True Book: Elements ) by Salvatore Tocci
READ ALOUD: Gold (True Book: Elements ) by Salvatore Tocci
READ ALOUD: Iron (True Book: Elements) by Salvatore Tocci
READ ALOUD: Lead (True Book: Elements) by Salvatore Tocci
READ ALOUD: Magnesium (True Book: Elements) by Salvatore Tocci
READ ALOUD: Mercury (True Book: Elements) by Salvatore Tocci
READ ALOUD: Silicon (True Book: Elements) by Salvatore Tocci
READ ALOUD: Silver (True Book: Elements) by Salvatore Tocci
READ ALOUD: Sodium (True Book: Elements) by Salvatore Tocci
READ ALOUD: Tin (True Book: Elements) by Salvatore Tocci
READ ALOUD: Zinc (True Book: Elements) by Salvatore Tocci
Lesson 7: Nonmetals
READ ALOUD: Nitrogen (True Book: Elements) by Salvatore Tocci
Lesson 8: Hydrogen
READ ALOUD: Hydrogen (True Book: Elements ) by Salvatore Tocci
READ ALOUD: Hydrogen and the Noble Gases (True Book: Elements) by Salvatore Tocci
Lesson 9: Carbon
READ ALOUD: Carbon (True Book: Elements ) by Salvatore Tocci
Lesson 10: Oxygen
READ ALOUD: Oxygen (True Book: Elements) by Salvatore Tocci
Unit 3 Bonding
Lesson 11: Ionic Bonding
Lesson 12: Covalent Bonding
Lesson 13: Metallic Bonding
Lesson 14: Mining & Metal Alloys
Special Feature: Charles Martin Hall
Lesson 15: Crystals
Lesson 16: Ceramics
Unit 4 Chemical Reactions
Lesson 17: Chemical Reactions
Cool Chemistry Concoctions: 50 Formulas that Fizz, Foam, Splatter & Ooze by Joe Rhatigan, Veronika Gunter and Tom La Baff
PROJECT/ACTIVITY: Lego Chemical Reactions
Pop! A Book About Bubbles (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 1) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Lesson 18: Chemical Equations
Lesson 19: Catalysts
Lesson 20: Endothermic & Exothermic Reactions
Unit 5 Acids & Bases
Lesson 21: Chemical Analysis
Lesson 22: Acids
Lesson 23: Bases
Lesson 24: Salts
Special Feature: Batteries
PROJECT/ACTIVITY: Lemon Battery
Unit 6 Biochemistry
Lesson 25 Biochemistry
Lesson 26: Decomposers
Lesson 27: Chemicals in Farming
Lesson 28: Medicines
Special Feature: Alexander Fleming
Unit 7 Applications of Chemistry
Lesson 29: Perfumes
Lesson 30: Rubber
Special Feature: Charles Goodyear
Lesson 31: Plastics
Lesson 32: Fireworks
Lesson 33: Rocket Fuel
Lesson 34: Fun With Chemistry—Final Project
Lesson 35: Conclusion
Continue to next lesson; Properties of Matter…