CS First - Atoms, Elements and Compounds (Gr. 7-9)

Description

This lesson, designed for grade 7 to 9 teachers, will help you integrate CS First activities to supplement your current Science unit. This series of Activities would be a great challenge or review for students in grades 7-9 studying atoms, elements and compounds. Consider spending time with your students developing background knowledge on key terms (i.e. atoms, compounds, mixtures, etc.) in order to boost their creativity and build in Scratch. Educators should also consider time for collaboration and sharing as their students work through the series.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson students will:

  • Understand what is matter made of
  • Learn how to read the Periodic Table
  • Understand the structure of an atom
  • Understand Ionic and molecular compounds
  • Understand the different state changes of matter


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