Shapes Of Covalently Bonded Lesson Plan Template printable pdf download

Shapes Of Covalently Bonded Lesson Plan Template

Lesson Plan: Shapes of

Covalently Bonded

Lesson Title: Shapes of Covalently Bonded Molecules

Grade/Age Level:

15 – 18 yr olds, 10

– 12

grade

Subject Area:

high school chemistry

Time allotted for the lesson:

several class meetings

Day 1:

Introduce the covalent molecules

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Review ionic vs covalent molecules

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Day 2:

Identify number of valence electrons on C, O, N, H, and halogens

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Review what makes an atom stable (8 valence electrons)

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Discuss how an atom can have 8 valence electrons if it does not already come

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with eight.

Point out the gaps that are available to allow for bonding.

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Day 3:

Teach how to draw Lewis Dot Diagrams/ Lewis Dot Structures

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Day 4:

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Practice drawing more dot diagrams

Redraw the molecules they originally made with marshmallows and toothpicks

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Day 5:

Build molecules using a molecular modeling kit

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Draw these images on the paper

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Day 6:

Bring up the concept of 3 dimensional shapes and having names for the shapes

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Shapes Of Covalently Bonded Lesson Plan Template