An introduction to Chemical Symbols, Formulas, and Compounds. This introductory lesson is geared towards middle school students and lower-level achieving high school students. The PowerPoint contains diagrams, two embedded videos, examples, a worksheet, and explanations that will keep your students interested throughout. Your lesson bundle includes a teacher and student version in both PowerPoint and PDF formats.
In order, the lesson covers:
– Chemical Symbols
– Element names
– Counting Atoms in Compounds
– Molecular and Ionic Compounds in brief
–> Differences, examples, and a little naming of molecular compounds
The student version of the PowerPoint contains multiple blanks that need to be filled in throughout the lesson. These blanks are conveniently underlined and bolded on the teacher copy. I have found this to be the most effective means of keeping my students engaged and active without having them write everything out. This also leaves more time for discussion and activities.
This file is in .zip format. All that means is you download the lesson package as one file (.zip) and then double-click it to extract it. No additional software is needed, your PC or Mac will do all the work. Please view the Preview File to obtain a sense of my style, see how my PowerPoint lesson is structured and evaluate my work. If you are not 100% happy with what you purchase, I will refund your entire purchase price via PayPal. To access the video(s), begin the slideshow and click the image of the video player. A new window will open up taking you directly to the video.