Middle School Chemistry: Energy Levels, Electrons, and Ionic Bonding

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written by Patti Galvan and Jim Kessler

This multimedia lesson for Grades 7-8 features six animations, one video, and a hands-on lab to explore the process of ionic bonding. Learners can visualize what happens when positive and negative ions attract each other and form a bond, build 2D and 3D models, and perform a hands-on activity to observe sodium chloride crystals and relate their shape to the molecular model.

Editor's Note: Ionic bonding occurs when electrons are transferred between atoms through electrostatic attraction between two oppositely charged ions. Covalent bonding occurs when electrons are shared between atoms. The processes are quite different. This module very effectively explores the atomic processes that underlie ionic bonding.

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http://www.middleschoolchemistry.com/lessonplans/chapter4/lesson5

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Keywords:: anion, atomic structure, cation, chemical bonding, chemistry animations, chemistry videos, electrostatics, energy levels, energy levels, ion, ionic bonding
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Record Updated:: August 17, 2011 by Caroline Hall
Last Update when Cataloged:: May 17, 2011

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AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)

4. The Physical Setting

4D. The Structure of Matter

6-8: 4D/M1a. All matter is made up of atoms, which are far too small to see directly through a microscope.
6-8: 4D/M11. Substances react chemically in characteristic ways with other substances to form new substances with different characteristic properties.
9-12: 4D/H1. Atoms are made of a positively charged nucleus surrounded by negatively charged electrons. The nucleus is a tiny fraction of the volume of an atom but makes up almost all of its mass. The nucleus is composed of protons and neutrons which have roughly the same mass but differ in that protons are positively charged while neutrons have no electric charge.
9-12: 4D/H2. The number of protons in the nucleus determines what an atom's electron configuration can be and so defines the element. An atom's electron configuration, particularly the outermost electrons, determines how the atom can interact with other atoms. Atoms form bonds to other atoms by transferring or sharing electrons.
9-12: 4D/H9b. Some atoms and molecules are highly effective in encouraging the interaction of others.

11. Common Themes

11B. Models

6-8: 11B/M1. Models are often used to think about processes that happen too slowly, too quickly, or on too small a scale to observe directly. They are also used for processes that are too vast, too complex, or too dangerous to study.

11D. Scale

6-8: 11D/M3. Natural phenomena often involve sizes, durations, and speeds that are extremely small or extremely large. These phenomena may be difficult to appreciate because they involve magnitudes far outside human experience.

This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.

Topic: Particles and Interactions and the Standard Model
Unit Title: Molecular Structures and Bonding

This multimedia lesson features 6 animations, one video, and a hands-on lab to explore what happens when positive and negative ions attract each other and form a bond. It allows students to visualize ionic bonding and the underlying atomic processes that occur. Developed for middle school, but could be well-adapted for preparatory chemistry or physics.

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<a href="http://www.thephysicsfront.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=11399">Galvan, Patti, and Jim Kessler. Middle School Chemistry: Energy Levels, Electrons, and Ionic Bonding. Washington DC: American Chemical Society, May 17, 2011.</a>

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P. Galvan and J. Kessler, Middle School Chemistry: Energy Levels, Electrons, and Ionic Bonding (American Chemical Society, Washington DC, 2011), WWW Document, (http://www.middleschoolchemistry.com/lessonplans/chapter4/lesson5).

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P. Galvan and J. Kessler, Middle School Chemistry: Energy Levels, Electrons, and Ionic Bonding (American Chemical Society, Washington DC, 2011), <http://www.middleschoolchemistry.com/lessonplans/chapter4/lesson5>.

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Galvan, P., & Kessler, J. (2011, May 17). Middle School Chemistry: Energy Levels, Electrons, and Ionic Bonding. Retrieved May 21, 2013, from American Chemical Society: http://www.middleschoolchemistry.com/lessonplans/chapter4/lesson5

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Galvan, Patti, and Jim Kessler. Middle School Chemistry: Energy Levels, Electrons, and Ionic Bonding. Washington DC: American Chemical Society, May 17, 2011. http://www.middleschoolchemistry.com/lessonplans/chapter4/lesson5 (accessed 21 May 2013).

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Galvan, Patti, and Jim Kessler. Middle School Chemistry: Energy Levels, Electrons, and Ionic Bonding. Washington DC: American Chemical Society, 2011. 17 May 2011. 21 May 2013 <http://www.middleschoolchemistry.com/lessonplans/chapter4/lesson5>.

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