Naming Compounds

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="03fd4c00dduajq.png"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="95" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 46 WIDTH="91"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="46" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Science For All"><U>home</U></A>  </div> <div> <A HREF="site_map_and_site_search_engine.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Science for all site map"><U>Site map + site search engine</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Y8 Switchboard"><U><IMG SRC="14a32320.gif" border=0 width="50" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Y8 Switchboard"><U>Y8 switchboard</U></A></div> <div>  </div> <div> <A HREF="library_proj_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Library project"><U>Library project</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id121.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Balanced diet groupwork"><U>Balanced diet groupwork</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id122.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nutrition spreadsheets"><U>Nutrition spreadsheets</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id87.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rocks and weathering "><U>Rocks and weathering </U></A></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Naming Compounds</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id114.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="magnetism groupwork"><U>magnetism groupwork</U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="05379803.png"> <div> Naming compounds</div> <bR> <div> You are visiting the Science For All site</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0613d050.png" border=0 width="573" height="5" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Aims of the activity</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">To promote groupwork and deductive thinking skills.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">By the end of the activity, most students shoiuld be able to name some chemical compounds using the rules that they work out.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Preparation</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Photocopy the worksheet and sort out the working groups - I tend to allow self chosen groups of 2-4 students. That seems to work well for me. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Students will also need access to a periodic table with both the symbols and the names of the elements. Differentiation - provide, where necessary, a list of the named elements rather than a periodic table.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Resource</B></I></div> <bR> <div>  <a href="HTMLobj-378/Naming_compounds_prompt_sheet.doc"><img align="bottom" border="0" width="55" height="22" alt="Naming compounds activity sheet" src="HTMLobj-378/pencil.GIF"> <u>Naming compounds activity sheet</u></a>  </div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Outline of the activity</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Recap on the basic meanings of atom, element and compound. Introduce and distribute the sheet, I tend to give only one per group. It is then a case of monitoring and guiding students for the next 30 mins or so, after which there should be a plenary session in order to consolidate the rules. </div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Homework possibilities</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Students to reproduce the rules for naming compounds in their own words (differentiation - provide gap fill exercie for lower ability). </div> <bR> <div> And/or</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Provide a list of formulae and ask students to name each compound (extension - state the number and type of each atom present in the compounds, low ability - provide the list but with gap fills).</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Assessment</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Informal - through discussion, observation and listening in during the main activity and through the plenary. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Formal formative assessment - through marking of books and feedback on successes and failures. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">I think this is around NC level 6, please feel free to <A HREF="mailto:science@bravenet.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:science@bravenet.net"><U>email me</U></A> to agree or disagree!</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Links</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">to atoms, symbols and elements</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">to chemical changes in a variety of contexts</div> </td> </tr></table></body>