Reflection 7

My first lesson plan idea is to use the interactive periodic table. The target audience here are high school students in introductory chemistry. The big idea is for them to learn the different elements on the periodic table and the usefulness behind them. Also, the big idea is for the students to learn why certain elements are grouped together on the table. Another idea is for them to learn why the periodic table is arranged the way it is. The goal of this is for students to memorize the different element symbols and learn a little bit about each element. Also, the goal is for the students to understand the concepts behind the arrangement of the periodic table. This follows the standards because the standards mention that students need to know the periodic table and the elements on it. A possible resource is the following website http://www.webelements.com/ .

The second lesson plan idea that I have would be to use videos to display chemical reactions. There are videos online or on VHS and DVD that would be able to show these reactions. The target audience again is high school students. The big idea is for kids to be able to have a visual of the reactions that are either too dangerous or too expensive for them to perform in the classroom. Also, providing the students with a visual is an excellent way for them to learn. The goal of this lesson would be to have the students learn how different chemicals react and what happens during this reaction. This follows the standards because the standards state that students should learn basic reactions in order to grasp the concepts of chemistry. A possible resource for this lesson would be YouTube or the Chemistry Video Collection VHS.

The third lesson plan idea that I have is to perform experiments using computer software to generate the results and graph them. This would target high school students. The big idea for this lesson is to allow students to see chemistry first-hand and to view it for themselves. The goal for this lesson would be for students to understand how a chemical reaction occurs and then look at the factors affecting the reaction through the use of the graphs on the computer. This follows the state standards because the standards discuss how the students should understand what variables affect reactions and what the names for the different variables are. The resources necessary for this lesson would be software such as ChemDraw, ChemSketch, or ChemOffice.