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UNIT 1: MATTER

Chapter 3: Models for Atoms

3.3  Inside the Atom   |  3.5  Using Electrons of Identify Elements   |   3.6  Isotopes and Radioisotopes   |   3.7  Fireworks   |  Chapter 3 Review   |     

Lesson Number At-Home Activity
(Parental involvement and/or supervision are essential while students carry out these activities.)
3.3
Inside the Atom

Calculate the number of particles in the following:

23          7
   Na         Be
11          3

3.5
Investigation: Using Electrons to Identify Elements

Locate a picture of a fireworks display in a book, magazine or on the Internet (or visit a live fireworks display, if possible.) Try to guess which elements might be producing the colours you observe.

3.6
Isotopes and Radioisotopes

Find out if your home smoke detector uses radioactivity. If so, how does it work?

3.7
Explore an Issue: Fireworks: Electron Jumps in Action

Find out about the regulation of fireworks in your community. With family members, discuss the opinions stated on page 99 about whether fireworks displays should be banned.

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Chapter 3 Review

The Chapter Review (pp. 100-101) in your textbook lists all the Key Expectations you have covered in the chapter and identifies the specific lessons in which the knowledge and skills have been developed.

You can use the Key Expectations list to help you create a personal study guide in preparation for an end-of-chapter test:

  1. Copy down the list of learning expectations from your textbook.
  2. For each learning expectation, locate the appropriate lesson(s) in the unit where the expectation was covered. These are identified in parentheses at the end of each expectation (e.g., 3.2).
  3. Flip to the appropriate lesson(s) for each expectation and make study notes of the key ideas or skills you learned.

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