Journal Entry:

What is the trend of valence electrons on the periodic table? What property does the valence electrons contribute to the most significantly?  

Learning Intentions

• You will explore properties of elements form the periodic table to discover trends and patterns.

• You will begin to explore the trends for atomic properties. 

• You will learn the definitions of a number of atomic properties such as ionization energy, atomic and ionic radius, electronegativity, typical ionic charges, melting and boiling points, and reactivity.

Closing Task:

You can apply properties found on the periodic table to identify, analyze and explain trends on released FRQs and practice problems. 

Content Standards being covered:

Many properties of atoms exhibit periodic trends that are reflective of the periodicity of electronic structure (EK 1.C.1)