Journal Entry:

What does Chlorine do to look like a noble gas and become an ion? What noble gas does it look like as an ion?

Learning Intentions

• We will learn what an ion is, what atoms do to become one and why.

• We will learn the relationship between an ion charge, valence electrons, and an atom's placement on the periodic table.

Closing Task:

You can determine what happens to a specific element when it becomes an ion and its charge based on its location on the periodic table.

Content Standards being covered:

Students understand the structure of matter at the atomic level and the history that lead to our current understanding.