Journal Entry:

Do you think any of these molecules will smell similar? What evidence do you have to support your prediction?

Learning Intentions

• We will learn to interpret three dimensional ball-and-stick molecular representations.

• We will learn how to translate from molecular models, molecular formulas, and structural formulas.

• We will learn the connections between molecular properties and molecular structure.

Closing Task:

You can describe the connection between smell and ball-and-stick models of compounds.

Content Standards being covered:

Student understands why bonding occurs between atoms, what types of bonds form when different elements interact, how the bonds form and properties that arise as result of the bond forming.