GODFREY STEWART HIGH SCHOOL

CHRMISTRY DEPARTMENT LESSON PLAN

Subject: Chemistry
Mole Concept
Topic:
Grade: 10 Science

Term: 2
Date: February 4 -8, 2013
Duration:150 mins

Students will engage in:

Pairing
Peer tutoring
x Cooperative learning
x Independent activities

x Visuals
x Lecture
A project
Hands-on

x
x

Simulation
Whole group instruction
Technology integration
Other:

General Objectives:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the moles as the unit for comparison of amounts of matter
Specific Objectives: Students will be able to
1.Define the term mole
2. Determine the molar of given compounds
3. Complete calculations with mole and mass and number of particles in elements and compounds.
Lesson connections to previously learned material:
Students will use their knowledge of mass number to do calculations with mole
Introduction
Put items in groups with 12, 2 or 3 items in a
group in front of the students and ask them to
give a collective name for the number of items
in the groups. Next put a handful of salt grains
in front of the students and ask them to give a
collective name for the number of grains. Use
this to introduce avogadros number.
New Material
The mole is a name given to 6.0 x 1023 number
of items. Like a dozen is 12 etc. The mole was
derived in comparison to the exact number of
atoms in 12g of carbon-12 because it is hard to
determine the mass of exactly one atom.
New Material
The relative atomic of elements is equal to
6.0 x 1023 atoms of given elements which is
equal to 1 mole. The mass of one mole of a
compound is the total relative atomic mass of
each element in the compound Eg. Molar mass
of NaCl.
M(NaCl) = 23 + 35.5 = 58.5gmol-1 (this is the
unit for molar mass)
New Material

Teaching
strategies/Activity
Guided discovery
Class discussion

Materials/Text References

Group discussion
Lecture
Video

Textbook, E-learning video,

powerpoint presentation

Lecture
Class Discussion
Group Activity
Individual Activity

Textbook, Power point

presentation

Chemistry for CSEC textbook

Counters, salt

The number of particles (atoms/molecules) in

an element compound is directly related to the
mass and the number of moles. E.g.
1 mole of Ca = 6.0 x 1023 atoms
Therefore 2 mole of Ca = 2 x 6.0 x 1023 = 12 x
1023 atoms.

Lecture
Class Discussion
Illustration
Individual Activity

Powerpoint presentation
Textbook

1 mole Ca = 40 g = 6.0 x 1023 atoms

Therefore 40g of Ca = 6.0 x 1023 atoms.
Lesson Recap : Students will determine the molar mass of given compounds and calculate the number of
particles in given elements and compounds.
Homework given: Students will complete work given and calculate the number of moles of specific mass of
elements and compounds. Students will also calculate the number of specific particles in given compounds.
Evaluation: