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One can determine how many molecules are in any given amount of any given
substance as long as one knows what the substance is chemically composed of.
Lesson Objectives: Knowledge Students Will Construct as They Engage in This Lesson
Students will be able to…
1. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.4: Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and
other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or
technical context relevant to grade-level texts and topics.
2. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.7: Translate quantitative or technical information
expressed in words in a text into visual form and translate information expressed visually
or mathematically into words.
3. HSCE.C4.6a: Calculate the number of moles of any compound or element given the
mass of the substance.
4. HSCE.C4.6b: Calculate the number of particles of any compound or element given the
mass of the substance.
LESSON SEQUENCE
Introduction: “Hooking” Students, Activating Prior Knowledge, Setting Lesson Goals, etc.
Show the class a glass of water. Think aloud and have the class try to estimate how
many water molecules they think are in the glass. Ask them if they think there are more
than a million, more than a billion, more than a trillion, etc. until everyone comes up with a
number. Then show the real number of molecules on the board (not in scientific notation,
in expanded notation to show how big the number really is). Compare that number to the
number of people in the world.
Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners: Intentional Choices You Made in Planning
Each H.O.T. question, household substance, or example discussed in the lesson should be
something students can picture and relate to. I need to provide a variety of materials and
questions so that all students can understand and make connections.
For the group research H.O.T. question, groups have the freedom to present using any
medium, so each student can insert their own unique strengths and interests into the
project.
I anticipate a group of students who will need extra support in applying multiple unit
conversions in the calculations from this lesson. I will work with this group of students in a
learning center to practice the skills needed to complete the calculations in the notes and
in the group assignments. The rest of the students will research the social and historical
impact that Avogadro had on determining the amount of a substance using the following
guiding questions:
1. Who was Avogadro?
2. What was the world of science like in Avogadro’s time? (What kinds of questions
were they trying to answer?)
3. How did he come up with his number?
4. Were there any alternate hypotheses that contradicted Avogadro?
Students from the learning center will rejoin their group when they are ready and
participate in the rest of the research for these questions.
On the other end of the spectrum, the questions can be more open-ended and require
more research to determine the answer. Students who are gifted may write a brief report
and site their sources, or they could create a project with their question to present to an
audience of fifth grade science students. If possible, the students should actually be able
to present their work or record their presentation and post it to the class YouTube channel.
Brown, A. (2013). Free mole practice worksheet: Converting between mass, moles, and
molecules. Retrieved October 21, 2015, from
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Free-Mole-Practice-Worksheet-
Converting-between-mass-moles-and-molecules-30201
Dunlop, L. (2009). Mole day planning pack: Teaching about amount of substance and the
mole. Retrieved October 21, 2015, from
http://www.ulster.ac.uk/scienceinsociety/research_into_teaching_about_the_mole_(page
s_6-7).pdf
Date _____________
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3. 3.25 x 10 molecules of dinitrogen pentoxide would be how many moles?
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4. What would be the mass of 9.03 x 10 molecules of hydrobromic acid?
5. A sample of iron (III) chloride has a mass of 26.29g. How many moles would this be?