Sixth graders recently looked at various metals, all of which are defined as elements. Elements are all made of the same atom throughout. Therefore, gold is made of gold atoms, and hydrogen is made of hydrogen atoms. We briefly looked at the Periodic Table to recognize patterns between the elements, and ultimately, tried to see similarities between all the elements near one another. It's getting us thinking for sure!
As we dig deeper into understanding the basics of chemistry, students are recognizing that everything has different properties because it is made of different particles. These particles are really atoms, which make up all matter. Since different atoms are structured differently, this is what must make each element unique.
All this learning is helping us relate back to our driving question of "How Can We Smell From a Distance?" and our smaller sub-question now of "How Is One Odor Different from Another?" It's all starting to come together now...
As we dig deeper into understanding the basics of chemistry, students are recognizing that everything has different properties because it is made of different particles. These particles are really atoms, which make up all matter. Since different atoms are structured differently, this is what must make each element unique.
All this learning is helping us relate back to our driving question of "How Can We Smell From a Distance?" and our smaller sub-question now of "How Is One Odor Different from Another?" It's all starting to come together now...