Required Reading

Nelson Biology 12: Chapter 1.1, p.8-12

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The study of living things involves studying everything from the subatomic level of atoms to the macroscopic level of communities of species. We begin our study of life with the chemical basis of life: matter.

Matter makes up everything in the universe, including living things. If we zoom right down into the atomic level, matter is made up of molecules, and those molecules are made up of elements. The smallest particle of an element is an atom, and the structure of an atom includes a nucleus made up of protons and neutrons, and electrons that orbit around the nucleus. Each part of the atom has properties that, together, make each element unique.

ePortfolio Submission: Element Builder Gizmo

Don't remember what an atom looks like and behaves? Let's review atomic structure and subatomic structures with the following activity.
Complete the worksheets provided using an interactive Gizmo, and submit your work as part of your ePortfolio. Use these as notes for this part of the lesson.

Steps:

1. Download the worksheet here: AAO Element Builder Gizmo WS.pdf

2. Enroll in the Biology Gizmo classroom using these instructions: AAO Biology Gizmo Self Enrollment Instructions.pdf
(Self-enrollment is required only once; login with your account every time thereafter)

4. Once you get into the Biology classroom, scroll down to the SBI4U Gizmos and select the Element Builder Gizmo.

5. Complete the worksheets using the Element Builder Gizmo. Scan your written worksheets and submit to your ePortfolio.

6. Complete the online assessment questions that are found just beneath the Gizmo simulation (scroll down on the page).