Middle School Introductory Chemistry Unit. This unit focuses on three main concepts taught in a middle school chemistry unit - 1) Acids, Bases, and Neutralization 2) Atoms and the Periodic Table 3) Chemical Symbols, Formulas, and Compounds. Depending on the number of activities you use, this unit will take between 1 and 3 weeks to complete. Please see below for details on the individual lessons.

Individually, these lessons would cost $87 but by purchasing this bundle, you save 45%!

This unit contains three lessons as well as:

- 3 Digital Scavenger Hunt Activities

- 3 Lab Station Activities

- 3 Reading Comprehension Activities

- 1 Unique Task Card Activity

Lesson 1 - An introduction to Acids, Bases, and Neutralization

This introductory lesson into Acids, Bases, and Neutralization is geared towards middle school students and lower-level achieving high school students. The PowerPoint contains diagrams, three embedded videos, examples, discussion lead-ins, and explanations that will keep your students interested throughout. Your lesson bundle includes a teacher and student version in both PowerPoint and PDF formats and a basic lab activity that will have your students testing the pH of common substances.

In order, the lesson covers:

- Acids

- Bases

- Neutralization Reactions

- Acid Spill Case Study

- Indicators

Lesson 2 - Atoms and the Periodic Table - A Middle School Introduction

An introduction to Atoms and the Periodic Table. This introductory lesson is geared towards middle school students and lower-level achieving high school students. The PowerPoint contains diagrams, five embedded videos, examples, discussion lead-ins, and explanations that will keep your students interested throughout. Your lesson bundle includes a teacher and student version in both PowerPoint and PDF formats and a basic lab activity that will have your students testing the pH of common substances.

In order, the lesson covers:

- How atoms are studied

- The size of an atom

- Current Atomic Model

- Atomic structure and notation

- Protons

- Neutrons

- Electrons

- Atomic Number

- Mass Number

- Atomic Symbols

- History of the periodic table

- Element squares

Lesson 3 - Chemical Symbols, Formulas, and Compounds - A Middle School Introduction

An introduction to Chemical Symbols, Formulas, and Compounds. This introductory lesson is geared towards middle school students and lower-level achieving high school students. The PowerPoint contains diagrams, two embedded videos, examples, a worksheet, and explanations that will keep your students interested throughout. Your lesson bundle includes a teacher and student version in both PowerPoint and PDF formats.

In order, the lesson covers:

- Chemical Symbols

- Element names

- Counting Atoms in Compounds

- Molecular and Ionic Compounds in brief

--> Differences, examples, and a little naming of molecular compounds

For Each Lesson

The student versions of the PowerPoints contain multiple blanks that need to be filled in throughout the lessons. These blanks are conveniently underlined and bolded on the teacher copy. I have found this to be the most effective means of keeping my students engaged and active without having them write everything out. This also leaves more time for discussion and activities.

These resources are in .zip format. All that means is you download the lesson package as one file (.zip) and then double-click it to extract it. No additional software is needed, your PC or Mac will do all the work. If you are not 100% happy with what you purchase, I will refund your entire purchase price. To access the video(s), begin the slideshow and click the image of the video player. A new window will open up taking you directly to the video.

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