AC9S10U06 Year 10 Science

This Content Descriptor from Year 10 Science provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

explain how the structure and properties of atoms relate to the organisation of the elements in the periodic table

Elaborations

• 1 examining how elements are organised in the periodic table and analysing patterns to discern that elements in the same group of the periodic table have similar properties
• 2 investigating the physical properties of some metals and non-metals
• 3 using the Bohr model of the atom to describe the structure of atoms in terms of electron shells and relating this to their properties and position in the periodic table
• 4 deducing that repeating patterns of the periodic table reflect patterns of electrons in outer electron shells
• 5 conducting flame tests for a selection of elements and examining emission spectra
• 6 examining how the development of the spectroscope led to further development of the model of the atom

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