SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY
YEAR: 9
WEEK ENDING: 30th May
Lesson Plan 2024-2025 1
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properly.
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speaking.
☐ Maintain cleanliness and tidiness in your
workspace.
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Task On Entry Individual Work 4 min
Describe the picture
2 mins
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Topic : Giant structures
Learning Objective: Success Criteria - I can…..
• Describe the giant covalent structure of graphite and • I can differentiate between simple and giant covalent
diamond and relate it to properties and their uses. structures.
• I can describe the structural arrangement of diamond and
graphite.
• I can relate structure of diamond and graphite with physical
properties .
• I can relate structure of diamond and graphite with their use.
Literacy/Numeracy (Key Vocabulary)
Key vocabulary: Macromolecules, allotrope, giant covalent bond
Research: Design the structure of carbon containing macromolecular structure and explain its physical properties.
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Connection Individual task
Answer the following questions
3. What type of bond is formed when
1. Which of the following best describes an ionic bond? atoms share electrons unequally?
A. Sharing of electrons between atoms. A. Ionic bond
B. Transfer of electrons from one atom to another. B. Covalent bond
C. Equal sharing of electrons between atoms. C. Metallic bond
D. Formation of a bond through overlapping orbitals. D. Polar covalent bond
2. In a covalent bond, atoms share electrons in order to:
E. Achieve a stable noble gas electron configuration.
F. Increase their atomic number.
C. Form ionic compounds.
D. Decrease their atomic size
Keywords:
Macromolecules, allotrope,
giant covalent bond
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Keywords:
Activation Flipped class Macromolecules, allotrope,
giant covalent bond
Explain the types of covalent bond/covalent compounds based on sharing
of electrons or based on structure.
Covalent bonds/covalent compounds
types based on sharing of Types based on structure
electrons
Single Double Triple Giant covalent
Simple covalent
covalent covalent covalent bond/macromolecul
bond/simple
bond bond(shar bond es/giant covalent
covalent molecules
(share one- e two- (share compounds
(small molecules)
one two three- e.g graphite,
e.g H2 , Cl2, NH3
electron) electrons) three diamond and
e.g H2 , Cl2, E.g.O2, electrons) silicon(IV)dioxide
NH3 CO2 e.g. N2
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LO: Describe the giant covalent structure of graphite and diamond and relate it to properties and their uses.
Find the similarities between the structure of diamond and graphite.
diamond graphite
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LO: Describe the giant covalent structure of graphite and diamond and relate it to properties and their uses.
Keywords:
Activation Individual task Macromolecules,
allotrope, giant covalent
Find the similarities between the structure of diamond and graphite. bond
Structure of Diamond Structure of Graphite
Each carbon atom is joined to four other Each carbon atom forms three covalent
carbon atoms by strong covalent bonds bonds with other carbon atoms
The carbon atoms form a regular tetrahedral The carbon atoms form layers of hexagonal
structure rings
There are no free electron There are no covalent bonds between the
layers
there is one non-bonded - or delocalised -
electron from each atom
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LO: Describe the giant covalent structure of graphite and diamond and relate it to properties and their uses.
Check for Understanding
Individual task: Self Marking: 3 Marks:
Answer the following questions
1.What is the primary structural difference between diamond and graphite?
A. Diamond consists of carbon atoms in a three-dimensional network, while graphite consists of layers of
carbon atoms.
B. Diamond consists of layers of carbon atoms, while graphite consists of a three-dimensional network of
carbon atoms.
C. Both diamond and graphite consist of layers of carbon atoms.
D. Both diamond and graphite consist of a three-dimensional network of carbon atoms.
2. Which of the following is a property of graphite but not of diamond?
A. High hardness B. Electrical conductivity C. Transparency D. Brittle nature
3. In diamond, each carbon atom is bonded to how many other carbon atoms?
A. 2 B. 3 C.4 D. 6
Critical thinking question: What do you think, how would the properties of diamond and graphite change if their
structures were switched?
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LO: Describe the giant covalent structure of graphite and diamond and relate it to properties and their uses.
10
Demonstration min
Students will work in pairs will read the handout and
complete the task.
Task 1: (a). Describe types of covalent structures.
(b). Identify different physical properties of diamond and
graphite.
Task 2: (a). Why is diamond used in cutting tools?
(b). Why is graphite used as a lubricant?
(c). Explain why diamond is a non-conductor of electricity but
graphite is conductor.
Task 3: Like diamond, silica has a very high melting point, and it does not
conduct electricity,
Keywords:
justify
Macromolecules, the statement.
allotrope,
giant covalent bond
LO: Describe the giant covalent structure of graphite and diamond and relate it to properties and their uses.
10
Demonstration/ms Keywords: min
Macromolecules, allotrope,
giant covalent bond
Task 1: (a). Simple covalent and giant covalent structure.
(b). They both have high melting point. Graphite is soft while diamond is hard.
Graphite is good conductor while diamond is a bad conductor.
Task 2: (a). The carbon atoms in diamond are held together by strong covalent bonds, which
make it very hard. This makes it useful for cutting tools.
(b). The forces between the layers in graphite are weak. This means that the layers
can slide over each other. This makes graphite slippery, so it is useful as a
lubricant.
(c. Diamond does not conduct electricity because it has no charged particles that are
free to move. Graphite does conduct electricity because it has delocalised
electrons which move between the layers.
LO: Describe the giant covalent structure of graphite and diamond and relate it to properties and their uses.
Consolidation
Individual Task :Teacher Marking:3 marks
Answer the following questions
Keywords:
Macromolecules, allotrope,
giant covalent bond
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LO: Describe the giant covalent structure of graphite and diamond and relate it to properties and their uses.
Consolidation
Individual Task :Teacher Marking:3 marks
Keywords:
Macromolecules, allotrope,
giant covalent bond
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LO: Describe the giant covalent structure of graphite and diamond and relate it to properties and their uses.
Consolidation
Individual Task :Teacher Marking:3 marks
Keywords:
Macromolecules, allotrope,
giant covalent bond
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LO: Describe the giant covalent structure of graphite and diamond and relate it to properties and their uses.
Consolidation
Individual Task :Teacher Marking:5 marks
Keyword
s:
Macromol
ecules,
allotrope,
giant
covalent
bond
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LO: Describe the giant covalent structure of graphite and diamond and relate it to properties and their uses.
Consolidation
Individual Task :Teacher Marking:5 marks
Keyword
s:
Macromol
ecules,
allotrope,
giant
covalent
bond
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LO: Describe the giant covalent structure of graphite and diamond and relate it to properties and their uses.
Reflection
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