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Unit Menu: Covalent Compounds

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Unit Menu: Covalent Compounds
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Inspire your students to take ownership over learning through choice!


Unit menus allow your students to take responsibility for their learning by selecting their own modality and/or assessment. If you are looking to incorporate asynchronous learning and differentiation into your classroom culture, unit menus are a fantastic place to start!

Specific learning objectives addressed by this product:
  1. Name and write formulas for binary covalent compounds.
  2. Distinguish between ionic compounds and covalent compounds in terms of types of elements involved, what occurs in terms of electrons, and forces of interaction.
  3. Draw Lewis structures of covalently bonded compounds (including polyatomic ions).
  4. Describe the forces of interaction that determine the shape of a molecule.
  5. Use VSEPR theory to determine the shape of molecules.

Enrichment topics: Expanded octets, Resonance, Isomers

Recommended materials your students should have access to:
  • Access to the internet
  • Digital device (ex: Chromebook)
  • Headphones
  • Basic school supplies (ex: lined paper, scissors, colored pencils, etc.)
  • Model kit (Ex: Molymod)

This product includes:
  • {Editable} Unit Menu
  • Student-centered choices for learning modality (10 total, 2-3 per section)
  • Choices for assessment (6 total, 2 per section)
  • Formative assessments (3)
  • Enrichment activities
  • Video recordings
  • Teacher prep and implementation guide
  • Answer keys to all activities, labs, worksheets, and assessments!

This product represents an entire unit designed to teach the objectives described above. There is approximately 8, 40-minute periods worth of content in this menu. The teacher prep guide breaks down materials and prep required for each section of the menu for easier planning.

Teaching college prep chemistry? Teaching honors chemistry? Unit menus are ideal for each level of chemistry because activities can be added or removed.

Struggling learners? Unit menus provide students multiple resources and assessments to make sure they are 'getting it.' Scaffolding documents such as doodle reading guides and focus questions are also included!

Advanced learners? Each section incorporates student-centered learning activities designed to free up your time and allow more individualized attention. An enrichment activity is also included!

Meeting the needs of your diverse learners has never been easier. You will be amazed at how menus improve student autonomy and encourages a classroom culture focused on learning.


All rights are reserved by the author. This product is for personal classroom use only and may not be redistributed or posted to any website or educational blog in part or in its entirety. Store Copyright © 2011 by Karen Randazzo (a.k.a. MsRazz ChemClass)

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Each purchase is for one teacher license.  If multiple teachers will be using this product, please add  additional licenses to your cart.

Product Terms of Use

You may:

  • Distribute and use these resources in your classroom

  • Post this product to a password protected website

  • Distribute to all students enrolled in your class

You may not:

  • Post any part of this product on the world wide web for anyone to access

  • Copy any portion of these resources and post on the web or social media

  • Share with other teachers that your licenses have not been purchased for

Return Policy

All purchases of digital resources are non-refundable.  Please be sure to verify that you have the digital applications (i.e. Microsoft, Google Apps, etc.) needed to open the documents before purchasing.  Please read the description and email me with any questions.

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