Electronegativity, Bonding, and Bioluminescence

Lesson Summary

This ​activity ​is ​meant ​as ​a ​supplement ​to ​a ​lesson ​on ​electronegativity ​and ​bonding. ​It ​is intended ​to ​provide ​students ​with ​an opportunity ​to ​analyze ​how ​the ​electronegativity ​of ​different atoms ​can ​change ​the ​properties ​of ​bonds ​and ​resultant ​compounds. ​Through the ​Bite, ​students will ​come ​to ​appreciate ​how ​their ​knowledge ​has ​applications ​in ​the ​field ​of ​cancer ​research.

Upon ​completion ​of ​this ​lesson, ​students ​will ​be ​able ​to:

• compare ​the ​electronegativity ​values ​of ​different ​atoms.
• explain ​how ​nonpolar ​covalent, ​polar ​covalent, ​and ​ionic ​bonds ​can ​be ​modeled ​on ​a continuum ​characterized ​by ​electronegativity ​differences ​between ​the ​bonded ​atoms.
• describe ​how ​the ​electronegativity ​value ​of ​an ​atom ​can ​affect ​the ​properties ​of ​a ​bond and ​the ​resultant ​compounds.

Standards

Science and Engineering Practices:

MA Science and Technology/Engineering (2016):

NGSS (2013):

Common Core Math/Language Arts Standards:

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Educator SoundBites

"I always find it exciting to get kids to work from data from scientific research. I think it's wonderful for them to realize that what might seem like "information" to learn are powerful concepts with which, for example, could help design new molecules that will allow cancer research to progress."
– Barbara Scapellato, scientific high school of the IISS Paciolo-D'Annunzio di Fidenza, Fidenza, Italy/i>