Ions, Cations, Anions, and Isotopes 9/5/17 - 9/8/17

https://sciencenotes.org/printable-periodic-table/

Have you ever heard of the periodic table? If your answer was no, the periodic table is a table that is used by scientists to show all of the elements and their properties. Such as the Atomic number the symbol and sometimes the name.  You may be wondering while what is an element an element is a substance made out of one type of atom like an oxygen atom or a helium atom. That brings us to an Ion. An ion is a atom that has lost or gained electrons which will be shown as either a plus or minus symbol next to the symbol of the element. A Cation is a positive Ion which is when an atom has lost electrons giving it a positive charge this is represented by the number of electrons lost and a plus sign following it. An Anion is an atom that has gained electrons giving it  a negative charge which is represented by the number of electrons gained followed by a minus symbol. An Isotope is an element that contains the same amount of protons but not the same amount of neutrons.


S&EP
SP2 Using Models
We used models in class when we were drawing out what the Ions (Cations and Anions) and Isotopes and how they are represented. We used these models to help us see what they looked like and how to represent them when we use them or have to use them to preform a scientific project.

XCC
XCC System and Systematic Models

I see systems in how the Ions, Cations, and Anions are all connected and how they work. Like the system of losing the electrons and how that affects the atom and the system of gaining electrons and how that affects the atoms. I see systems in the ways that the Ions work in the atom.

Multiplier

I feel that I was a Initiator and a Wanderer because I asked questions and got conversations going by going and figuring out ways to help with our papers and sheets but also figuring out ways to use the different sources we were given. I also asked questions that help provoke people to get thinking like what do you think if we did it this way or yes but you could also try this.