原子秘密 1 和分子模型建構實踐（STEM/STEAM 課程）

A detailed description of each session's learning goals is listed below:

Session 1: Hydrogen (1) to Neon (10) 
Students will learn about:
- Atoms and subatomic particles (protons, neutrons and electrons)
- The origin of atoms in the Big Bang, stars and supernovas
- Specific properties, forms and uses of Hydrogen, Helium, Carbon and Oxygen
- Unique molecular properties of water and carbon-based molecules that support formation of life
- Summary of common uses of Lithium, Beryllium, Boron, Nitrogen, Fluorine and Neon
- Electron orbitals and the importance of the valence (outer) electron shell
- Structure of the Periodic Table of Elements based on electron shell levels

Session 2: Sodium (11) to Argon (18)
Students will learn about:  
- Atoms and subatomic particles (protons, neutrons and electrons)
- Specific properties, forms and uses of Sodium, Magnesium, Aluminum, Silicon, Phosphorus, Sulfur, Chlorine and Argon
- Ionic and covalent molecular bonding 
- Electron orbitals and the importance of the valence (outer) electron shell
- Structure of the Periodic Table of Elements based on electron shell levels

Session 3: Potassium (19) to Krypton (36)
Students will learn about:
- Atoms and subatomic particles (protons, neutrons and electrons)
- Ionic and covalent molecular bonding 
- Specific properties, forms and uses of Potassium, Calcium, Gallium, Germanium, Arsenic, Selenium, Bromine and Krypton
- Introduction to the Transition Metals, focusing on Iron, Cobalt, Nickel and Copper, and their magnetic properties (ferromagnetism and paramagnetism)
- Electron orbitals and the importance of the valence (outer) electron shell
- Structure of the Periodic Table of Elements based on electron shell levels

Session 4: Rubidium (37) to Xenon (54)
Students will learn about:
- Atoms and subatomic particles (protons, neutrons and electrons)
- Ionic and covalent molecular bonding 
- Electron orbitals, suborbitals (s, p, d, f) and the importance of the valence (outer) electron shell
- Specific properties, forms and uses of Rubidium, Strontium, Indium, Tin, Antimony, Tellurium, Iodine and Xenon
- Introduction to the Transition Metals, including Palladium, Silver and Cadmium
- Structure of the Periodic Table of Elements based on electron shell levels, including the remaining elements in the Table

Session 5:
Students will learn about:
- Introduce modeling molecules with Hydrogen, Oxygen and Carbon
- Introduction to the various parts in the hands-on 3D Modeling Kit (if possible, please purchase the recommended kit, so that your learner can follow along easily with the instructor)
- Building 2-atom molecules with Hydrogen, Oxygen and Carbon
- The chemical and physical characteristics of the molecules built
- Introduce Allotropes - different atomic structures of an element, and how the different qualities of the structures affects the element's physical properties
- Building Allotropes of Oxygen
- The chemical and physical attributes of the Oxygen Allotropes built

Session 6:
Students will learn about:
- Building 3-atom molecules with Hydrogen, Oxygen and Carbon
- The chemical and physical characteristics of the molecules built
- The chemical and physical characteristics of the Carbon allotropes built
- Introduce constructing molecules with Nitrogen and Phosphorus. 

Session 7:
Students will learn about:
- Building Allotropes of Carbon
- Building more complex models with Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon, Nitrogen and Chlorine
- The chemical and physical characteristics of the molecules built
- Introduce constructing molecules with Iodine and Sulfur

Session 8:
Students will learn about:
- Building more complex models with Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon, Nitrogen,  Chlorine, Iodine and Sulfur
- The chemical and physical characteristics of the molecules built
- Add constructing molecules with Fluorine and Bromine 

Session 9:
In this session, we'll build molecules present in our food and explore how they interact with the molecules present in our bodies. We will construct the molecules of acetic acid (Vinegar) and Glucose (a Sugar) and learn how the shapes of these molecules affect their properties and give them their unique characteristics. 

Session 10:
This session explores molecules that we can smell! We'll build the following Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) Acetone and Limonene and discuss how our noses work to sense them. We'll also learn about isomers, and how changing the arrangement of atoms in a molecule can produce very different properties. 

Session 11:
This session leaps into proteins! Proteins in our body belong to a group of molecules called biomolecules. These are molecules produced by living things and are very important for life. Proteins help generate muscles, transmit messages and the transport of different chemicals. All proteins are made of molecules called Amino Acids. These are the building blocks of proteins. We'll build a template for an Amino Acid and point out the different sections while explaining why the molecules are called Amino Acids. We'll also explore protein structure and protein folding. 

Session 12:
This session delves into biomolecules, energy molecules and reactions within living systems. We'll explore ATP: Adenosine Triphosphate. In Session 15, we learnt about the importance of proteins in our bodies. However, to carry out various functions we need energy. In our bodies and the bodies of other living creatures, a molecule called ATP provides energy to drive many processes. ATP is a large molecule made of three parts, a nitrogen base, a sugar called ribose and a phosphorus molecule (triphosphate). We'll make these individual molecules and then assemble them into ATP. Next, we'll discuss the chemical reaction of photosynthesis. The molecule of ATP is also used in Photosynthesis to make food for the plant and release oxygen into the environment. We'll recreate this chemical reaction with our molecule kit.