Giant Covalent Structures Reading Passage

Giant Covalent Structures Introduction Reading Passage

Included in the resource:

• A reading passage
• A student question sheet
• An answer key

Reading Passage:

Included is an informative, introductory passage on giant covalent structures. The passage has information on diamond, graphite and silicon dioxide (structures and properties).

Question Sheet:

Tiered as recall, explain and apply, the question sheet follows the reading passage. Recall questions simply require students to extract information from the text, whilst explain and apply questions require higher thinking. The apply questions involve in depth discussions on properties and structural comparisons in a table.

Answer key:

A full set of comprehensive answers is included.

This is a great introductory resource for students who have prior knowledge on atoms, elements and covalent bonding but are new to giant covalent structures.