Structured worksheet guiding students on the construction of dot and cross diagrams to represent the covalent bonding in simple covalent molecules.
Resource includes:
step by step guide to drawing dot and cross diagrams
worked examples for single covalent bonds (fluorine, F2) and multiple covalent bonds (carbon dioxide, CO2)
structured activities for students to complete for drawing dot and cross diagrams for: hydrogen, hydrogen bromide, chlorine, methane, ammonia, water, oxygen, nitrogen, ethane, etc…
additional worksheet for added challenge of unfamiliar compounds: silane (SiH4), hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and carbon disulfide (CS2)
Differentiation: alternate scaffolded versions of each worksheet included (with electron shells/molecule shapes already sketched out - student just need to add electrons)
Light and dark grey versions included (colour of electron shells) to assist with printing.
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