| 1010 - Electricity |
| 1010 - Describe the properties of electric charge. |
| 1010 - Define and distinguish between cations and anions. |
| 1020 - Understand charged atoms and charged molecules are called ions. |
| 1020 - Describe how Michael Faraday identified and differentiated between cations and anions. |
| 1020 - Subatomic Particles |
| 1010 - Understand how J.J. Thomson's determined the charge to mass ratio of cathode particles. |
| 1010 - Describe Thomson's Plum-Pudding model of the atom and explain the reasoning behind it. |
| 1020 - Describe Millikan's oil drop experiment and show what it demonstrated. |
| 1020 - Explain the existence of ions using the Plum-Pudding model. |
| 1030 - Show how J.J. Thomson demonstrated the existence of the first subatomic particle. |
| 1030 - Parts of the Atom |
| 1030 - Understand the differences in charge and mass of alpha, beta, and gamma radiation. |
| 1040 - Describe Ernest Rutherford's gold foil experiment and state it's three most important observations. |
| 1050 - Explain the three hypothesis Rutherford produced from his gold foil experiment. |
| 1060 - Understand the nuclear model of the atom and explain it's basis in Rutherford's observations. |
| 1070 - Sketch the nuclear model of the atom, and identify its parts. |
| 1040 - Atomic Flavors |
| 1010 - Know elements differ by the number of protons in their atoms. |
| 1020 - Know ions are formed by adding or removing electrons from a neutral atom. |
| 1030 - Use the periodic table to determine the number of protons and electrons in an atom or ion. |
| 1040 - Understand how isotopes of the same element differ from each other. |
| 1050 - Write the isotopic notation to describe a particle from it's sub atomic particle count. |
| 1060 - From isotopic notation determine the number of protons, electrons, and neutrons in that particle. |