With the Molecular Geometry, Bonding and Balloons Demonstration Kit uses balloons to build amazing models of molecular shapes. Simply tie balloons together with our special balloon holder to help students visualize the molecular shapes.
Imagine! Use balloons to build amazing models of molecular shapes. Make a tetrahedron, an octagon or even a trigonal bipyramid. Simply tie balloons together with our specially designed multiple balloon holder to help students visualize the shapes of molecules and sketch their three-dimensional structures. Comprehensive instructions guide you through the process to construct every kind of molecular geometry predicted using VSEPR theory. The models are very quickly interchanged so that all structures can be covered. The holder and balloons may also be used to illustrate hybrid orbitals and even sigma versus pi bonding in organic compounds.
Concepts: Covalent bonding, VSEPR theory, hybrid orbitals, sigma and pi bonds. Time Required: 25 minutes
Correlation to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
Science & Engineering Practices
Developing and using models Constructing explanations and designing solutions
Disciplinary Core Ideas
MS-PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter HS-PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter
Crosscutting Concepts
Patterns Scale, proportion, and quantity Systems and system models Energy and matter Structure and function
Performance Expectations
HS-PS1-1. Use the periodic table as a model to predict the relative properties of elements based on the patterns of electrons in the outermost energy level of atoms.