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- 5th - 8th
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Students discuss and investigate the structure and charges of atoms and explain the basic structure of the atom. They make an artistic version of an atom. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students relate the structure of the atom to the structure of the periodic table. They use the periodic table to form compounds. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 1st
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Students watch a video, then engage in a lesson designed to demonstrate the fundamental principles of the quantum mechanical atom. They draw a new picture of an atom on the backs of their Activity Sheets. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students design a schematic model of an atom and identify the parts and their functions. They use Microsoft Word to organize and present information about the atoms. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the structure of atoms. Students read information about the Rutherford model, the Bohr model, and the Quantum Mechanical model examining each for its scientific validity. They watch a PowerPoint presentation of alpha particles interacting with a gold foil in a cloud chamber. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research the structure of the atom and how that structure has changed throughout history. They compare/contrast four scientist's model of the atom: Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, and Bohr. Students describe the four forces of nature and their influence on the atom. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students apply the processes of scientific inquiry to investigate atomic and nuclear structures of matter. They examine historical atomic theories and they use data from the scattering experiment to analyze and determine if the experiment supports or refutes the prevailing theory. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the use of scientific models and how the models change over time. They look at the model of an atom and how it evolved. They make current models of atoms of different elements using modeling clay. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discuss how changing the structure of atoms and molecules can change the properties of a substance. They brainstorm and review their own examples of phase change with the help of a phase change diagram. Students describe the molecular arrangement of various substances. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss how scientific ideas are developed and how the structure of the atom and quantum mechanics came about. Working in groups, they research scientists that contributed to the structure of the atom and quantum mechanics and develop a time line as a class. Full Review »
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