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Curated OER

Periodic Table Patterns using Fabulous Periodic

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explain how elements are arranged in the periodic table. In this chemistry lesson, students group the eggs according to a certain pattern. They compare this to elements in the periodic table.   
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Curated OER

Finding the Spot

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use circles to "home in" on particular spots, showing the ability of scientists to locate unseen objects in space. This activity shows how scientists know certain objects exist in space due to the forces exerted by...
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Curated OER

Popcorn Neutrino Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students parcticipate in a modeling activity that simulates the cyclical role of experimental and theoretical science. Initially, students measure the mass of popcorn. They also record predictions of the mass of the kernels after they...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Organization of the Elements and Periodic Table

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students identify how to relate the position of an element in the periodic table to its atomic number and atomic mass. They also identify and interpret how to use the periodic table to identify metals, semimetals, nonmetals, and...
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Curated OER

Basic Chemistry Review

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students experiment to show their knowledge of molecules and atomic structures.  In this chemistry review lesson students participate in an activity and then fill out a worksheet.
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Investigate why a charged object is attracted or repelled by another charged object. Explore the concept that the attraction between positive protons and negative electrons holds an atom together.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: How to Find Protons, Neutrons and Electrons

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief explanations of how to determine how many protons, neutrons, and electrons are in an element.
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Graphic
American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the particles that make up atoms: protons, electrons, and electrons.
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Matter: Atoms: Protons, Neutrons, Electrons

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short quiz on the parts of an atom, the periodic table, and molecules.
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PPT
Tom Richey

Slide Share: Atomic Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
Slideshow looking at the history of models of the atom, including those proposed by John Dalton, J.J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, Niels Bohr, and James Chadwick. Discusses subatomic particles, including the numbers of protons, neutrons,...
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Atom and Ion Builder

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore how changing the numbers of protons, neutrons, and electrons affect the type of atom.
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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: University of Colorado: Build and Atom

For Students 9th - 10th
Build an atom out of protons, neutrons, and electrons, and see how the element, charge, and mass change. Then play a game to test how the ideas work!
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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Build an Atom

For Students 9th - 10th
Build an atom out of protons, neutrons, and electrons, and see how the element, charge, and mass change. Then play a game to test your ideas!
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Atomic Model Construction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students create models of atoms then compare the various aspects of the atoms including; relative size, charge, positions of subatomic particles, and identity of the atom based on proton, neutron, and electrons with the class.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Subatomic Particles: The Proton: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain that protons are positively charged particles having a mass of one amu and are found in the nucleus of the atom. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Subatomic Particles: The Proton."
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Interactive
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: It's Elemental Element Math Game!

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to read the periodic table of elements as you solve these Math questions about the number of protons, neutrons, electrons or nucleons in an atom of an element. You can choose how many questions to answer, and how complex they...
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Interactive
California State University

California State University: Proton, Electron, Neutron

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting and useful tool to practice recognition/calculation of atomic number, mass, and number of neutrons, electrons, etc. Can be used with all elements.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Subatomic Particles: The Electron: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain that electrons are negatively charged particles with negligible mass and are found in pairs in orbitals surrounding the nucleus of an atom. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Subatomic Particles: The Electron."
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Interactive
California State University

Csudh Project for Chemistry: Protons, Electrons, and Neutrons

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is an exercise in relating the number of protons, electrons, and neutrons for an atom or monoatomic ion.
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Other

Nuclear Twin: The Discovery of the Proton and Neutron

For Students 9th - 10th
Trace the history of the discovery of protons and neutrons in this informative site.
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PPT
Math Science Nucleus

Math/science Nucleus: Electrons and the Hairy Monster

For Students 1st - 5th
This animation discusses electrons and the properties of electrons in a storybook format featuring hairy monsters, strange rocks, and fun animations.
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Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: How Does an Object Become Charged?

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity 1 in this module: What is the effect of changing the composition of an atom? Since all atoms contain protons, neutrons, and electrons, what makes one element different from another is examined.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Element Math

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students determine the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons of elements essential to life. They use Activotes to check knowledge gained. Students create a Bohr Model.
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Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Structure of an Atom

For Students 2nd - 8th
An atom is made of three parts - protons, neutrons, and electrons. Here you can explore these different parts.

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