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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Niels Bohr Nobel Lecture: The Structure of the Atom

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the Nobel e-Museum you can download and read Niels Bohr's Nobel Lecture, "The structure of the atom" (available in pdf format).
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Structure of the Atom

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students learn about the important discoveries of subatomic particles, and how they led to our current understanding of the atom.
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Chem Tutor

Chem tutor.com: Atomic Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides a thorough and comprehensible discussion of the structure of the atom. Includes helpful diagrams and instructions for filling electron shells, reading the Periodic Table, and drawing Lewis Structures.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Structure of an Atom

For Students 9th - 10th
Observe the probable location of electrons around an atom. Trace the electrons over time to draw conclusions about where electrons are likely to be found around an atom's nucleus. How does the trace pattern relate to the electron cloud...
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Science Struck

Science Struck: The Structure of an Atom: A Labeled Diagram

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the scientists who developed the model of the atom by building on previous scientists' discoveries about its structure.
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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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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Atomic Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
Introduces learners to atomic models of the past and present, focusing on the orbital model and an explanation of its basis. Learners then have the opportunity to "make an atom" and contrast it with an ion, followed by an isotope. The...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Atom

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive activity from ChemThink, students will take a closer look at atomic structure, properties, and behaviors. Includes background reading material and discussion questions.
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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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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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OpenStax

Open Stax: Elements and Atoms, the Building Blocks of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an overview of elements and atoms, the building blocks of matter.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Atomic Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at the parts of an atom and learn about its properties.
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Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: Lewis Dot Structures of Covalent Compounds

For Students 9th - 10th
Short slide show provides basic information about drawing Lewis dot structures for covalent compounds. Starts with anatomy of the atom, and then shows the relationship between atomic particles and the Periodic Table of Elements. Offers...
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Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: The Structure of the Elements [Audio Book]

For Students 9th - 10th
The structure of the atom is uncovered in this interactive tutorial. Discover the different particles of the atom and learn their charges and how they can affect the overall atom.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Atomic Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on early ideas about the structure of an atom including John Dalton's plum pudding model and Ernest Rutherford's nuclear model. A link to a test is provided.
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Museum of Science

The Atoms Family: Spectroscope of an Atom

For Students 9th - 10th
"The Phantom has provided you with a simulated spectroscopy of an Atom! Amuse the Phantom by observing the spectroscope and you'll learn more about the Atom." Observe and review the structure of the atom.
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Upper Canada District School Board

Tom Stretton's Advanced Placement Chemistry: Atomic Structure and Periodicity

For Students 9th - 10th
This chemistry e-textbook provides students with AP-level reading and practice material on atomic structure and periodicity.
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Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Atoms

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides a detailed overview of atoms. Content explores an atom's structure, as well as what ions are, how atoms bond, what compounds are (including how to name compounds), and what isotopes are.
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PBS

Nova: Atom Builder

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out if you know enough about atoms to build them. The goal of the activity is to build an atom of a particular element by dragging the correct numbers of neutrons, protons and electrons into the atom.
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Concord Consortium

The Molecular Workbench Database: Models of the Atom's Electron Orbitals

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about atomic structure and the multiple theories of atomic structure in this simulation.
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Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Molecules and the Properties of Bonded Atoms

For Students 9th - 10th
College-level site goes into great detail about chemical bonding properties, as far as energies, structure, angles, and length. Infrared absorption, the greenhouse effect, and global warming are addressed to exemplify bond length...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Physical Science: Matter and the Atom

For Students 9th - 10th
Students investigate the structure and parts of the atom, and learn about atomic mass and atomic number. They also explore the differences among solids, liquids, gases, and plasma.
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Environmental Chemistry

Environmental chemistry.com: Anatomy of an Atom

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the basics of atomic structure, from simple definitions to information about quantum theory. Accurate and helpful basics whether or not you need the more advanced information.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize Science: Atomic Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of atomic structure and the element groups in the periodic table using plain language. Supported by diagrams and charts.

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