This guided lesson summarizes the historical development of atomic theory.

A slideshow looking at the contributions of scientists over time to our understanding of atomic theory. Looks at models of the atom developed by Democritus, John Dalton, J.J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, Niels Bohr, and James Chadwick, as...

This series of images is a combined collection of over three museums' collections of atomic and nuclear physics images. The images are sorted by pages with about nine images per page and three pages.

A detailed slideshow for Grade 8 students that looks at the history of our understanding of atoms. Looks at the ideas presented by Democritus, John Dalton, J.J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, and Niels Bohr, and the modern-day wave model. A...

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,...

This lesson reviews Dalton's Atomic Theory and explains each of the points.. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "John Dalton."

Short slideshow looking at the history of models of the atom, including the contributions of Aristotle, Democritus, John Dalton, J.J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, and Niels Bohr.

A guided lesson explaining Democritus' description of matter as discontinuous.

After an introduction, this site breaks down into sections discussion quantum theory, including A Quantum Theory for Energy, A Quantum Theory for Atomic Structures, Waves or Particles, Quantum Mechanics, and Interpreting the Quantum World.

This lesson explains Rutherford's gold foil experiment and the discovery of the nucleus. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Ernest Rutherford."

A very lengthy page from friesian.com discussing Bohr's theory of electronic energy levels and the explanation of commonly observed atomic emission line spectra. The concept of a photon and Einstein's observation of the photoelectric...

A very lengthy page from friesian.com discussing Bohr's theory of electronic energy levels and the explanation of commonly observed atomic emission line spectra. The concept of a photon and Einstein's observation of the photoelectric...

A very lengthy page from friesian.com discussing Bohr's theory of electronic energy levels and the explanation of commonly observed atomic emission line spectra. The concept of a photon and Einstein's observation of the photoelectric...

A very lengthy page from friesian.com discussing Bohr's theory of electronic energy levels and the explanation of commonly observed atomic emission line spectra. The concept of a photon and Einstein's observation of the photoelectric...

A very lengthy page from friesian.com discussing Bohr's theory of electronic energy levels and the explanation of commonly observed atomic emission line spectra. The concept of a photon and Einstein's observation of the photoelectric...

A very lengthy page from friesian.com discussing Bohr's theory of electronic energy levels and the explanation of commonly observed atomic emission line spectra. The concept of a photon and Einstein's observation of the photoelectric...

A very lengthy page from friesian.com discussing Bohr's theory of electronic energy levels and the explanation of commonly observed atomic emission line spectra. The concept of a photon and Einstein's observation of the photoelectric...

A very lengthy page from friesian.com discussing Bohr's theory of electronic energy levels and the explanation of commonly observed atomic emission line spectra. The concept of a photon and Einstein's observation of the photoelectric...

A special feature on Einstein from the BBC, in Spanish. Follow Einstein's life, including his role in the development of the atomic bomb; learn about the impact and practical applications of his work; or watch a speech he gave in 1950...