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Crescent Public Schools

The Internet Science Room: The Periodic Table and Atomic Theory of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
A chemistry tutorial highlighting historical development of the atomic theory of matter and the periodic table of elements.
Handout
Other

Iun: Modern Atomic Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent site with information on the discovery of the atom and the different models. Includes a sample question and answer using Planck's constant.
Article
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Fermilab Physicists Find New Matter Antimatter Asymmetry

For Students 9th - 10th
This complicated yet interesting article describing the discovery of asymmetry between the behavior of matter and antimatter.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The 2400 Year Search for the Atom

For Students 9th - 10th
How do we know what matter is made of? The quest for the atom has been a long one, beginning 2,400 years ago with the work of a Greek philosopher and later continued by a Quaker and a few Nobel Prize-winning scientists. Theresa Doud...
Handout
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Cern: Antimatter

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderfully written non-technical introduction to antimatter, as well as a brief discussion of the investigation into the asymmetry between the quantities of matter and antimatter observed in our universe.