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Tom Richey

Slide Share: Atomic Models: Everything You Need to Know

For Students 8th
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...
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Holonity: The Atom From Solid Balls to Sparkling Ghosts

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents the history of the atom with a New Age perspective on some aspects. It describes the concept of the atom in Vedic philosophy and that developed by Democritus. Goes on to look at the models proposed by John Dalton, J.J. Thomson,...
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: The Atom

For Students 9th - 10th
Presented is an overview of atomic theory concentrating on the experiments of Ernest Rutherford.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: The Particle Adventure

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this site for an interactive tour of the atom and all aspects of particle physics. View the animations available with almost every description on this site. A great place for the fundamentals of particles and forces including a...