Is your class in a quandary over quantum numbers? Change things up by adding games to the mix! Science scholars discover the shape, number of electrons, and number of orbitals in the s, p, and d sub-shells using an interactive.

Concepts

quantum numbers, orbitals, electrons, electron configuration, deductive reasoning, logical reasoning

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Introduce the concept of sub-shells with the activity
• Give the class a few example problems involving placing electrons in the correct sub-shell to check for understanding

Classroom Considerations

• The resource does not contain f sub-level information, so consider adding that into the lesson
  

Pros

• The interactive is a nice alternative to standard quantum numbers practice worksheets
• Materials in the Teacher's Area, such as an answer key, help you decide how best to execute the lesson

Cons

• None