URIhttp://vishub.org/links/161Build an atomenThis Inquiry Learning Space is designed for young Chemistry students of lower
secondary school (12-15 years old) and aims at introducingan atom’s main
"building blocks": protons, neutron and electrons.
Students will “build” atoms through the addition or removal of protons,
neutrons and electrons. Through this activity they will discover in a fun,
interactive and easy way:
* The position of each particle in an atom
* The charge of each particle and how this contributes to the charge of an
atom
* The link of the number of particles with the mass and atomic number of an
atom
* The link of the number of protons with the position of an element in the
atomic table.
Students will also be introduced to the first and second energy level, the
stability or instability of an atom and a teacher can decide whether to use
the orbit or the cloud model.
The learning approach is divided into two activities:
/Activity 1: “Atom”/
In this activity students “build” four different atoms. They do this by
adding or removing particles to their atoms, through dragging them in and out
of the atom model. During this activity, the online lab notes the net charge
of the atom and its mass number, as well as the element’s name, whether it
is neutral or an ion and whether it is stable or not.
/Activity 2: “Symbol”/
Once again, students add or remove protons, electrons and neutrons to an
atom, but this time focus on the symbol of the atom (including the mass and
atomic number) and its position in the periodic table.
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