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Lesson 1 - Atoms

The document provides lesson plans and activities for teaching atomic structure and models: 1. It includes revision tasks on waves, forces, and physics topics using a "Revision Clock" activity with 12 sections. 2. An "Atomic Structure" activity involves drawing and labeling an atom, filling out a table on atomic structure terms, and defining mass number, atomic number, and isotope. 3. A description of Rutherford's scattering experiment asks students to draw a diagram, explain Rutherford's expectations and results, and what it led him to discover about atomic structure.

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Lesson 1 - Atoms

The document provides lesson plans and activities for teaching atomic structure and models: 1. It includes revision tasks on waves, forces, and physics topics using a "Revision Clock" activity with 12 sections. 2. An "Atomic Structure" activity involves drawing and labeling an atom, filling out a table on atomic structure terms, and defining mass number, atomic number, and isotope. 3. A description of Rutherford's scattering experiment asks students to draw a diagram, explain Rutherford's expectations and results, and what it led him to discover about atomic structure.

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Lesson 1

Atomic models
WILF:
•Recall the structure of the atom
•Describe the plum pudding model of the
atom
•Explain Rutherford’s scattering
experiment
Revision task (25 minutes)
Make a ‘Revision Clock’ of the waves and forces
physics topics.

The 12 sections on the clock are: 1. Wave


features 2. Transverse and Longitudinal waves
3. Measuring waves using a ripple tank, 4.
Measuring waves in solids 5. Reflection , 6.
Refraction, 7. Scalars and Vectors 8.Distance
time graph features, 9. Acceleration, 10.
Velocity time graph features, 11. Newton’s first
law, 12. Weight mass and gravity, equations and
definitions (approx. 2 minutes per section = 25
minutes).
Physics Revision
Clock
Atomic Structure (10 minutes)
1. Draw and label an atom.
2. Fill in the blanks in the table below.
3. Define the terms: mass number, atomic
number, isotope
Rutherford Scattering experiment
(10 minutes)
Watch the video to understand Rutherford’s
investigation.

•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzALbzTdnc8

Describe the investigation answering the following


questions:
1.Draw a diagram of Rutherford’s investigation
2.What did Rutherford expect to happen?
3.What were Rutherford’s results?
4.What did Rutherford’s results lead him to
discovering?
Plenary task (5 minutes)
• Mark your work from today’s activities.

• Go back over anything you need to, use


the useful web links.
Useful websites
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zxf797h/
revision/1
https://www.senecalearning.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dftq9xGXcf8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ASldDQmIO
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Any problems contact:


[email protected]
Lesson 1
Atomic Models
Self-assessment sheets
Atomic Structure (10 minutes)
1. Draw and label an atom.
2. Fill in the blanks in the table below.
3. Define the terms: mass number, atomic
number, isotope
Atomic Structure

What do the symbols mean?

•Mass number or Nucleon number is


the number of protons and
neutrons of the element. This is
the top number.

•The proton or atomic number is


the number of protons of the
element. This number determines
what the element is. This is the
bottom number.
Isotopes
• Two atoms of the same element always have the
same atomic number.

• However they can have different mass number.

• Elements with different mass numbers are


called isotopes.
Isotopes
Plum Pudding Model
• It is only recently that we have understood
the structure of the atom.

• J.J Thomson was the first to understand


that atoms contain electrons.

• He suggested the plum pudding model.


Rutherford’s experiment
Rutherford’s experiment

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