
Rosemarie Smith of the NSTA Listserve contributed this “Seeing the Light” ( doc) lab that investigates the emission of light by radiant objects.Simulate Rutherford’s experiment with “Rutherford’s Roller” ( pdf).Show this “ Flame Tests” demonstration of seven elements and have students complete Abigail Freiberger’s “Flame Test Demonstration” ( doc) worksheet that goes with it.This was contributed by Caryn Sugden of Greenwood, IN from the NSTA Listserve . If using darts in your classroom is out of the question, try the “Quantum Mechanics and Split Peas” ( doc) lab with teacher instructions ( doc).Here is an example one of my student groups did ( doc). Differentiate between an orbit and an orbital. Describe how the quantum theory of atomic structure differs from Bohr’s theory. (closed shell), an extremely stable arrangement (AROMATIC STABILIZATION). System symmetric so 2 pairs of degenerate orbitals. Students can use Excel to graph their results or the teacher can copy and paste the “Generic Graph” found in my Management Tips section on the Chemistry home page into the student copy of the lab report. Atomic Theory and Orbitals Name Period Unit 3 Worksheet 2 (Goals 1-4) 1. 6 atomic orbitals - 6 molecular orbitals.

In the “Electrons in Atoms” ( doc) lab students use a dart to determine where electrons will fall outside the nucleus.Show this video cartoon of “ The Higgs Boson Explained.”.Use the PBS “ Atom Builder” activity to complete this Atom Builder ( pdf) worksheet.It’s about the search for element 114 and goes “inside the nucleus of an atom to learn how protons and neutrons interact.” Nova’s video “ Island of Stability” could be used when studying atoms or the periodic table.Have students do this “Configure Your Electrons” ( doc) worksheet.It was sent to the Google HSChem group by Carole Henry of Southwest High School in San Antonio, TX. The “Hog Hilton” (doc) activity is a clever way of demonstrating the way in which electrons fill orbitals.Do Mrs J’s “Patterns in Electrons” (pdf) worksheet (includes periodic table).J’s “Electron Configuration Battleship” (doc). In the “Molecular Structure and Geometry” exercise from Patrick Gormley, students will assign geometry, molecular structure, and hybridization to five substances using the Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsiion (VSEPR) theory.Do this “Atomic Structure” (pdf) crossword puzzle.

“Atomic Musical Chairs” (pdf) is middle schools activity for discovering the structure of atoms.Try this Teacher’s Domain (you must sign up for free) activity, “The Strange World of Electrons,” which includes 3 videos.Have students write a childrens’ book on an element with this “Atomic Structure” WebQuest.Print this “Electron Configuration” ( doc) chart for your bulletin board or use to make an overhead transparency.To do this, select “Tools” in your browser, then “internet options”, select the “advanced” tab and scroll down to “Printing” and place a check in the box, “Print background colors and images.” The author tells you to set your printer options to print the background. Do this “ Atoms and Elements” crossword puzzle.


Educators earn digital badges that certify knowledge, skill, and experience. The number of hybrid orbitals in a set is equal to the number of atomic orbitals that were combined to produce the set. Save time lesson planning by exploring our library of educator reviews to over 550,000 open educational resources (OER).Īn all-in-one learning object repository and curriculum management platform that combines Lesson Planet’s library of educator-reviews to open educational resources with district materials and district-licensed publisher content.Ī comprehensive online edtech PD solution for schools and districts. Timely and inspiring teaching ideas that you can apply in your classroom Manage saved and uploaded resources and foldersīrowse educational resources by subject and topic Draw contour diagrams for all the atomic orbitals of principal quantum number 3. Search reviewed educational resources by keyword, subject, grade, type, and more How many orbitals are there that may have the following designations: (a) 4f (b) 3px (c) 4d (d) 2p There are seven 4f orbitals, one 3p orbitals (px is a specific orbital), five 4d orbitals, and three 2p orbitals.
