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Andrew Wagner
History of Atomic Theory
Chemistry
History
10th grade (introductory chemistry)
At Home: 10 minutes to watch each video, total of 20 minutes
Students will be assigned videos two days in advance to give them time
to watch them at home and complete At-Home Activities
In class: 1 45 minute class period
NGSS HS-PS1-8 Develop models to illustrate the changes in the
composition of the nucleus of the atom and the energy released during
the processes of fission, fusion, and radioactive decay.
This standard focuses on the structure of the atom and the relationship
between matter and energy at the atomic level.
Students will be able to explain the experiments and discoveries that led
to the quantum model of the atom.
Students should be able to explain the following experiments:
Cathode Ray Tubes
Rutherfords Gold Foil Experiment
Students should be able to describe the contributions of:
Democritus, Dalton, Rutherford, Bohr, Schrodinger, and
Chadwick
YouTube Clip #1: Crash Course History of Atomic Chemistry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thnDxFdkzZs
YouTube Clip #2: History of the Atom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njGz69B_pUg
History of the Atom Flipped Notesheet (see below)
Google Form (screenshot shown below)
https://goo.gl/forms/GpJUZH0DC5tiYU3M2
Student Learning Activities 1. Students will watch 2 YouTube videos (total length about 18
(Home) minutes) about the history of the atom.
2. While watching the videos, students will complete a note sheet
(attached below) designed to help them collect information,
draw pictures of the models, and write questions that they still
have.
3. Students will complete a brief Google Form when they finish
watching the videos sharing one thing they understand well and
one question or uncertain topic. The teacher will review these
questions and use them to develop the instruction in the in-class
lesson.

Classroom Activities and 1. Class will open with a question and answer session and the
Materials teacher will ask questions raised by students (Google Form) if no
one provides questions in class. These will serve as the
discussion.
2. Students that didnt watch the videos will go to the back of the
room to watch them on their phone or a chromebook.
3. Students will work in small groups to complete the front side of
the 3.2 History of the Atom Notes (attached as a separate
document). The teacher will lead a discussion on the note sheet
after students have time to work. Students will be placed in
groups based on their strengths and weaknesses based on the
Google form results.
4. Teacher will lead students in discussion of notes on the back of
the 3.2 notesheet. Students will be asked to use chromebooks to
research some of the images and experiments that werent
covered in the videos. The teacher will create a collaborative
notesheet (displayed on the screen) as students find information
and will be shared with all students in the class.
Assessment 1. Formative assessment #1: Students will complete the front of
the 3.2 History of the Atom Notes, which will be used as an
informal check-in with students.
2. Formative assessment #2: Students will take a short quiz the
following day to check for comprehension. (See below).
3. Summative assessment #1: Students will demonstrate mastery
of the content through a unit test (attached as separate
document).
Flipped Lesson At Home Activity #1

History of the Atom Flipped Lesson

Watch the following clips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thnDxFdkzZs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njGz69B_pUg (skip ahead to the 2
min mark)
Watch the first two videos listed. Write down the important points of each contribution (not all are in
both videos) and draw a picture, if applicable. Include questions that you still have.

Major contribution(s) or Picture Questions I still have?

Democritus

John Dalton

J.J. Thompson

Cathode Ray
Tubes

Plum Pudding
Model

Ernest
Rutherford
Gold Foil
Experiment

Neils Bohr

Planetary/Solar
System Model

Erwin
Schrodinger

James
Chadwick

Werner
Heisenberg

Quantum
Theory
Flipped Lesson At Home Activity #2.

Formative Assessment #2

History of the Atom Quiz Name ______________________________________

Circle the best answer to each question.

1. Who is responsible for discovering the nucleus?

Goldstein Thompson Rutherford Bohr

2. Which experiment led to discovery of the electron?

Gold Foil Cathode Ray Tube Oil Drop

3. Which model of the atom is considered to be the most correct today?

Solar System Plum Pudding Billiard Ball Quantum

4. Who did NOT discover a subatomic particle?

Goldstein Thompson Rutherford Chadwick

5. Which model of the atom is displayed at right?

Democritus Billiard Ball
Plum Pudding Quantum