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Website
City University of New York

John Jay College of Criminal Justice: Atomic Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource shows the relationships bewteen terms such as atomic number, protons, and isotopes. Simple pictures of atoms help.
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Handout
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Isotopes

For Students 9th - 10th
A simplified explanation of isotopes with excellent graphic examples.
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Interactive
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: It's Elemental: Element Math Game

For Students 9th - 10th
The interactive activity examines the Periodic Table of Elements. Learners answer questions about the number of protons, electrons, neutrons, or nucleons that an atom of an element contains.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Matter: Atoms: Protons, Neutrons, Electrons

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short quiz on the parts of an atom, the periodic table, and molecules.
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Handout
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: James Chadwick Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
This sites provides a definitive biography of Chadwick presented by the Nobel (Prize) e-Museum.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Atomic Nucleus

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the nucleus of an atom and what holds it together.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry: Neutrons

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores the discovery and properties of the neutron and the process of nuclear fission.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Neutrons

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Neutrons and how they cause different isotopes of an element, and the particles in neutrons.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Neutrons

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Neutrons and how they cause different isotopes of an element, and the particles in neutrons.
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Other

Particle Adventure Dutch Version

For Students 9th - 10th
Dutch version of the well-known "Particle Adventure" physics website that teaches students about atoms, mass, particle physics, and quantum physics. The site discusses theories related to physics and provides other links related to the...
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Website
Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Atoms Are Building Blocks

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Identify the basic structure of atoms, the building blocks for all matter.
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Atom and Ion Builder

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore how changing the numbers of protons, neutrons, and electrons affect the type of atom.
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Handout
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Beta Decay

For Students 9th - 10th
Entry explores the process of beta decay which occurs when, in a nucleus with too many protons or too many neutrons, one of the protons or neutrons is transformed into the other.
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Handout
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: The Shell Model

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry investigates the Shell Model in which the motion of each nucleon is governed by the average attractive force of all the other nucleons.
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Handout
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Basic Nuclear Science Information

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides the ABC's of nuclear science including radioactivity and gamma decay to fission and comic rays.
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PPT
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: All About Atoms

For Students 3rd - 8th
The three basic particles that make up atoms are defined and illustrated.
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Article
Other

American Institute of Physics: Where Does the Neutron Get Its Spin?

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes two experiments on neutron spin. This is how physicists work.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Science for Kids: The Atom

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn more about the science of the atom. Electrons, neutrons, and protons make up the smallest bits of matter.
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Article
Physics4kids

Physics 4 Kids: Where Traditional Physics Stops

For Students 9th - 10th
We're about to move into the modern age of physics. In the early 1800's, scientists began examining the basis of matter, space, and time. Sometimes it gets very confusing, but the big idea is that Newton's physics describe about 90% of...
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Atomic Mass: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson explains what is represented by the atomic mass, and how it varies from one element to the next. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Atomic Mass."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Atomic Mass: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson explains what is represented by the atomic mass, and how it varies from one element to the next. Module includes a slideshow and a quiz.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Atomic Mass: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson explains what is represented by the atomic mass, and how it varies from one element to the next. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Atomic Mass."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Atomic Number: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson explains what is represented by the atomic number, and how it varies from one element to the next. It is 3 of 7 in the series titled "Atomic Number."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Atomic Number: Lesson 6

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson explains what is represented by the atomic number, and how it varies from one element to the next. It is 6 of 7 in the series titled "Atomic Number."