Curated OER
Discovering the Structure of the Atom
Learners investigate atomic and nuclear structure of matter by researching historical atomic theories. Students examine Rutherford's studies and discover that many scientific conclusions change over time as new data is collected.
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Berkeley Lab: The Shell Model
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.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: The Collective Model
Entry describes the Collective Model of nuclear structure.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: Basic Nuclear Science Information
Site provides the ABC's of nuclear science including radioactivity and gamma decay to fission and comic rays.