Build an Atom
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About
Topics
- Atomic Structure
- Atoms
Description
Build an atom out of protons, neutrons, and electrons, and see how the element, charge, and mass change. Then play a game to test your ideas!
Sample Learning Goals
- Use the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons to draw a model of the atom, identify the element, and determine the mass and charge.
- Predict how addition or subtraction of a proton, neutron, or electron will change the element, the charge, and the mass.
- Use the element name, mass, and charge to determine the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
- Define proton, neutron, electron, atom, and ion.
- Generate an isotopic symbol for an atom, given the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
For Teachers
Teacher Tips
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Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking (PDF). |
Teacher-Submitted Activities
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| Build an Atom |
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Emily Moore, Ariel Paul, Trish Loeblein, Kathy Perkins | MS | HW Lab Guided |
7/1/15 |
| Build an Atom - Clicker Questions |
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Yuen-ying Carpenter, Robert Parson, Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro | MC | 7/1/15 |
| Build an Atom - Guided-Inquiry Activity |
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Timothy Herzog, Emily Moore | UG-Intro | Guided | 6/23/15 |
| Using PhET in High School Chemistry- all my activities in pdf |
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
HW Demo Lab CQs |
5/19/15 |
| Build an Atom: Introduction |
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Trish Loeblein, Kathy Perkins | MS HS |
Lab Demo |
8/28/13 |
| Build an Atom - Inquiry-based basics (homework version) |
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Trish Loeblein, Kath Perkins | UG-Intro HS |
HW | 8/28/13 |
| Concept Questions for Chemistry using PhET |
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro MS |
CQs | 7/9/13 |
| Atomic Addition |
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Mary Burr | MS | Guided Discuss |
8/5/15 | |
| Online Quiz for Build An Atom |
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Kim Miller | HS MS |
CQs Other |
5/18/15 | |
| Structure of the Atom |
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Jackie Esler | MS | Lab | 4/20/15 | |
| What is an atom? |
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Shari Dunham | UG-Intro HS |
Other | 8/25/14 | |
| Build an Atom |
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UTeach Middle School PhET Team | MS | Lab | 6/22/12 | |
| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | 10/19/15 | |
| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | 10/19/15 | |
| PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum |
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Julia Chamberlain | UG-Intro HS |
Other | 5/27/15 | |
| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | HS MS |
Other | 10/19/15 | ||
| Investigating Ions | Emily Bones | HS | Guided | 10/9/15 | ||
| Build an Atom WebLab | Melissa Venable | HS | Lab | 9/10/15 | ||
| Construim un àtom | Bellés, Folch,Font, Montaña, Olivella, Pont, Vilajosana, Rovira, Serra, Torra | MS | Lab | 5/26/15 | ||
| NGSS Simulation Alignment/Correlation | Matthew Huffine | K-5 UG-Intro MS HS |
Demo Other |
3/20/15 | ||
| Build an Atom PhET Lab | Chris Bires | MS HS |
Lab | 11/4/13 | ||
| Build an Atom, Isotope, & Ion | Robin Beavers | HS | CQs HW Lab |
8/23/13 | ||
| 원자 만들기 SIM 사용지침서 | 이화국(Wha Kuk Lee) | MS HS |
Demo Lab |
5/17/13 | ||
| Chemical Compounds and Subscripts | David Streib | HS MS |
CQs | 12/1/12 | ||
| Build an Ion Inquiry Activity | Paul Broberg | HS MS |
CQs Lab HW |
11/13/12 | ||
| Atom Builder | Sarah Stanhope | MS HS |
Lab | 1/27/11 | ||
| The Peninsula of Nuclear Stability | Roberto Marrero | HS | HW | 11/27/10 | ||
| Bouw van een atoom | Julina | HS | Demo | 11/10/14 | ||
| Bienvenue au CFA | Bernard Lacour | Other | Other | 3/30/11 | ||
| COSTRUIAMO L'ATOMO | DAL MAS NICOLETTA | MS | Lab | 10/9/14 | ||
| Construyendo algunos átomos | Félix A. Gutiérrez Múzquiz | MS | Demo | 11/6/14 |
Translations
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Software Requirements
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Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later
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OS 10.5 or later Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later
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Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later
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Credits
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