TE activity gum drop atoms
URL: http://www.teachengineering.org/view_activity.php?url=http://www.teachengineering.com/collection/cub_/activities/cub_mix/cub_mix_lesson1_activity1.xml
Abstract: This lesson has students building a model of lithium with gum drops and explaining where the model accurately represents the atom and where the model falls short. Enrichment exercises are included such as having groups of students play the parts of subatomic particles to model an atom in the gymnasium.
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Audience:Educator
Learning Resource Type: N/A
Subjects: 
Subjects
Science
Physical science
Structure of matter
Atoms
Subatomic particles
Science as inquiry
Science process skills
Communicating
Modeling
Format: text/html
Contributors: University of Colorado at Boulder (Publisher), Brian Kay, Daria Kotys-Schwartz, Malinda Schaefer Zarske, Janet Yowell (Unknown)
Copyright Information: 2006 by Regents of the University of Colorado
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