Honors Chemistry/ Chemistry I Explanatory Essay Outline & Requirements
Essential Question
What is the history and evolution of atomic theory and atomic structure?
After researching the topic, write an explanatory essay that addresses the essential question. Support your research paper with evidence from the electronic sources and texts available to you. You may provide illustrations and examples with your written document.
Timeline:
Expectations:
Key Vocabulary
Greek Philosphers: Democritus & Leucippus
Key Scientists, atomic models and experiments: John Dalton, J.J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, Niels Bohr, quantum mechanics model, gold foil experiment (also known as Rutherford or Geiger-Mardsen experiment), cathode ray tube, plum pudding model, Schrodinger’s equation
Atomic Structure: atom, proton, neutron, electron, quark, isotope, ion, alpha particle
The Purdue OWL site has excellent help for writing.
Resources – Explore the following websites. Some of the sites have links to other pages or resources. When you are exploring the web for sources, it is important to make sure they are legitimate sites. Typically, sites which are .edu are reliable sites.
Atomic Structure:
https://chemistry.osu.edu/~woodward/ch121/ch2_atoms.htm
www.sas.upenn.edu/~dbalmer/eportfolio/nature_timeline.pdf
http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/echem1a/modules/module-1/lesson-2.php (short video clip)
http://www.ndt-ed.org/EducationResources/HighSchool/Radiography/subatomicparticles.htm
http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/Physical_Chemistry/Atomic_Theory/Sub-Atomic_Particles
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/particles/quark.html#c6
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/strange/html/quarks.html
http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~pavone/particle-www/particle_physics.html#general
http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/ask/index.html?quid=1311
http://www.isotopes.gov/outreach/utilizations.html
Atomic Models, Scientists & Experiments:
http://myweb.usf.edu/~mhight/goldfoil.html
http://www.rsc.org/chemsoc/timeline/pages/1911.html
http://chemteacher.chemeddl.org/services/chemteacher/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=74 (video included)
http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/history/index.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlDPPANJZXM (youtube video clip)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QAzu6fe8rE (youtube video clip)
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