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: Introduction |
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Trish Loeblein, Kathy Perkins | MS HS |
Demo Lab |
| Build an Atom |
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Emily Moore, Ariel Paul, Trish Loeblein, Kathy Perkins | MS | HW Lab Guided |
| Build an Atom - Clicker Questions |
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Yuen-ying Carpenter, Robert Parson, Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro | MC |
| Build an Atom - Guided-Inquiry Activity |
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Timothy Herzog, Emily Moore | UG-Intro | Guided |
| Using PhET in High School Chemistry- all my activities in pdf |
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
CQs Demo Lab HW |
| Build an Atom - Inquiry-based basics (homework version) |
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Trish Loeblein, Kath Perkins | HS UG-Intro |
HW |
| Concept Questions for Chemistry using PhET |
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS MS |
CQs |
| Atomic Addition |
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Mary Burr | MS | Discuss Guided |
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| Online Quiz for Build An Atom |
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Kim Miller | MS HS |
Other CQs |
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| Structure of the Atom |
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Jackie Esler | MS | Lab | |
| What is an atom? |
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Shari Dunham | UG-Intro HS |
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UTeach Middle School PhET Team | MS | Lab | |
| PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum |
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Julia Chamberlain | HS UG-Intro |
Other | |
| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | |
| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | |
| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | MS HS |
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| Investigating Ions | Emily Bones | HS | Guided | ||
| Build an Atom WebLab | Melissa Venable | HS | Lab | ||
| Construim un àtom | Bellés, Folch,Font, Montaña, Olivella, Pont, Vilajosana, Rovira, Serra, Torra | MS | Lab | ||
| NGSS Simulation Alignment/Correlation | Matthew Huffine | K-5 HS UG-Intro MS |
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| Build an Atom PhET Lab | Chris Bires | HS MS |
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| Build an Atom, Isotope, & Ion | Robin Beavers | HS | HW CQs Lab |
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| 원자 만들기 SIM 사용지침서 | 이화국(Wha Kuk Lee) | MS HS |
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| Chemical Compounds and Subscripts | David Streib | HS MS |
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| Build an Ion Inquiry Activity | Paul Broberg | MS HS |
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| Atom Builder | Sarah Stanhope | HS MS |
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| The Peninsula of Nuclear Stability | Roberto Marrero | HS | HW | ||
| Bouw van een atoom | Julina | HS | Demo | ||
| Bienvenue au CFA | Bernard Lacour | Other | Other | ||
| COSTRUIAMO L'ATOMO | DAL MAS NICOLETTA | MS | Lab | ||
| Construyendo algunos átomos | Félix A. Gutiérrez Múzquiz | MS | Demo |
Translations
Related Simulations
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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