Atomic structure is a fairly simple concepts to understand and remember, if explained properly.
But kids do tend to get confused about various orbits, constituents of nucleus , naming conventions, electron in a particular orbit etc.
My challenge today was to design an activity for Atomic Structure concepts.
I decided to make concentric rings out of foam sheets to represent the orbits.
And Boards pins to represent neutron, proton and electron. Some paper tape was used for labeling purpose.
We started with arranging the orbits around nucleus.
Once the basic frame was ready.
Next we put label for "Nucleus" and orbits "K", "L", "M".
(Kids understand that "K" is first orbit , "L" second , "M" third and so on)
We decided to represent Oxygen atom in this.
Oxygen has atomic number 8. So number of electrons, protons will be 8. Oxygen has equal number of neutron so that is also 8.
We picked white boards for neutron and blue boards for proton. Green ones were used as electron.
Oxygen model was ready in few minutes.
Later we made lots of atomic model of various elements. What a fun filled learning session we had...
Am I please with myself ... you bet I am. Nothing is more rewarding than a happy child who is enjoying learning new concepts.
Try it with your kids and let me know their reactions.
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