Get Ready!

Materials Today’s Agenda

1. Pencil 1. 5-in-5
2. Notebook
2. Atomic Theory Video
3. Atomic Theory
Timeline
5-in-5 #15
 What am I going to learn today?
I will… At the end of the lesson I will be able
to…
• understand the Atomic • write a 5 paragraph essay
Theory has changed over summarizing the
time as scientists have contributions of scientists
discovered new to the Atomic Theory.
information about the
atom.
 Introduction Video
• History of the Atomic Theory
 Timeline Activity
• Complete the timeline activity with a
partner.
 Get Ready!
Materials Today’s Agenda
1. Pencil 1. 5-in-5
2. Notebook
2. Atomic Theory Notes
3. Essay
4. Exit Ticket
 5-in-5
What are three things you learned from
completing the atomic theory timeline?
 What am I going to learn today?
I will… At the end of the lesson I will be able
to…
• understand the Atomic • write a 5 paragraph essay
Theory has changed over summarizing the
time as scientists have contributions of scientists
discovered new to the Atomic Theory.
information about the
atom.
History of the Atom
Scientists and Their Contribution to
the Model of the Atom
 History of the Atom - Timeline
J.J. Thomson
Niels Bohr
discovers the
proposes James
electron and
the Bohr Chadwick
proposes the
Model in discovered
Plum Pudding
1766 – 1844 1913 the neutron
Model in 1897
1871 – 1937
1887 – 1961 in 1932
460 – 370 BC

1700s
1800s
1900s
0

Erwin
Democproposesri John DaltonErnest RutherfordSchrodinger
tus proposes performs
his the Gold Foil
describes
the 1 atomic
st
atomic theory
Experiment
in in 1909
the electron
1891 – 1974

theory 1803 cloud in 1926

1885 – 1962

1856 – 1940
 Democritus
(460 BC – 370 BC)

• Proposed an Atomic Theory

which states that all atoms
are small, hard, indivisible and
indestructible particles made
of a single material formed
into different shapes and
sizes.
• Aristotle DID NOT support
his atomic theory, so his ideas
were not shared.
 John Dalton
(1766 – 1844)

 In 1803, proposed an Atomic

Theory which states:
o All matter is made of atoms;
small particles that cannot be
created, divided, or
destroyed.

o Atoms of the same element

are exactly alike, and atoms
of different elements are
different.

o Atoms join with other atoms

to make new substances.
J.J. Thomson
(1856 – 1940)

 Proved that an atom can be divided

into smaller parts
 While experimenting with cathode-
ray tubes, discovered corpuscles,
which were later called electrons
 Stated that the atom is neutral
 In 1897, proposed the Plum Pudding
Model which states that atoms
mostly consist of positively charged
material with negatively charged
particles (electrons) located
throughout the positive material.
J.J. Thomson
Cathode Ray Experiment
 Ernest Rutherford
(1871 – 1937)

 In 1909, performed the Gold Foil

Experiment and suggested the
following characteristics of the
atom:
o It consists of a small core, or
nucleus, that contains most of
the mass of the atom

o This nucleus is made up of

particles called protons, which
have a positive charge

o The protons are surrounded by

negatively charged electrons,
but most of the atom is
actually empty space
Gold Foil Experiment
Niels Bohr
(1885 – 1962)

 In 1913, proposed the Bohr

Model, which suggests that
electrons travel around the
nucleus of an atom in orbits
(shells, levels) or definite paths.
 Erwin Schrodinger
(1887-1961)

• In 1926, he further explained

the nature of electrons in an
atom by stating that the exact
location of an electron cannot be
stated; therefore, it is more
accurate to view the electrons in
regions called electron clouds.
• Electron clouds are places where
the electrons are likely to be
found
James Chadwick
(1891 – 1974)

 Realized that the atomic mass of

most elements was double the
number of protons, which led to
the discovery of the neutron
(neutral particle) in 1932.
 Progression of the Atomic Model

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+ - - Electron Cloud

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The structure of an atom, according to: Democritus

James
Ernest
Erwin
Neils
J.J. &
Schrodinger
Chadwick
Rutherford
Bohr
Thomson
John Dalton
 Atomic Theory Essay
Writing Prompt:
How has the Atomic Theory changed over
time?

• Complete the essay independently.

– You may use your notes, timeline and textbook.
– Be sure to include the scientists, their research and
ideas about what an atom looks like.
 3·2·1 Exit Ticket
3 things I learned were….

2 things I thought was interesting/surprising were….

1 thing I still have a question about is….