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Atomic Scientist

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COMBINED RATING

4.3 Stars

TEACHERS (107)

4.7

STUDENTS (21670)

3.9

LENGTH

20 Minutes

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CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

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Description

You are a scientist and your main computer is broken. You and your robot friend will go together in a shrinking machine to the microscopic world where you can use advanced technology to synthesize atoms that you'll need to fix the computer! Play fun minigames where you will understand everything about atoms and elements!

Vocabulary Words

atoms

molecules

chemical symbol

elements

atomic number

atomic mass

protons

electrons

neutrons

positive charge

negative charge

noble gases

electron cloud (orbit)

nucleus

matter

compound

periodic table

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Atoms and Elements. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Electrons orbit the nucleus of an atom in an electron cloud.

Atoms of an element have a specific mass known as atomic mass.

Each element has a unique number of protons that determine its identity.

Atomic number of an element is equal to the number of protons it contains.

Atoms can exist on their own or bonded to other atoms.

All matter is made of one or more types of atoms.

Elements are represented by chemical symbols.

The periodic table is organized vertically by families of elements with related chemical properties.

An atom is the smallest unit of a fundamental type of matter known as an element.

Protons have a positive charge and electrons have a negative charge.

Protons and neutrons are located in the nucleus of an atom.

The periodic table is organized horizontally in periods by increasing atomic number.

There are a limited number of elements on Earth.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What is all matter made of? What are some things we can learn by finding an element on the periodic table? What are the parts of an atom?

After the Game

How can we find the number of neutrons an atom has by using the information found on the periodic table? How do the charges of the atomic particles affect how you built the atoms? Which part of an element determines its position on the periodic table? What is the relationship between atoms, molecules, and compounds? What does the chemical formula of a molecule tell us about how that molecule is formed?