The Atom

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The Atom Atom Building Game

• CPO Science

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Key Questions

• What are atoms and how are they put together?
• What does atomic structure have to do with the
  periodic table?

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Subatomic Particles

• What three basic particles make up all atoms?

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Subatomic Particles

• Protons
• Neutrons
• Electrons

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Subatomic Particles

• The marbles represent these particles. Can you
  guess which marble represents which particle?

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Subatomic Particles

• Now see if you can determine which are protons
  and which are neutrons

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Building Atoms

• Several groups build an atom with 7 blues, 6
  reds, 6 yellows
• Others build an atom with 15 yellows, 16 blues,
  15 reds
• Others build an atom with 8 yellows, 8 reds, and
  9 blues

• Several groups build an atom with 7 blues, 6
  reds, 6 yellows

• Others build an atom with 15 yellows, 16 blues,
  15 reds

• Others build an atom with 8 yellows, 8 reds, and
  9 blues

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The Game of Atomic Challenge

• 4 players or teams per board
• Each player starts with 6 blues, 5 reds, and 5
  yellows in their board pocket.
• Each player takes turns adding marbles to the
  atom (up to 5 per turn) to make real, stable
  atoms.
• The first player to lose all their marbles wins!!!

• 4 players or teams per board
• Each player starts with 6 blues, 5 reds, and 5
  yellows in their board pocket.
• Each player takes turns adding marbles to the
  atom (up to 5 per turn) to make real, stable
  atoms.
• The first player to lose all their marbles wins!!!

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Atom Building Reminders
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Building Atoms using Nuclear Particle Cards

• Each player starts with 7 blues, 7 reds, and 7
  yellows in the board pocket.
• 4 players or teams per board
• Shuffle cards and deal 5 per player
• On each turn, play a card and add or take
  particles as the card instructs
• On some turns you will score points on other
  turns you will not (you may be blocking an
  opponent)

• Each player starts with 7 blues, 7 reds, and 7
  yellows in the board pocket.

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Scoring Points If your move

• Creates or leaves a stable nucleus, you score 1
  point
• Creates or leaves a neutral atom, you score 1
  point
• Creates a perfect, neutral atom with a stable
  nucleus, you score 3 points
• First person to 15 points wins!