Bring the history of the atomic theory to LIFE by getting your students out of their seats for a gallery walk around the room! Students will begin this lesson by completing digital interactive Google slides to learn how five pioneers developed the atomic theory. Then students will walk around the room to locate and identify these pioneers on their response sheet. Your students will draw a representation of each pioneer's discovery so you can quickly assess the level of comprehension your students have of the development of the atomic theory! A self-grading quiz has also been included! (Print version is also included.)
 
Here's what's included:
-Interactive Google student slides for students to learn about the following atomic theorists (Democritus, Dalton, Bohr, Rutherford, and Thomson)
-Teacher lesson plans, standards, outline
-Gallery walk student response sheet (with answer key)
-Pictures (large and small) of each atomic theorists for gallery walk
-Self-grading quiz (in Google)
-Printable version of quiz

*You will need internet connectivity and a Google Drive account to access the slides.
 
NGSS Standards:
 
HS-PS1-1. Use the periodic table as a model to predict the relative properties of elements based on the patterns of electrons in the outermost energy level of atoms.
 
Disciplinary Core Ideas:
PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter
•Each atom has a charged substructure consisting of a nucleus, which is made of protons and neutrons, surrounded by electrons.
•The periodic table orders elements horizontally by the number of protons in the atom’s nucleus and places those with similar chemical properties in columns. The repeating patterns of this table reflect patterns of outer electron states.