CHEMISTRY ATOMIC MODEL TIMELINE

Due: September 29th 2016

Objective:

The student chemist will

  1. Research on scientists and experiments that made milestone contributions to the development of the nuclear model of the atom;
  2. Link the development of the atomic model with relevant events in world history (historical events that occurred at the same time as the atomic model development); and
  3. Create a timeline of both the atomic model development and the historical event.

Research/Process:

The student chemists must

  1. Research and collect electronic resources (text and graphics) on the contribution of each major scientist/philosopher that contributed to the development of the atomic theory/model and at least one world/historical event that occurred at roughly the same time a particular contribution was made.
  2. Type your research in MS Word and have everything (text and graphics) saved in your flash drive, burned to a CD or transferred to your H-drive. Note: if you need a picture from a book, scan or take a picture of it.
  3. Cite each of your sources.
  4. Design a timeline of the atomic model beginning with the Greek philosopher, 1Democritus,2John Dalton, 3Sommerfeld, 4Ernest Rutherford, 5James Chadwick, 6J.J. Thomson, 7Louis deBroglie, 8Robert Millikan, 9Niels Bohr, 10Max Planck, and 11Werner Heisenbergin the correct order of contribution/discovery. Note: The timeline must include the scientific discovery as well as one event in world history that occurred at the same time.

Applications: You have to option to do the project in any Microsoft application (Word, Excel, Desktop Publisher, Powerpoint), Macromedia Flash, Inspiration or any Adobe application or a blog or Prezi.

The students will be given time in class(only 1 class period) to do the timeline project. If the student fails to finish the timeline during class time, the student should find time to do research and finish the project on his/her own.

Grading: Students will be marked on the accuracy of their information according to the rubric given. (see other sheet)

Timeline : Atomic Model Timeline
Rubric must be attached to the project to receive full credit.
Teacher Name: R.Venukadasula
Student Name: ______
CATEGORY / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Title / The timeline has a creative title that accurately describes the material and is easy to locate. / The timeline has an effective title that accurately describes the material and is easy to locate. / The timeline has a title that is easy to locate. / The title is missing or difficult to locate.
Dates / An accurate, complete date has been included for each event. / An accurate, complete date has been included for almost every event. / An accurate date has been included for almost every event. / Dates are inaccurate and/or missing for several events.
Readability / The overall appearance of the timeline is pleasing and easy to read. / The overall appearance of the timeline is somewhat pleasing and easy to read. / The timeline is relatively readable. / The timeline is difficult to read.
Graphics / All graphics are effective and balanced with text use. / All graphics are effective, but they appear to be too few or too many. / Some graphics are effective and their use is balanced with text use. / Several graphics are not effective.
Resources / The timeline contained all of the 11 Scientists, their contribution on atomic model development, and the events in history that happened at the same time. / The timeline contained at least 9 Scientists, their contribution on atomic model development, and the events in history that happened at the same time. / The timeline contained at least 7 Scientists, their contribution on atomic model development, and the events in history that happened at the same time. / The timeline contained fewer than 5 Scientists, their contribution on atomic model development, and the events in history that happened at the same time.
Content/Facts / Facts were accurate for all events reported on the timeline. / Facts were accurate for almost all events reported on the timeline. / Facts were accurate for most (~75%) of the events reported on the timeline. / Facts were often inaccurate for events reported on the timeline.