The Atom: Pudding & Clouds

Homework is due in class on Monday, November 25, 2013 on/before noon. (I changed the due date so that I could spread out the homwork due.

READ: Trefil texbook
Chapter 8: The Atom: Why are there so many different materials in the world?
Chapter 9. Quantum Mechanics: How can the electron behave like both a particle and a wave?

1. Where does light come from? (no less than 250 words)
In your teams and using your explanations developed in class about the nature of the atom  develop a sound, reasonable argument justifying where light comes from.
How do you know?
Post-It images are in your Dropbox file.


2. Nature of the Atom Activity
In your class teams of three, complete the activity started in class.
Images of your Post-Its are in the DropBox file, ATOMS.
The document is also in the dropbox.
Submit to the dropbox with all team members' names.


3. Pudding and Clouds - team assignment
In your class teamsof three, complete the assignment - Scenario: Pudings & Clouds.
-It is important that you conduct some research on the actual experiments that provided evidence that led scientists to develop each model.
-Use the relationship between indirect, evidence, and inference to answer the question. (Note: Each response has a unique set of values, for example, 3-A or 4-E; numbers and letters are never duplicated. All letters and numbers must be used.)
Submit to the dropbox with all team members' names.