Making a Model Atom

Aim: To make a model atom

Equipment
•Paper
•Bluetack
•String
•Beads
•Tape

Method- This method is to make a model atom for a Carbon atom. If you wish to make any other atom, then you may increase or decrease either the electrons, protons or neutrons

1. Take the piece of paper, fold in half and sketch out 2 half circles on the side of the paper.
2. Cut the two half circles out, making sure that one is bigger than the other.
3. On the smaller of the two rings, draw two black dots grouped together. Then on the bigger ring, draw two black dots at the top and then another group of two at the bottom. These six dots will make up the six electrons of the Carbon atom
4. Next, take your blue tack and your beads. You will need 6 protons (silver beads) and 6 neutrons (gold beads). Stick all twelve of the beads together in sort of a blobby shape. This is your atom center.
5. Take your length of string and attach it to the atom. You then have to take two pieces of tape, and tape the string to both rings that you have cut out.
6. Get a small square of paper and write on it the symbol of the element, the name and the atomic number.