Modeling Atoms Using Paperclips
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Science Department, Burlington High School, 123 Cambridge Street, Burlington,
Massachusetts 01803, United States
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Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2012-01-25
scimago Q2
wos Q1
SJR: 0.596
CiteScore: 4.7
Impact factor: 2.9
ISSN: 00219584, 19381328
General Chemistry
Education
Abstract
Students often wonder how the first atomic theory came about and why only three scientific laws, conservation of mass, constant composition, and simple multiple proportions, led to this theory. In this inquiry-based activity students use scientific modeling (paper clips) to demonstrate the three laws that John Dalton used to develop the first atomic theory, and they are able to prove to themselves that there is a solid basis for the atomic theory even though they know little about the atom or its structure. (The John Dalton caricature by William B. Jensen is used with permission.)
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Nassiff P., Czerwinski W. Modeling Atoms Using Paperclips // Journal of Chemical Education. 2012. Vol. 89. No. 3. pp. 370-372.
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Nassiff P., Czerwinski W. Modeling Atoms Using Paperclips // Journal of Chemical Education. 2012. Vol. 89. No. 3. pp. 370-372.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1021/ed100113f
UR - https://doi.org/10.1021/ed100113f
TI - Modeling Atoms Using Paperclips
T2 - Journal of Chemical Education
AU - Nassiff, Peter
AU - Czerwinski, Wendy
PY - 2012
DA - 2012/01/25
PB - American Chemical Society (ACS)
SP - 370-372
IS - 3
VL - 89
SN - 0021-9584
SN - 1938-1328
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@article{2012_Nassiff,
author = {Peter Nassiff and Wendy Czerwinski},
title = {Modeling Atoms Using Paperclips},
journal = {Journal of Chemical Education},
year = {2012},
volume = {89},
publisher = {American Chemical Society (ACS)},
month = {jan},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1021/ed100113f},
number = {3},
pages = {370--372},
doi = {10.1021/ed100113f}
}
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Nassiff, Peter, and Wendy Czerwinski. “Modeling Atoms Using Paperclips.” Journal of Chemical Education, vol. 89, no. 3, Jan. 2012, pp. 370-372. https://doi.org/10.1021/ed100113f.