Go to the Physics website to begin studying From the Universe to the Atom
.
We will be exploring evidence from practical investigations for the origin of the elements, the structure of the atom, the quantum nature of the atom, nuclear processes and the standard model of matter, including quarks, leptons, hadrons and the four fundamental forces of the universe.
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We will answer the question:
What evidence is there for the origins of the elements?
Go to the Physics website Origins of the Elements
.
Engage
Watch this fascinating compilation of images from Siding Spring
in Warrumbungle National Park in NW NSW (4:29).
Also, watch
(4:42) to gain an appreciation of astronomy.
Explore
Go through Worked Examples 1-7 (Origins of the Elements PPT Slides 1-36)
Explain
Watch and take notes on "Classification of Stars" (7:04)
Watch and take notes on "Stars: Crash Course Astronomy" (10:40)
Watch and take notes on "The Elements - Sung by Tom Lehrer" (1:24)
Watch and take notes on "H-R Diagram Animation" (1:39)
Explicit Strategies for Differentiation
If you are having difficulties and want some help in understanding these concepts, go to Review Questions
and complete the Review Activity.
Elaborate
Complete Exercise Set 1 and check your answers with the solutions.
Explain
Watch and take notes on "Cepheid variable stars" (1:38)
Watch and take notes on "The Importance of Cepheid Variable Stars" (2:59)
Extension (Optional)
Go to Guided Reading for Universe to Atom. Read and summarise the following articles:
"The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram" (CSIRO ATNF)
Dao, C. (2008) "Johann Kepler: Man of Science, Man of God"
Evaluate
Complete Skills Task 1
How is it known that atoms are made up of protons, neutrons and electrons?
Click From the Universe to the Atom
and scroll down to Structure of the Atom.
Engage
Watch
(4:14)
Explore
Go through Worked Examples 1-3 (Structure of the Atom PPT Slides 1-21)
Explain
Watch and take notes on "Chemistry and Physics: History of the Atom" (6:31)
Watch and take notes on "Thompson's Experiment" (10:32)
Watch and take notes on "Millikan's Oil Drop Experiment" (1:13)
Read "Physics Labs - Famous Experiments: The Discovery of the Neutron"
Read "Physics Lab Worksheet: Atomic Models and Spectra"
Explicit Strategies for Differentiation
If you are having difficulties and want some help in understanding these concepts, go to Review Questions
and complete the Review Activity.
Elaborate
Complete Exercise Set 2 and check your answers with the solutions.
Extension (Optional)
Go to Guided Reading for Universe to Atom
. Read and summarise the following articles:
Jensen, M. P. (2013) "Pieces of Eternity"
"Stars and their energy sources" (CSIRO ATNF)
Evaluate
Complete Skills Task 2 and submit for marking.
How is it known that classical physics cannot explain the properties of the atom?
Engage
Go to the Physics website Quantum Mechanical Nature of the Atom
.
Watch
Step Inside the Large Hadron Collider
(3:15). You can look in all directions!
Explore
Go through Worked Examples 1-9 (Quantum Mechanical Nature of the Atom PPT Slides 1-34)
Explain
Watch and take notes on "Emission and Absorption Spectra" (5:17).
Watch and take notes on "Schrodinger's Cat" (7:56).
Explicit Strategies for Differentiation
If you are having difficulties and want some help in understanding these concepts, go to Review Questions
and complete the Review Activity.
Elaborate
Complete Exercise Set 3 and check your answers with the solutions.
Extension (Optional)
Go to Guided Reading for Universe to Atom
. Read and summarise the following articles:
"Researchers uncover new gravitational wave characteristics"
Wood, C. (2019) "The Big Bang Theory: How the Universe Began"
Evaluate
Complete Skills Task 3 and submit for marking.
How can the energy of the atomic nucleus be harnessed?
Engage
Go to the Physics website Properties of the Nucleus
.
Watch
Newly declassified films show US nuclear tests
(0:56)
Explore
Go through Worked Examples 1-12 (Properties of the Nucleus PPT Slides 1-32)
Explain
Watch and take notes on
How Uranium Becomes Nuclear Fuel
(5:50)
Watch "GCSE Science Physics - Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion" (3:36).
Explicit Strategies for Differentiation
If you are having difficulties and want some help in understanding these concepts, go to Review Questions
and complete the Review Activity.
Elaborate
Complete Exercise Set 4 and check your answers with the solutions.
Extension (Optional)
Go to Guided Reading for Universe to Atom
. Read and summarise the following articles:
"9 Things You Should Know About the Communion Service on the Moon"
De Young, D. (1995) "The Hubble Law"
Evaluate
Complete Skills Task 4 and submit for marking.
How is it known that human understanding of matter is still incomplete?
Engage
Go to the Physics website Deep inside the Atom
.
Watch
Voyage into the world of atoms
(2:01)
Explore
Go through Worked Examples 1-5 (Deep inside the Atom PPT Slides 1-31)
Explain
Watch and take notes on "Subatomic Particles Explained" (3:39).
Explicit Strategies for Differentiation
If you are having difficulties and want some help in understanding these concepts, go to Review Questions
and complete the Review Activity.
Elaborate
Complete Exercise Set 5 and check your answers with the solutions.
Extension (Optional)
Go to Guided Reading for Universe to Atom
. Read and summarise the article "Pauli Exclusion Principle".
Evaluate
Complete Skills Task 5 and submit for marking.
You can evaluate your understanding by going to Review Questions for Universe to Atom
and completing Review Questions and Summary Guide.