In this class, students will learn all about atomic models, structures, and electron configurations.

In the first week of the class, we will spend the first meeting talking about the "thought experiments" conducted by the ancient Greeks, along with the discoveries and models developed by John Dalton, J. J. Thomson, and Ernest Rutherford. The second meeting will involve a Kahoot! game to test student comprehension.

In the second week of class, we will talk about the Bohr model of the atom and solving problems involving electrons and orbitals. Students will be tested using a Kahoot! exercise in the second meeting.

In the third week of class, we will introduce quantum physics and the quantum model. We will learn about s-p-d-f orbitals and how to write electron configurations in s-p-d-f notation using a chart of the orbitals by increasing energy. Students will again be given a homework assignment between the two meetings, and the second meeting of the week will include a Kahoot! exercise to test student comprehension.

In the final week of class, we will continue to talk about the quantum atomic model, but this time we will learn another method for finding the electron configuration notation. Students will be given homework to practice this new method and then will be tested on it using Kahoot! in the final meeting of the class.

Students should be familiar with math involving fractions for this course. However, no scientific knowledge is required; even though we will cover topics as complex as quantum physics, we will also learn/review simpler topics, such as what subatomic particles are and where these subatomic particles are located in atoms.

This is a simplified version of my atomic physics class for 12-16 year olds. If your student loves science and wants a little challenge, this class will be perfect! :)