Building Atoms Lab

This is a great resource to help students understand how protons, neutrons, and electrons come together to form atoms.

In this lab, students will use colored beads representing the subatomic particles in order to visualize an atom. Once students have had their model checked by the teacher, they can then draw their model on the lab handout. The second part of the lab has students investigate how isomers are different from each other. They will once again model and then draw the isomers.

There are two post-lab questions at the end that help students summarize what they have learned in the lab and then draw two more isotopes to make sure they fully understand the differences.

What is included?

~ Editable student handout

~ Teacher suggestions

~ Set up instructions

What supplies does this lab require?

~ Colored beads

~ Color pencils