Autobiography of an Atom
pADVENTURES of an
Atom
By: Nicole Zemaitis
Atom-Smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of the element.
Scientific discovery is how the present day Atomic Theory was made up. The current atomic theory was formed by different scientists over many years, each scientist building on or proving theories wrong.
Democritus
460-370 B.C.
Narrative: Hello! My name is Anna the Atom. I’m writing to you to describe the journey I went on to figure out the present day Atomic Theory. My father’s name is Democritus. He was the one who named me. I never really had a close relationship with him though, he didn’t really understand me. That’s why I moved out when I was young. I wanted to travel the world to visit my family members and see if they could tell me all about, well, me.
Description: He believed matter was made up of tiny particles called “atomos”. He thought atoms couldn’t be created, destroyed or divided. Most of his ideas were proven untrue, although his discovery of the atom was definitely true.
Dalton
1766-1844
Narrative: The first relative I visited after I moved out of my dad’s house was my Uncle Dalton. Uncle Dalton knew a LOT about me. He told me about how matter is made up of people like me! He also told me some things my dad had already told me, which I guess meant they were true! Uncle Dalton seemed to have a lot of information to offer me at first, but after a little while, his house got boring. That’s when I decided to move on and visit another family member.
Scientific Evidence: Dalton used Democritus’ ideas and revised them to develop the Atomic Theory. Thanks to advancements in technology, Dalton was able to test & refine Democritus’ theories.
Description:
1. Matter’s composed of extremely small particles called atoms.
2. Atoms are indivisible and indestructible.
3. Atoms of a given element are identical in size, mass and chemical
Atom
By: Nicole Zemaitis
Atom-Smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of the element.
Scientific discovery is how the present day Atomic Theory was made up. The current atomic theory was formed by different scientists over many years, each scientist building on or proving theories wrong.
Democritus
460-370 B.C.
Narrative: Hello! My name is Anna the Atom. I’m writing to you to describe the journey I went on to figure out the present day Atomic Theory. My father’s name is Democritus. He was the one who named me. I never really had a close relationship with him though, he didn’t really understand me. That’s why I moved out when I was young. I wanted to travel the world to visit my family members and see if they could tell me all about, well, me.
Description: He believed matter was made up of tiny particles called “atomos”. He thought atoms couldn’t be created, destroyed or divided. Most of his ideas were proven untrue, although his discovery of the atom was definitely true.
Dalton
1766-1844
Narrative: The first relative I visited after I moved out of my dad’s house was my Uncle Dalton. Uncle Dalton knew a LOT about me. He told me about how matter is made up of people like me! He also told me some things my dad had already told me, which I guess meant they were true! Uncle Dalton seemed to have a lot of information to offer me at first, but after a little while, his house got boring. That’s when I decided to move on and visit another family member.
Scientific Evidence: Dalton used Democritus’ ideas and revised them to develop the Atomic Theory. Thanks to advancements in technology, Dalton was able to test & refine Democritus’ theories.
Description:
1. Matter’s composed of extremely small particles called atoms.
2. Atoms are indivisible and indestructible.
3. Atoms of a given element are identical in size, mass and chemical