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Farmington High
Mrs. Badynee and Mrs. Convery

Atomic Theories
Due November 24
Assignment Information:
You will be assigned to groups of 4-5 students. Each group is responsible to teach one of the atomic theories to the class. You must document three references for your information-one may be the chemistry textbook and only one of the three may be an encyclopedia.  Each presentation must include visual elements-models, posters, etc. Each group must perform a creative presentation for the class.  These may include, but are not limited to- debate, newscast, video performance, computer presentation, dramatic piece, music.  Each group must prepare the following- 5 multiple choice questions and 1 essay question regarding its theory. Include answers and scoring guide.  Include in the report- historical perspective, explanation of the theory, how it differs from what came before-why was it changed? Tell how the theory came to be and what experiments led to its formation.

Atomic Theories Topics
      
Democritus and Leucippus
       Aristotle
       Dalton
       J.J. Thompson
       Rutherford
       Bohr
       Modern Atomic Theory

Our Print Resources:
[FH = Farmington Hills] [FA = Farmington] [REF = Reference Collection]

Title
Abridged Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Aristotle and Scientific Thought
Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery
Fifty Major Philosophers: a Reference Guide
Great Experimenters
The Great Philosophers
Great Scientists (Aristotle only)
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
McGraw-Hill Modern Men of Science
Niels Bohr: The Man, His science, & the World They Changed
The Realm of Molecules
The Biographical Dictionary of Scientists
Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Call Number
Index Table 920.073 A
J BIO
Ref 509A
509.22M
920C
925B
190J
Ref 503.21M

Ref 509.22M
Bio Bohr

574.88D
J REF 509.22 B
REF 920.03 D
Location
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There are also many individual biographies that you can check out.  These are located in the Biography Collection both in the Children's and Adult Department.  These are filed alphabetically by the last name of the scientist.

Online Resources:
Discovering Science                               Available under "Online Encyclopedias" on our home page via Metro Net dial-in                                                                  or on the library computers ONLY
Catalog of the Scientific Community
in the 16th and 17th Centuries                 http://es.rice.edu/ES/humsoc/Galileo/Catalog/catalog.html
Biographical Sources                             http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/hstm/hstm_bio.htm
Physics Around the World: 
Famous Scientists              
                                        http://physicsweb.org/TIPTOP/paw/paw.phtml?k=Famous+Scientists&f=l&t=k

 

 
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