E1 plan: Structure of the atom
Big picture Guiding questions The opening chapter in this Theme that goes on to cover radioactivity, fission and fusion introduces students to the atom. When I worked in UK day schools, I became quite complacent in this topic; all IBDP students already had some understanding of positive protons, negative electrons and neutral neutrons, as well as where these can be found in the nuclear model. But, now in an...