Name: __________________________________________
Atoms and Matter
WebQuest
1. Navigate to the first website:
www.chem4kids.com/files/atom_intro.html
2. Read the information on the page to answer the following questions:
a. Matter is used to create _________________.
b. Atoms are used to create ________________.
3. Scroll back up and find the navigation bar on the right-hand side of the page. Click on Structure.
a. Read the information on the page and draw a diagram of a basic atom below.
b. Where are protons and neutrons found? _______________________________________________
c. What is the nucleus? ________________________________________________________________
d. What is the charge of each part of the atom?
ProtonNeutronElectron4. Scroll back up and find the navigation bar on the righ-handed side of the page. Click on Electrons.
a. Where are electrons found? __________________________________________________________
5. Navigate to the second website:
http://education.jlab.org/atomtour/index.html
a. What are atoms? __________________________________________________________________
b. How many naturally occurring atoms are there? ___________________
6. Click on “Click here to continue”
a. Protons and neutrons join together to form what? ________________________________________
7. Click on “Fun Facts”
a. The weight of 1 proton equals the weight of how many electrons? ____________
b. If an electron weighed the same as a dime, what would a proton weigh the same as? ____________
c. What two parts of an atom have almost the same mass/weight? ____________________________
8. Click on “Click here to continue”.
a. In an atom, there are the same number of ______________ as protons.
9. Navigate to the third website:
http://education.jlab.org/elementmath/index.html
a. On the middle blue bar unclick nucleons
b. On the last blue bar, click yes
c. Click “I’m ready! Let’s start!”
d. What was your overall score? _______________
10. Navigate to the fourth website: www.harcourtschool.com/activity/states_of_matter/index.html
a. Click on solid. Describe how the particles are arranged and how they move.
b. Click on liquid. Describe how the particles are arranged and how they move.
c. Click on gas. Describe how the particles are arranged and how they move.
When you are done answering all the questions:
11. Navigate to the fifth website:
www.quia.com/rr/38085.html
a. Click on “play this game”
b. Continue to play multiple times to improve your understanding and to win more money!
12. Navigate to the sixth website:
http://education.jlab.org/elementconcentration/index.html
a. Choose your difficulty level and begin game.
13. Navigate to the seventh website:
www.quia.com/shared/chem/
a. Play the following games for review:
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