1. The Atoms Family
The Atoms Family was created by Kathleen Crawford, Presentation developed by Tracy Trimpe, 2006,

2. The Atoms Family Story Name: Patty Proton Description:
Positive
Favorite Activity:
Hanging out at the Nucleus Arcade
In the center of Matterville, there is a place called the Nucleus Arcade, where two members of the Atoms Family like to hang out.
Perky Patty Proton, like her sisters, is quite large with a huge smile and eyes that sparkle (+). Patty is always happy and has a very positive personality.

3. Her family is very apathetic and neutral about everything.
Nerdy Nelda Neutron is large like Patty, but she has a boring, flat mouth and eyes with zero expression (o).
Her family is very apathetic and neutral about everything.
Patty, Nelda, and their sisters spend all their time at the arcade.
Name:
Nelda Neutron
Description:
Neutral
Favorite Activity:
Hanging out at the Nucleus Arcade

4. Where do Perky Patty Proton and Nerdy Nelda Neutron hang out at?
Nucleus Arcade
WHERE ARE PROTONS AND NEUTRONS FOUND?
So…Protons (+) and Neutrons (-) are found in the nucleus and are both quite large. This gives an atom its mass!!!!!!!
They are called nucleons because they hang out in the nucleus of an atom

5. Protons (and tells you what element an atom is)
The Atoms Family
Atomic Number
Symbol
Name
Atomic Mass
Protons (and tells you what element an atom is)
Atomic number equals the number of ____________
protons
neutrons
Atomic mass equals the number of ______________ + _______________.

6. Complete Worksheet

7. Start

8. Around the Nucleus Arcade, you will find a series of roadways that are used by another member of the Atoms Family, Enraged Elliott Electron. Elliott races madly around the Arcade on his bright red chrome-plated Harley-Davidson. He rides so fast that no one can be sure where he is at any time.

9. Elliott is much smaller than Patty and Nelda and he is always angry because these bigger relatives will not let him in the Arcade. He has a frown on his face, eyes that are squinted with anger, and a very negative (-) attitude.
Name:
Elliott Electron
Description:
Negative
Favorite Activity:
Racing around the arcade

10. So where does Enraged Elliott Electron hang our at?
Nucleus Arcade
WHERE ARE ELECTRONS FOUND?
Electrons are found outside of the nucleus and are very small and negative

11. Atoms are made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons

12. The first energy street can only hold only two Electron brothers
The first energy street can only hold only two Electron brothers. The second energy street, called the Energy Freeway, can hold 8 brothers. The third energy street, called the Energy Superhighway, can hold 18 of the brothers.
Matterville
Energy Superhighway Can hold 8 electrons
Energy Freeway Can hold 8 electrons
Nucleus Arcade Contains protons & neutrons
Energy Street Can hold 2 electrons

13. The morale of Matterville is stable as long as each negative Electron brother is balanced out by one positive Proton sister. The number of residents in Matterville depends on the Proton and Neutron families.
Challenge: What would happen to the morale of Matterville if one Elliott Electron was kidnapped?

14. Challenge 2: What would happen to the morale of Matterville if one Elliott Electron moved to Matterville?

15. Important
Atoms are neutral meaning that the number of protons (+) in the nucleus = the number of electrons (-) outside the nucleus

16. Lets Practice drawing our protons and electrons with what we just learned
Example:
Draw an atom with showing its p+ and and e- if it has 8+
6- 2- 8+
Notice the 8+ protons go in the middle and the 8- go around the nucleus, only two can go in the first energy level with the remaining six in the second energy level.

17. Draw and atom showing its p+ and e- if it has 5 p+
Lets Practice drawing our protons and electrons with what we just learned
Draw and atom showing its p+ and e- if it has 5 p+
Draw and atom showing its p+ and e- if it has 12 p+
Draw and atom showing its p+ and e- if it has 7 e-
Draw and atom showing its p+ and e- if it has 16 e-
Remember e- fill up 2, 8 , 8 from the nucleus

18. Complete worksheet

19. Lets put these two ideas together
Symbol
Name
Atomic #
Atomic mass P+ e- n Li
Lithium 3 4 O
Oxygen 16 8 P
Phosphorus 15
Flourine 9 19 10
bromine 35 80 Fe 56 26 30 K 39 20 Bi
bismuth
210 83
127 Pb

20. The Atoms Family - Atomic Math Challenge
Atomic Number
Symbol
Name
Atomic Mass
protons
electrons
Atomic number equals the number of ____________ or ________________.
protons
neutrons
Atomic mass equals the number of ______________ + _______________.

22. Assignment: Finish the rest of the worksheet and turn it in to your teacher.