1. Atomic Theory Polka!

2. Dalton
Thomson
Rutherford
Bohr

3. And Many More……
Schroedinger
Heisenburg

4. in the realm of inner space,
Used their brains
to venture out
in the realm of inner space,

5. And found the world of the atom
was a weird and wondrous place.

6. Dalton did experiments and said…
“I think it’s clear…
Atoms are tiny, indestructible spheres.”

7. Thomson worked with cathode rays and said,
“I disagree.”
“A plum-pudding model,
makes much more sense to me.”

8. A new chapter in atomic theory started to unfold.

9. When Rutherford played around,
with atoms made of gold.

10. When a few of his alpha particles came bounding back,
He hypothesized a nucleus had knocked them off the track!

11. Dalton
Thomson
Rutherford
Bohr

12. And Many More……
Schroedinger
Heisenburg

13. in the realm of inner space,
Used their brains
to venture out
in the realm of inner space,

14. And found the world of the atom
was a weird and wondrous place.

15. Bohr saw spectral lines for hydrogen and said,
“It seems to me…
Electrons move in orbits with specific energies.”

16. Heisenberg said, “Forget it, there’s no way to know,
The orbit, or a path, where the electron’s gonna go.”

17. Schroedinger used lots and lots of fancy mathematics,
And made a model of the atom based on quantum mechanics.

18. The atom is a fuzzy blob of pure uncertainty!
It had orbitals,
and those are based on probability
The atom is a fuzzy blob of pure uncertainty!

19. Dalton
Thomson
Rutherford
Bohr

20. And Many More……
Schroedinger
Heisenburg

21. in the realm of inner space,
Used their brains
to venture out
in the realm of inner space,

22. And found the world of the atom
was a weird and wondrous place.