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There are two big ideas that are being taught by this lesson. This first is a
content related big idea that focuses on the evolution of the model of the
atom. The students have already learned about the Greek Model, how Dalton
improved on this model and then followed by J.J Thomson who determined
the mass and the charge of the electron. From this lesson, the students will
see how another scientist further developed this model. The second big idea
that is being addressed by this lesson is the process by which new
information is discovered in the field of science. The activity is designed for
students to see how scientist notice a problem, develop a way to test this
problem and then determine if they were successful in addressing it. The
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Activity: Conduct your experiment as a group and record your data below. There must be at least
5 pathways drawn.
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