garddwr Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Does anyone know of a good resource to explain electron orbitals to elementary kids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 (edited) Ah yes. Dh explained this for me, and leave it to a man :lol: We did chemistry last year and he told her to think of a football field with bleachers that encircle it. He said the field is the nucleus. He asked dd where most people liked to sit and she said in front. He said yes, closest to the action, or closest to the nucleus. He talked about the assigned seating in most arenas and how some sub-shells fill before others but how people wanted the closest seats. I think men can bring football into anything ;) I hope I said that right LOL I am going completely from memory! Edited November 14, 2011 by wy_kid_wrangler04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Ah yes. Dh explained this for me, and leave it to a man :lol: We did chemistry last year and he told her to think of a football field with bleachers that encircle it. He said the field is the nucleus. He asked dd where most people liked to sit and she said in front. He said yes, closest to the action, or closest to the nucleus. He talked about the assigned seating in most arenas and how some sub-shells fill before others but how people wanted the closest seats. I think men can bring football into anything ;) Love it!!!! Also, this is slightly unrelated but my girls and I did a really fun activity for "fusing" elements together. It was a nice little intro to the periodic table. Maybe you can use it later or someone else might find it helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garddwr Posted November 14, 2011 Author Share Posted November 14, 2011 men can bring football into anything ;) Love it!!!! Also, this is slightly unrelated but my girls and I did a really fun activity for "fusing" elements together. It was a nice little intro to the periodic table. Maybe you can use it later or someone else might find it helpful. __________________ Football and bubbles! I love science connections. does anyone know of a good book that deals with the different orbital shapes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Occasionally Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Does anyone know of a good resource to explain electron orbitals to elementary kids? You could try Chem4Kids. I linked to the orbitals page. I haven't tried it with my kids yet, though. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Does anyone know of a good resource to explain electron orbitals to elementary kids?Ellen McHenry's The Elements does a good job of this. http://www.ellenjmchenrydownloads.com/Chemistry_c19.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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