English National Curriculum - Science
Mission Objectives
Describe the difference between the plum pudding model of the atom and the nuclear model of the atom
Evaluate scientific models critically, considering their strengths and weaknesses
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Words and meanings to learn
experimental observations
data and information gathered through structured experiments
discovery
uncovering new knowledge, facts or insights that were previously unknown
orbit
the path followed by an electron as it moves around the nucleus of an atom
neutron
a subatomic particle with a neutral charge, found in the nucleus of an atom
electron
a subatomic particle with a negative electric charge that orbits the nucleus of an atom
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