Other+Scientists

Democritus
[] Summarize his theory of the atom. Who were his critics and what theories were postulated to challenge his?

James Chadwick [] What did he discover and when? Why did it take so long to make this discovery?

Louis DeBroglie [] Explain his contribution to the wave-particle duality theory.

Robert Millikan [] What is Millikan’s major contribution? Watch the video that animates the Oil Drop Experiment. Let’s pretend that you have to explain what happened in this experiment to a class of fourth graders. How did the experiment work and what did Millikan find out? You cannot use any big fancy words!!!

Erwin Schrodinger and Werner Heisenberg [] State Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle. Explain Schrodinger’s contribution to the model of the atom. Find visuals that show what Schrodinger’s s, p, d, and f energy sublevels look like.