Assignment: a model of an atom exploration

instructions: using what you’ve learned from building or drawing a model of the atom, answer each of the following questions completely.

questions

1. in the models, what particles do the colored and plain sesame seeds represent? what particles do the poppy seeds represent?

2. what does the fiberfill represent in the models?

3. in an atomic model, what particles are found inside the nucleus of an atom?

4. in an atomic model, what particles are found in the area surrounding the nucleus?

5. why are the poppy seeds placed in different places (not together)?