For students and board-game-players of all ages that are getting their first introduction to the atom, and would like an entertaining and light-hearted approach.
To get the most out of the first games:
Watch Cloudia, the electron cloud, introduce the atom, the electron, the proton and the element.
The more advanced version, Atom Acres, features an 8th grade narrator and is designed for older players, 8th grade and up.
Make a hydrogen atom with household materials, not to scale!
When you are ready to learn about neutrons,click here!
Introducing - the Atom! Part One.
Electrons, protons, atoms and elements. Featuring "Cloudia", the electron cloud sock puppet.
All rights reserved. Copyright Julie Newdoll 2012.
Mission Atom Capture - a board game about atoms and elements, featuring Esmerelda, a felted noble wizardess sporting a neon atom on her hat. This game introduces the atom and the terms proton, electron and element. Can be played with young children, beginning chemists, curious adults and non-chemistry majors, or even serious chemists just for fun to play with your family.
All rights reserved. Copyright Julie Newdoll 2012.
Atom Acres - a board game about atoms and elements with a few more twists for older players. Electrons can be "stolen", and the narrator is an eighth grader.
This game is a limited edition prototype. Contact julie @ brushwithscience.com to order.
Make a hydrogen atom!
What you will need:
Small spherical objects to use as protons. We used small bells. Caution - small objects are choking hazards for children, especially 4 and under.
Arrow shapes for the electrons. These can be cut out of paper and will be attached later with velcro dots or pieces of tape. OR, you can use decorative stickers to represent electrons.
Cotton balls or pillow stuffing.
Velcro dots to stick your electrons to your electron cloud, or a circle of tape, double stick tape, or just use stickers.
1. Place a small bead of glue in the center of the electron cloud, a piece of the pillow stuffing or cotton ball
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2. Place your "proton" in the center of the cloud. This can be a small ball o fdough, a bead or other small round object. Please avoid giving small choking hazard objects to children.
3. Cover up the proton with the electron cloud so it is in the center, then apply two velcro dots, two double stick pieces of tape or tape rolled into a circle. You can also use a decorative sticker for an electron. Each cloud only holds up to two electrons and no more!
4. Put the other half of the velcro dot on an electron arrow, made of paper. Now you can attach your arrow to its electron cloud home! If you are using stickers, just attach one sticker for your hydrogen atom model.
5. Now you have one model of an atom of hydrogen, with one proton in the nucleus and one electron somewhere in the electron cloud around the outside!
For educational orders or questions please email: julie @ brushwithscience . com
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