Class Response

What we did in class is that we made atoms. First, we were given two partners and a worksheet. We also were given two spheres (a small one and a big one), and we had three cups with blue marbles, yellow marbles, and green crystals. What we had to do was put the correct number of neutrons, protons, and electrons of the given element. How we figured out the protons is that the atomic number is the protons. The electrons are the same as the protons, and the neutron is the atomic mass-the atomic number. The small sphere that was given to us was the nucleus. The larger sphere is the atom that the nucleus gets put into. After we finished the worksheet we had to make the biggest element on the periodic table, but our group could only make tin.