Science Instructional Plans (SIPs) help teachers align instruction with the Science Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the content and the scientific and engineering practices found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.

As technology has evolved over time so has the understanding of the structure of the atom. This module focuses on how the model of the atom has changed over time using The Atomic Theory Timeline including the historical contributions of the scientists involved. This module was developed by Tracey Nipper as part of a Virginia Commonwealth University STEM initiative sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education.

In this lab activity students will try to develop methods of collecting data, other than visual, by trying to determine the contents of several small boxes. They will make connections between this procedure and the procedures scientists used to develop the modern model of the atom.

In this lab activity students will try to develop methods of collecting data, other than visual, by trying to determine the contents of several small boxes. They will make connections between this procedure and the procedures scientists used to develop the modern model of the atom.