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Building Atomic Models activity. Your

students now have all the templates needed
Building
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to build atomic models of all 118 elements.
Atomic Models
To get the most out of this product, please review the following:
1. You have two major options for your students. The “Complete Template Masters” provides model templates with all of the
element information filled in or the “Advanced Template Masters” document with information missing for students to
research and fill in. Decide which you want to use with your students and print master pages accordingly.

2. Decide how you will assign Atomic Models to your students by Element. The smaller models will take much less time to build so
students can do several of those. If you have a student that you want to keep busy for the rest of their life … go ahead and
assign them all 118!

3. Although you can print templates on regular paper, heavier card stock will work much better.

4. To make one model of each Element: you will need one copy of each Information Tag page but the number of copies of the shell
templates will vary since not all elements have the same number of electron shells. See page 121 of “Complete Template
Masters” or “Advanced Template Masters” for exact number of copies needed.

5. Assembly Instructions can be viewed as a presentation or printed for students. The Assembly video can be viewed as a cla ss or
individually. It is found on YouTube at https://goo.gl/TC3Wi5 or can be viewed from the video file included in
the product.

6. Students will need materials such as scissors and glue (complete list is found in Assembly Instructions).

7. To hang completed models from a tiled drop ceiling, a paper clip tied to the end of the string works very well.

8. The shell anchors are a bit tedious but are important for making a long la sting model. If your goal is to make a quicker, less
durable model, you may be able to skip using the shell anchors.

9. When scoring lines, a pla stic knife or letter opener is safest for kids. Other scoring tools may work better but always keep the
age of your students in mind in the interest of their safety.