Atoms are the building blocks of all matter. These odd little fellows make up tables, buildings, chihuahuas and even you. They are impossibly small and yet absolutely vital for all matter and all interaction between matter. They are extremely mysterious and constantly offer new puzzles for science to tackle. And that's exactly what we're going to do.
If you’ve been following the energy curriculum up to this point and are looking forward to more great energy stuff, stay tuned. Electromagnetic energy is coming soon. However, before we get there, we need to take a bit of a side road. Remember how energy is things moving over a distance against a force? Well, when it comes to electromagnetic energy those moving things are electrons. What’s an electron you ask? Well, that’s what this unit is all about. We need to wander into the world of quantum physics for a bit and take a look at the teeny and the mysterious world of atoms.
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If you’ve been following the energy curriculum up to this point and are looking forward to more great energy stuff, stay tuned. Electromagnetic energy is coming soon. However, before we get there, we need to take a bit of a side road. Remember how energy is things moving over a distance against a force? Well, when it comes to electromagnetic energy those moving things are electrons. What’s an electron you ask? Well, that’s what this unit is all about. We need to wander into the world of quantum physics for a bit and take a look at the teeny and the mysterious world of atoms.
NOTE: We’re fixing the navigation, so you will notice changes to the menu on the right while we spiff up the website!