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Peer reviewedDigilov, M. – Quantum, 1991
Discusses 5 innovative experiments conducted by Rutherford in early 1900s utilizing the 30 milligrams of radium salt he personally carried from Europe to Canada in 1903. Traces his work with alpha particles from his original results which determined their nature, charge, and mass, to his technique of backscattering which helped to advance…
Descriptors: Atomic Structure, Atomic Theory, Radiation, Radioisotopes
Mandizha, George – 1983
The Zimbabwe Secondary School Science Project (ZIM-SCI) developed student study guides, corresponding teaching guides, and science kits for a low-cost science course which could be taught during the third year of secondary school without the aid of qualified teachers and conventional laboratories. This ZIM-SCI study guide is a four-part unit…
Descriptors: Atomic Structure, Chemical Bonding, Diffusion (Physics), Electricity
Peer reviewedFilonovich, S. R. – Quantum, 1991
Describes the use of analogy relative to the classical theory of momentum and kinetic energy, and addresses the advantages and disadvantages of this approach with respect to modern physics. Discusses the origins of the billiard ball analogy in the work of Coriolis and its influence on later theories and investigations of nuclear fission, particle…
Descriptors: Atomic Structure, Atomic Theory, Enrichment Activities, Learning Strategies
