Who Split the Atom?

Who Split the Atom? book cover — Who Split the Atom Anna Claybourne

Who Split the Atom? — page 1 — What is an atom Building blocks All the objects you can see and feel around you your chair this book your clothes and even you yourself are made of billions of tiny atoms Atoms are the building blocks of matter They are what stuff all stuff is made of As you know there are different types of matter from wood to water paper to plastic stone to steel All these things are made of different types of atoms either on their own or in combination with other atoms All the objects and people you see around you are made up of billions and billions of tiny atoms The atoms join together in different patterns to make molecules which make up millions of substances What is matter Matter is all the materials and objects and substances around us including solids liquids and gases Not everything is matter for example light and sound are forms of energy However as scientists have discovered matter and energy are closely related and one can be turned into the other There are more than 100 types of atoms which make basic substances known as elements For example gold oxygen and iron are elements each made of just one type of atom But combined with each other the basic atoms make the millions of different substances and materials we see all around us 6

Who Split the Atom?

Who Split the Atom?

This book describes several "famous" moments of innovation and then examines the subject's evolution towards and application in the future.

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By: Anna Claybourne

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Published by: Arcturus Publishing provided by Britannica

9-12Age Range

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42Pages

ScienceSubject

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30-45 minsReading Time

-Guided Reading

-Fountas & Pinnell

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