Copyright 2012 InteractiveScienceLessons.com Do: Measured the area of a cube. See: Its 1 cm on each side, making it 1 cubic centimeter (cm 3 ). Whats Happening: Every cm 3 of air contains about 4.5 x atoms. Matter is made up of atoms too small to be seen. Interactive Notes: Atoms and thats just one cm 3 ! How many would fit in this room this planet this galaxy? Read p. together Copyright 2012 InteractiveScienceLessons.com Do: Crushed a Wint-O-Green LifeSaver in the dark. See: It sparked and glittered. Whats Happening: Atoms are made of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Crushing the candy caused the electrons to briefly separate from the atom, causing a spark! Read p. together Copyright 2012 InteractiveScienceLessons.com Do: Rolled a marble around inside a closed box. See: The marble gave clues about what the inside of the box was like. Whats Happening: The atom is invisible to us, but results from experiments offer clues about its structure and behavior. Copyright 2012 InteractiveScienceLessons.com Do: Put the poles of 2 magnets together. See: The like charges repelled and opposites attracted. Whats Happening: Protons are positively charged, and are packed tightly in the nucleus. Neutrons neutralize their charge so they dont repel each other apart. Copyright 2012 InteractiveScienceLessons.com Clean Up Person 1 Count 4 new note sheets Replace uncut cube template and tape Person 2 Throw away wrapper Get new LifeSaver Person 3 Re-tape the box shut Make sure marble is out of maze box Person 4 Put magnets back in box magnet from holder Come back and visit InteractiveScienceTeacher.com for everything you need for every lesson: Videos- where I show you how to present each lesson PowerPoints Teacher Notes Student Handouts