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Butterfly Orbital—Demonstration Kit

By: Jeff Bracken, Westerville North High School, Westerville, OH

Butterfly Orbital Quantum Mechanics Demonstration Kit
orbital, electron orbitals, orbiting, electron structure
Butterfly Orbital Quantum Mechanics Demonstration Kit
orbital, electron orbitals, orbiting, electron structure

Item #: AP6163

Price: $4.30

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The Butterfly Orbital Quantum Mechanics Demonstration Kit creates a concrete analogy of an electron orbital using a low-cost approach. The demonstration provides students with a simple, yet visual model of electron motion around a nucleus.

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Create a concrete analogy of an electron orbital using this low-cost spinning demonstration! Students often experience difficulty in grasping abstract concepts, such as the composition of an atom. The butterfly orbital demonstration provides students with a simple, yet very visual model of electron motion around a nucleus. A fun and easy way to introduce subatomic particles! Teacher Demonstration Notes included.

Concepts: Orbitals, quantum mechanics.
Time Required: 15 minutes
Note: Bracken’s Demonstration Spinner (Catalog No. AP6202) is required and available separately.

Specifications

Materials Included in Kit: 
Centrifuge cap
Feather butterfly, 2"
Florist wire, 24-gauge, 18" long, 2


Correlation to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)†

Science & Engineering Practices

Developing and using models
Constructing explanations and designing solutions

Disciplinary Core Ideas

MS-PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter
HS-PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter

Crosscutting Concepts

Systems and system models
Stability and change