Sample+3.2

I chose this as my strong work sample because the group showed a good understanding of atomic structure. They had the protons and the neutrons in the nucleus, with the electrons outside. When pressed they said that the drawing was not to scale because the electron cloud was much bigger than the nucleus. The group also showed an understanding of electron configurations. They know that electrons occupied specific orbits or levels. I found that their knowledge of the atom fell short of genuine understanding. When I pressed them on how the know all this they were unable to explain how they knew that their structure was correct. They said that that was the structure they were taught. Again, this information was presented to them in 8th grade. I would think that one person would remember the gold foil experiment.