Unlocking The Secrets of the Atom
CYSF · 2025 Bronze Medal
Overview
In my project about atoms I talk about what is in an atom and how it works. I also talk about nucliar fusions and what happens when two kinds collide into eachother.
Problem
Some people may not know what is inside an atom or what it even is so im gonna show and teach them what's in an atom and what it is.
Method
First I printed letters for my tittle and outlined with colored construction paper, after I did all my research and printied it out on shaped paper and also out lined it with construction paper. Then I painted the outer flaps of the trifold lavander and the inner chunk black and glued on the tittles, info and facts. lastly i made circles from construction paper and made the protons, neutrons, and electrons glued them on and made its course out of paint. After that i made modles of insided the atom with wire as the course and pom poms as the othor features, then I covered it with styrofoam cut in half, i also made a shell of inside the atom usinw wire as the course styrofoan as the nuclius and pompoms as the protons neutrons and electrons.
voila im done!
Research
i researched what is inside an atom (protons, neutrons, electrons, and nuclius)
bohr
electromagnet (-ize, -ism, -etic, and -ify)
collisions such as proton proton, neutron neutron, and electron electron
what if there were no protons, what if there was no electrons
annihilation
subatomic
other facts thike the creator of the bohr (niles bohr(Oct7 1885 - Nov18 1962) its cool)
Data
so the atom is structred like this:
protons have a positive charge
electrons have a negative charge
neutrons have no charge
neuclius holds protons and neutrons together
orbit is how the electrons orbit the neuclius wo keep magnetic feilds from coming in with their magnetic force pushing away from eachother.
Conclusion
So it turns out that a tiny ball thats to smal for the naked eye to see has protons neutrons electrons nuclius electric forces and waaaaay more can fit in an atom!
Citations
Books:
Get to know your universe science comics, Electricity in action. By: Andy Hirsch
Electricity, Circuts, Statics, And Electromagnets chpt.4 By: Carmella Van Vleet
Websites:
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/subatomic
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/search?InF1ZXJ5PU51Y2xpdXMmdHIxZT1hbGwmcGFnZTOxlg==
Google search image on bohr
https://www.How do Electromagnets work?+more videoes| #aumsum #kids #science #education #children
Sciencealert.com (atom cut in half)
Acknowledgement
I give one of my biggest aknowlegment to my mom for helping me understand things, i deas for putting research in my own words, printing the paper, and placment ideas on the trifold.
I also aknowledge my grandma and grandpa for helping me have an idea for the fair and helping me with catigories.
without them i wouldnt be where i am today, so a big shout out to them.
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Competition history
- CYSF 2025
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