Ernest Rutherford
Questions to be answered in research
1. In what period of time did he live?
2. What is his country of origin?
3. When did he conduct his experiment?
4. What was he trying to prove with his experiment?
5. Summarize his experiment (what he did & what he discovered).
6. Why was he surprised by his experimental results?
7. How did his results fit with Thomson’s view of the atom?
8. Describe his model of the atom.
9. Were his beliefs accepted by society at that time?
If so, why? If not, why not?
2. What is his country of origin?
3. When did he conduct his experiment?
4. What was he trying to prove with his experiment?
5. Summarize his experiment (what he did & what he discovered).
6. Why was he surprised by his experimental results?
7. How did his results fit with Thomson’s view of the atom?
8. Describe his model of the atom.
9. Were his beliefs accepted by society at that time?
If so, why? If not, why not?
Resources
1. http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/rutherford/
2. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1908/rutherford-bio.html
3. http://www.rutherford.org.nz/biography.htm
4. http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/nobel/rutherford.html
5. http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour_def/people/modern_era/rutherford.html
2. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1908/rutherford-bio.html
3. http://www.rutherford.org.nz/biography.htm
4. http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/nobel/rutherford.html
5. http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour_def/people/modern_era/rutherford.html