What's the likelihood of your class understanding probability maps? Young scientists explore the concept using a virtual dartboard in an interesting simulation. The darts establish a pattern around the bull's-eye, which provides a visual reference for how we understand the position of electrons around the nucleus of an atom to be.

Concepts

probability, probability experiments, electrons, atoms, the heisenberg uncertainty principal, atomic models

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science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the simulation to clarify the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
• Ask learners to analyze the positions of the darts relative to the bull's-eye
  

Classroom Considerations

• A brief discussion about the concept of probability before beginning the interactive would benefit pupils
  

Pros

• Users can throw darts one at a time or continually
• The instructions are clear and create a strong parallel to the current model of the atom
  

Cons

• None