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Atoms

From Bill Nye the Science Guy · 1998

Atoms
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Summary

Bill shrinks down to the building blocks of everything - atoms - and shows that all matter is made of these tiny pieces.

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Discussion

Bill shrinks down to the building blocks of everything - atoms - and shows that all matter is made of these tiny pieces..

  1. What is everything around you made of at the tiniest level?
  2. Why can't we see atoms with our eyes?
  3. If atoms are so small, how do they make big things?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: atom, matter, particle.

Try it: Name three different objects and explain what they all have in common at the atomic level.