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April 9 Blocks 7 and 3

1. Discussed the meaning of the word 'sub atomic' and figured out that this meant 'below' atoms. So sub atomic particles are parts of an atom.  We made a connection between organelles in cells and sub atomic particles in atoms.

2. We did the model https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/build-an-atom/latest/build-an-atom_en.html
and the "build an atom" worksheet on this page: https://betterlesson.com/lesson/614376/modeling-the-atomic-structure?from=search

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