Here is a song I created to help my 6th grade students study. I hope you enjoy.
Let's shoot from the start
Of the atom
And aim for the heart
Of the nucleus
Made up of neutrons and also protons
Positively charged
Protons all the same
Identical
Mass 1 amu
And they're so small
Neutrons have no charge
Comparatively big
But only a smidge
In the nucleus
Atoms are of subatomic particles
And they are electrically neutral
'Cause the electron number
Equals the proton number
And the protons in the nucleus - atomic number
The nucleus is made up of just two
Protons and neutrons together close to
But the electrons scattered
Orbiting in the atom
2, 8, 18, 32, are the shell numbers
Electrons outside
The nucleus, negatively charged
In electron clouds
Almost zero mass
Smaller than the rest
Makes most of volume
Isotopes occur
Naturally
Protons are the same
Neutrons different
Properties the same
Unstable atoms
Nucleus changing
It's radioactive
Atoms are of subatomic particles
And they are electrically neutral
'Cause the electron number
Equals the proton number
And the protons in the nucleus - atomic number
The nucleus is made up of just two
Protons and neutrons together close to
But the electrons scattered
Orbiting in the atom
2, 8, 18, 32, are the shell numbers
You want to know, how forces move
They're everywhere including within atoms
Gravity's the weakest
Particles too smallish
For gravity to pull this
Electromagnetic force
Opposites attract
Protons, electrons, hold together, so tight
But without the strong force
Protons leave the nucleus
Weak force is important, neutrons change
To protons or electrons
Atoms are of subatomic particles
And they are electrically neutral
'Cause the electron number
Equals the proton number
And the protons in the nucleus - atomic number
The nucleus is made up of just two
Protons and neutrons together close to
But the electrons scattered
Orbiting in the atom
2, 8, 18, 32, are the shell numbers
