Transcript Mini-Rutherford Experiment Powerpoint

Mini-Rutherford Experiment
Nuclear Engineering
eVOL9
Summer 2015
Geiger and Marsden, 1911-1913
Ernest Rutherford
Task
• Today, we will recreate the Rutherford
experiment to find the shape of objects
hidden under a board
• As a team, you must use the marbles and
paper provided to determine the shape of the
object that is under the board
Brainstorm!
• Take 5 minutes and develop a procedure for
your team to determine the shape under the
board
• Before you move on, check your procedure
with your counselor
Test!
• As a team, work to find the shapes of the four
different objects under your boards
• One member from each team should be in
charge of timing how long it takes to find each
shape
• When you think you have determined the
shape under your board, show it to Prof.
Thompson before moving on to the next
shape
Reflect!
• How easy or difficult was this method of
“seeing” the shape of the block?
• What were the critical factors to successfully
find the shape of the block?
Report!
• Why was it important to draw the pathways of
the marbles that miss as well as those that hit
the block?
• Describe how varying the block shape can
change the outcome of the event.
Today’s Video!
• Let’s learn a little more about Rutherford’s
experiment and how that relates to nuclear
engineering
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzALbzT
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Ernest Rutherford,
1871-1937