This is the first GIF that I created, I am not very pleased with the result of it, however the second one that I created is 1092 frames and will not save to the web format, cannot be converted, and so I have lost hope on it.
The animated GIF that I created for my classroom is based on the importance that one atom possesses in the world of chemical reactions. Students are required to learn about the categorization of the periodic table and the properties associated with each element. One of the biggest misconceptions in this topic area is the idea that all substances on the periodic table are separated by one atom (or one molecule of that element.) Trying to get students to wrap their minds around this distinguishing factor is a rather difficult task, especially since we do not truly know what the atomic model looks like. The gif that I created helps students grasp the concept of putting two different elements together to form a well-known compound, water. When students can visualize the changes in atomic structure that occur during a chemical reaction, their level of understanding should increase dramatically. As students watch the addition of one more atom to water, and the dramatic changes that it undergoes as it turns into an entirely new substance, they can better understand what “one more atom” exactly means. When students can grasp this concept of chemical change, they can broaden their understanding once they have made the realization that all the elements are different from one another because of one more atom or one less atom.
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