Atoms don't look like the stereotypical depiction. I remember in my high school chemistry class, our teacher specifically said that atoms were not like this but for teaching at our level, it was fine, but to know that orbits are not like this.
I feel it is crucial that teachers explicitely add the caveat that the explanation is a simplification. It's a whole lot easier to add new info if you know things area simplification, rather than a cast in stone model.
Atoms don't look like the stereotypical depiction. I remember in my high school chemistry class, our teacher specifically said that atoms were not like this but for teaching at our level, it was fine, but to know that orbits are not like this.
I feel it is crucial that teachers explicitely add the caveat that the explanation is a simplification. It's a whole lot easier to add new info if you know things area simplification, rather than a cast in stone model.