| Plateaux | Dates | Pedagogy: https://iiraorg.com/atomic-time/ |
| aN1 | 500 BC | Inquiry into the early description of a universe of atoms |
| aN2 | 1803 AD | Examination of Dalton’s model of atoms |
| aN3 | 1904 AD | Learning about the early development and uses of electricity |
| aN4 | 1926 AD | Examination of the quantum theory of the atom |
| aN5 | 1945 AD | Inquiry into the details of the first atom bombs and their consequences |