PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Chemical Bonds
This interactive activity developed for Teachers' Domain demonstrates how attractive forces between atoms create chemical bonds, resulting in the formation of molecules and compounds.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 2.1 Elements and Compounds
Learn how basic elements form molecules to support life.
National Institutes of Health
Ncbi: The Molecular Biology of the Cell: The Chemical Components of a Cell
Advanced chapter of the book "The Molecular Biology of the Cell" describes and provides illustrations of our most current understanding of the chemical makeup of cells and their components. Explains in detail how electron activity keeps...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Common Molecules
Students use StudyCards to practice matching compounds with their chemical formulas.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Chemical Reactions: Lesson 4
This lesson will present a basic understanding of the periodic chart of elements and how to predict chemical reactions based on given information. It is 4 of 9 in the series titled "Chemical Reactions."
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Organic Compounds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The main chemical components of living organisms are known as organic compounds and are built around the element carbon. Living things are made up of very large...
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: Balancing Chemical Equations
Match the balanced chemical equations with the appropriate compound abbreviations.
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Chemical Composition
Chemical composition is a section of a larger overview on Chemistry, covering a variety of aspects. This section focuses on elements, atoms, compounds, and structure. Examples, formulas, and pictures are provided.
Museum of Science
The Atom's Family: Mighty Molecules
In this activity, students construct models of molecules using marshmallows and gum drops.
Upper Canada District School Board
Tom Stretton's Advanced Placement Chemistry: Atoms, Molecules and Ions
This online textbook chapter provides learners with advanced-level material on the structure and relationships between atoms, molecules and ions.
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Naming Chemical Substances
As part of the "Basic Atomics" section of the Virtual Textbook, this site examines basic chemical nomenclature and covers a variety of subjects related to chemical substances. Other topic covered include naming the elements, binary...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Chemical Reactions: Lesson 6
This lesson will present a basic understanding of the periodic chart of elements and how to predict chemical reactions based on given information. It is 6 of 9 in the series titled "Chemical Reactions."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Chemical Reactions: Lesson 9
This lesson will present a basic understanding of the periodic chart of elements and how to predict chemical reactions based on given information. It is 9 of 9 in the series titled "Chemical Reactions."
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Compounds and Molecules
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces fifth graders to compounds and molecules. It is part of a large unit on matter. Key concepts include compounds, molecules, and chemical formulas. Opportunities for student...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Mixtures and Solutions
This unit covers introductory concepts of mixtures and solutions. Students think about how mixtures and solutions, and atoms and molecules can influence new technologies developed by engineers. The first lesson explores the fundamentals...
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta: Infrared Spectroscopy
Complete this interactive tutorial and learn about interpreting the infrared spectrum ("I" "R") that provides information about the functional groups in a molecule. Included are 12 labs and a quiz.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Polarity of Molecular Compounds: Lesson 2
This lesson will demonstrate how to use molecular shape to determine if a molecule is polar or nonpolar. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Polarity of Molecular Compounds."
Other
Science geek.net: Ions and Compound Formulas
A twenty-question multiple-choice exercise about chemical formulas. Quiz gives immediate feedback with the correct answer.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Polarity and Intermolecular Forces
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The following online tutorial describes how the electronegativity difference between two atoms in a covalent bond results in the formation of a nonpolar covalent,...
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Windows to the Universe: Ammonia Nh3
Read about the chemical compound ammonia and learn how it is part of the Nitrogen Cycle.
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta: Detective O Chem
It has been discovered that an indigenous Australian plant possesses a compound that shows antiviral activity against the H5N1 virus. Your mission, should you accept it, is to identify the compound before a rival pharmaceutical company...
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Hydrocarbons
Learn about "hydrocarbons", chemical compounds whose molecules are made up entirely of carbon and hydrogen atoms.
School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University: Glossary
This Queen Mary University site features a glossary of chemical terms, including London forces.
McREL International
Mc Rel: Glue Polymer (Whelmer #15 Learning Activity)
An easy to do activity that investigates the basic principles behind chemical bonding. The activity is written in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.