Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Chemical Bonds: Covalent and Ionic Bonding

For Students 6th - 12th
Get back to bonding basics. Science scholars get a chance to show what they know using a simple interactive. Pupils create models of covalent and ionic bonds before answering questions about each interaction. The resource includes a...
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Making and Breaking Bonds: The Effect of Temperature

For Students 9th - 12th
Time to turn the heat up on your next bonding lesson! Young chemists explore temperature, kinetic energy, and bonding through an interesting interactive. The controls allow individuals to vary the temperature, as well as pause progress...
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Forming a Molecular Bond

For Students 9th - 12th
They say two's company, but three's a crowd... unless you're talking about molecular bonding! Chemistry scholars experiment with two- versus three-atom bonding in an engaging simulation. Learners must place the third atom in a location...
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Comparing Potential Energy of a Bond

For Students 9th - 12th
Have you reached your breaking point in looking for great resources that illustrate bond energy? Demonstrate the potential energy changes that occur when polar and non-polar bonds are broken with a stimulating simulation. Pupils pull on...
Interactive
Concord Consortium

What Is a Chemical Reaction?

For Students 6th - 12th
Take your class inside a beaker for an up-close view of a chemical reaction! Junior chemists examine how chemical reactions occur using an interactive resource. The activity allows users to change the temperature and observe how it...
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Breaking a Molecular Bond

For Students 9th - 12th
Breaking up is hard, especially with a third part involved! Watch as molecules of hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen try to keep it together as a neutral third atom bombards them. Users control the reactive molecules and the velocity of the...
PPT
Mr. E. Science

Atoms and Bonding

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
I don't trust atoms because they make up everything. Budding scientists learn about famous scientists connected to atomic models, chemical, ionic, and hydrogen bonds. The presentation also presents how to count atoms...
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Concord Consortium

Energy of Bond Formation

For Students 9th - 12th
Show your chemistry class that there's much more to covalent bonding than sharing electrons! Pupils manipulate atoms of hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon to observe the energy of bond formation using a well-rounded interactive. The resource...
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Reaction Between Hydrogen and Oxygen Molecules

For Students 9th - 12th
When molecules of hydrogen and oxygen are combined, how does water form? Science scholars observe changes in kinetic and potential energy during a chemical reaction in an interactive. The resource features easy controls that allow users...
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Forming a Molecule

For Students 9th - 12th
What does it look like when two atoms bond? Mol-e-COOL! Aspiring chemists observe the interaction between two atoms forming a bond in an easy-to-use interactive. Individuals move atoms closer together and observe changes in attraction...
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Reaction Between Hydrogen and Oxygen Atoms

For Students 9th - 12th
Is this resource a great way for your class to observe bonding between oxygen and hydrogen? OH yeah! Scholars learn about the changes in kinetic and potential energy as molecules of oxygen and hydrogen interact. Kinetic, potential, and...
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Chain Reaction Between Hydrogen and Oxygen

For Students 9th - 12th
Looking for a simple way to teach conservation of energy in chemical reactions? Pupils can observe energy changes as water forms during a chain reaction between oxygen and hydrogen using an interactive. The resource instructs users to...
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Stoichiometry and Balancing Equations

For Students 9th - 12th
Is your stoichiometry lesson plan just not adding up? Incorporate an exciting interactive to balance things out! Chemistry scholars manipulate the number of molecules added to the reaction vessel, then observe as bonds form and break as...
Unit Plan
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Molecules to the Max!—Educators Resource Guide

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
From molecules to nanotubes, an engaging unit explores the world of tiny science. Fifteen hands-on experiments and lessons engage young scientists as they learn chemistry. Discussions, worksheets, and data analysis reinforce the concepts...
Lesson Plan
Aquarium of the Pacific

Lego Molecules

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Young scientists construct an understanding of molecular compounds in this hands-on science lesson. Using LEGO® to model the atoms of different elements, young scholars build molecules based on the chemical formulas of common...
Interactive
Royal Society of Chemistry

Electronegativity Values

For Students 6th - 12th
Finally, an electronegativity resource your class will be strangely drawn to! Skilled scientists manipulate interactive puzzles to gain an understanding of common electronegativity values. The great thing? You can conduct the lesson...
Worksheet
Biology Junction

Chemistry Crossword

For Students 9th - 12th
Scholars complete a crossword puzzle in this chemistry worksheet with 20 questions about chemistry concepts like atoms and chemical reactions.
Lab Resource
Pingry School

Comparing Activities of Selected Metals

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Don't overreact! A simple experiment demonstrates chemical reactions as scholars mix chemical solutions and metals in a large well plate. They note all changes to the metals, solutions, precipitate, colors, and more. A full data table...
Activity
National Science Teachers Association

Monovalent Polyvalent

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Which compounds have only one valence bond, and which have two? Chemistry classes sort cards into groups of monovalent and polyvalent piles, according to their bonds. There are 20 cards to identify; half of them name the compound, while...
Lesson Plan
American Chemical Society

Development of Baking Powder

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Did you know baking powder can be used to treat acne, whiten teeth, and make sugar cookies? The lesson on the development of baking powder is ready-to-go with no preparation required. Through readings, pupils answer questions, complete...
Worksheet
Biology Junction

Biochemistry Crossword

For Students 9th - 12th
In this biochemistry worksheet, learners complete a crossword puzzle with 36 questions. They identify different polymers and functional groups.
Unit Plan
Royal Society of Chemistry

Metals—Gifted and Talented Chemistry

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Malleable, magnetic, mesmerizing metals! Pupils love learning about metallic elements, especially through the hands-on activities in an engaging lesson plan. The resource provides thorough instruction on the properties of metals, the...
Interactive
Royal Society of Chemistry

Some A-level Reagents

For Students 6th - 12th
Learning names and formulas can be a daunting task for young chemists, so support their study with interactive puzzles! First, users match each formula with its correct name. Then, individuals use them to complete three logic games.
PPT
Mr. E. Science

Acids, Bases and Solutions

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
If you are not part of the solution, then you are part of the precipitate. The presentation covers solutions, suspensions, solubility, dissociation, and acid/base reactions. This is the 19th lesson in a series of 26.