CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Chemistry and the Environment
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers chemistry and the environment with a focus on the role of lead in pollution.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Atsdr: Superfund Hazardous Waste Sites
Extremely detailed look at the dangers associated with the hazardous and solid waste sites in the U.S.
National Institutes of Health
Niehs: Enfermedades Provocados Por El Ambiente De a a Z
An A to Z list of illnesses and disorders caused by environmental factors, e.g., asthma, allergies, mercury poisoning, cancer and others. Each is listed with a short, one paragraph overview of the condition and causes.
Other
Laisvall Mine
Provides a description of Laisvall, which was the largest lead mine in Europe. Gives a brief history of the mine as well as a summary of the refinement of the lead.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Air Pollution: How We're Changing the Air
Learn about the six main types of human-made air pollutants and their sources.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Lead in Your Pencil
Site uncovers the myth that pencils are still made of lead. Instead, they are made of graphite.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry: Lead
Short descrptive summary of lead and some of its uses.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Lead
On this site, kids learn about the element lead and its chemistry including atomic weight, atom, uses, sources, name, and discovery. Also discussed is its properties and characteristics of lead.
Chemicool
Chemicool: Lead
This site from Chemicool provides nice summary tables with a great deal of information on the physical and chemical properties of lead.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Leads in an Essay
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an informational flip chart with examples of different types of leads that will make student writing more attention-grabbing.
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health: Lead Poisoning
How to detect if children are being poisoned by lead.
Curated OER
[Bohr Model of Lead]
A page all about the element Lead which is one of the elements in the Carbon Family.