Curated OER
The Actinide Group
In this elements activity, high schoolers learn about the elements found in the actinide group including those that occur naturally and those that have been artificially produced. This activity has 5 short answer questions.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: Radioisotope Power Generation
This is an article about finding the proper element to develop a radioisotope power generator to provide a power source for equipment that is too remote or inaccessible for replacement such as satellites.
Web Elements
Web Elements Periodic Table: Mendelevium
Good basic information along with an illustration of the likely electron arrangement of this transuranium element.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Glenn T. Seaborg Biographical
The Nobel Foundation provides a brief biography on Glenn Seaborg (1912-1999 CE), the co-recipient of the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Read about Seaborg's education and personal life. Learn about his "Discovery of transuranium...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Glenn Theodore Seaborg Nobel Lecture: Transuranium Elements
At this site download and read Glenn Theodore Seaborg's Nobel Lecture, "The transuranium elements: present status," which is available in PDF format.