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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Basic Nuclear Science Information

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides the ABC's of nuclear science including radioactivity and gamma decay to fission and comic rays.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Subatomic Particles: Lesson 5

For Students 9th - 10th
Describe the difference between the subatomic particles, including their masses, locations, and charges. This lesson is 5 of 7 in the series titled "Subatomic Particles."
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Atomic Mass: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson explains what is represented by the atomic mass, and how it varies from one element to the next. Module includes a slideshow and a quiz.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity Review

For Students 9th - 10th
This review from the Glenbrook South High School provides a series of questions on various topics associated with static electricity (such as electrical insulation). Answers and explanations are hidden, yet easily accessed from within a...
Lesson Plan
American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Periodic Table

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars explore the periodic table and learn the basic information given for elements: the name, symbol, atomic number, and atomic mass for each element.
Primary
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1935 Presentation Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
The Nobel Physics Chairman made this speech when presenting the Prize to Chadwick. It clearly explains the importance and depth of Chadwick's work. Site by Nobel e-Museum.
eBook
Other

National Research Council: Elementary Particle Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
The Committee on Elementary-Particle Physics, part of the U.S. National Research Council, presents this massive report on particle physics. It's a definitive document. Surprisingly readable, totally detailed. Start with the Table of...
Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Hydrogen Ion

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief entry describes the hydrogen ion, strictly, as the nucleus of a hydrogen atom separated from its accompanying electron. The hydrogen nucleus is made up of a particle carrying a unit positive electric charge, called a proton.