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Curated OER

Bonding Review

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students differentiate metallic, ionic and covalent bonding. In this chemistry lesson, students explain how these bonds are formed. They classify substances according their bond type.
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Curated OER

Applied Science -- Science and Math (3B) Pre Lab

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Set up stations around your science lab to introduce youngsters to different equipment. They examine a beaker, graduated cylinder, ruler, balance, and thermometer. The said worksheet is not included, but you will find a few useful tips...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Electron Energy Levels of Atoms and Ions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lab, students investigate basic electron structure by making a model using pennies and different sized filter papers.
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Other

Basic Car Electronics

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete site for car audio. This site is an excellent resource for the newbie or the experienced electronics technician.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: The Quantum Basics of Electrons

For Students 9th - 10th
Simulations that show the concepts of probability distribution and the behavior of electrons that will help students understanding of quantum mechanics. Students will learn about electrons movement when they are in an excited state. At...
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Other

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: Banking Basics [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
An online publication on banking basics. It explains what a bank is, what the different types of banks are, how to choose a bank, and how banks work. It also explains about checks, electronic banking, credit cards, debit cards, and the...
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion

For Students 9th - 10th
Good site includes the basics of arrangement, hybridization, and gemetry.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Creating an Online Community Through Electronic Portfolios

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this series of lessons, students learn the purpose of an electronic portfolio; use Google Blogger to create such a portfolio of their best work, including multimedia extensions as desired; and respond to each other's work online using...
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Michael Blaber, PhD

Fsu: Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding: Exceptions to the Octet Rule

For Students 9th - 10th
Lists the exceptions to the octet rule and provides a discussion and diagrams explaining each one. Includes clear diagrams illustrating this concept.
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Other

National Institute for Basic Biology: The Plant Organelles World

For Students 9th - 10th
This web resource provides basic information about structure and function of plant organelles through a large interactive cell drawing, as well as many opportunities to explore further. Links lead the learner to several short movies of...
eBook
Other

Rochester Institute of Technology: Basics of Nmr

For Students 9th - 10th
A good overview of NMR. Some of the pictures are slow, but the explanation makes the concepts clear.
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Physics4kids

Physics4 Kids: Electricity and Magnetism: Moving Electrons and Charges

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn basic information about electricity on this page. Page explores the movement of charges with text and a video.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Sliding Light: How to Make a Dimmer Switch With a Pencil

For Students 9th - 10th
In this electronics science fair project, students will make a simple dimmer switch and investigate the relationship between the resistance in the circuit and the amount of light produced. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up...
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Other

University of Winnipeg: The Pauli Exclusion Principle

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information concerning the idea behind the Pauli Exclusion Principle. Includes basic terminology and explanations for understanding.
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University of Oregon

The Electronic Universe: Ccd Images of Planetary Nebulae

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic characteristics of planetary nebulae and the relationship to stellar evolution is presented along with many detailed images.
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Michael Blaber, PhD

Florida State University: Basic Concepts of Covalent Bonding: Covalent Bonding

For Students 9th - 10th
Good introduction and graphics make this a solid page for understanding the orbital role in bonding and molecular geometry. The author is a professor at Florida State University.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Atomic Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online tutorial students will explain the law of conservation of mass, the law of definite proportions, and the law of multiple proportions. They will also...
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Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: Lewis Dot Structures of Covalent Compounds

For Students 9th - 10th
Short slide show provides basic information about drawing Lewis dot structures for covalent compounds. Starts with anatomy of the atom, and then shows the relationship between atomic particles and the Periodic Table of Elements. Offers...
eBook
Mathigon

Mathigon: Math Foundations: Grades 6 8

For Students 6th - 8th
This is the electronic text for math foundations for grades 6-8. It is in the process of being rewritten so only specific sections are available now. More will be added over time.
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Periodic Table

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the periodic table and learn the basic information given for elements: the name, symbol, atomic number, and atomic mass for each element.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Leptons

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a definition and properties of Leptons, the "Basic building blocks of matter." There are links to table of properties and more information.
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Other

Cern: The Aleph Experiment

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home page of the ALEPH experiment at CERN. The basic operation is easy to follow, but the physics is more advanced.
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Other

Cern: The Opal Experiment

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home page of the OPAL experiment at CERN. The basic tour showing the operation of the detector is easy to follow. The physics is more difficult.
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Other

Web ref.org: Iridium

For Students 9th - 10th
A student friendly site with basic information (and links to definitions or examples of key terms) on iridium. Good job on uses.