Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Strontium

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers detailed information on the chemical element, Strontium, including notable characteristics, applications, history, occurrence, isotopes, precautions, and more.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Silver: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This video is on silver, a famous metal used since ancient times to make currency and jewelry. [9:23]
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Corrosion Source

Corrosion Source: Fermium

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents information on the history and isotopes of fermium.
Activity
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Activity: Is It in There?

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you connect our daily lives to dying start? In this lesson, students will find connections between elements found in the world around us today and chemical elements in dying stars.
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: Arsenic in Ground Water in the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This page discusses the presence of arsenic (chemical symbol As) in ground water in the United States. Also provides many links to other sites about arsenic (especially in drinking water.)
Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Uranium

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the radioactive element, Uranium, atomic number 92. Describes its history, physical and atomic properties, how abundant it is on the Earth, and permissible exposure limits. Also discusses sources, uses, isotopes,...
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Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services

Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Carbon

For Students 9th - 10th
Summary of the uses, history, properties, proper disposal, and environmental fate of the various forms of carbon. The various allotropes of carbon are described in detail.
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Corrosion Source

Corrosion Source: Americium

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents a variety of fundamental data, and information on the history and uses of americum.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Who Discovered Silver?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about the element Silver, how it was discovered, its chemical properties, its long history, and how it is used by humans.
Handout
Corrosion Source

Corrosion Source: Actinium

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a summary of basic data and information on the properties of actinium.
Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Zinc

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the element, Zinc, atomic number 30. Covers physical and chemical properties, how abundant it is on the Earth, where it occurs, isotopes, zinc in the environment, its role in human health, and the history of its use in...