Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Matter, Matter

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars define vocabulary related to the parts of the atom.  For this matter lesson, students navigate the web to find the structure and the forces that affect atoms.  Young scholars complete an experiment with...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Photosynthesis and Respiration

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders differentiate photosynthesis and respiration. In this biology instructional activity, 8th graders draw a diagram explaining these two processes. They answer a quiz after the instructional activity.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cycles Review

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discuss the four major cycles of matter. In this general science lesson plan, 8th graders decide which of the four is the most important. They share their opinion in class.
Organizer
Curated OER

Body Chemistry: Using the Periodic Table

For Students 7th - 8th
In this periodic table worksheet, students use the data chart and the periodic table to solve questions about body chemistry.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Sixth Grade Science Test

For Students 6th
In this science activity, 6th graders take a multiple choice quiz about matter, properties, electricity, and more. Students complete 30 questions total.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Atoms and molecules

For Students 9th - 12th
In this chemistry worksheet, students find the words that are related to atoms and molecules. The answers are found by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.
Handout
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: It's Elemental Periodic Table of Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
This page displays the Periodic Table of Elements and allows you to click each individual element for a page that displays in-depth information about that particular element. There are also links to many different games and learning...
Interactive
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Periodic Elements Memorization Game

For Students 9th - 10th
How much do you know about the chemical elements? This game will challenge you with questions about chemical symbols, names and atomic numbers.
Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Atoms, Elements and Compounds

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on atoms and elements including what they are, the chemical symbols for elements, and the placement of elements on the periodic table. A link to a test is provided.
Interactive
World Food Programme

Free Rice: Chemical Symbols (Full List)

For Students 9th - 10th
Play this game and help to end world hunger! For every correct answer, ten grains of rice will be donated to the UN World Food Programme. Try this question set covering all the chemical elements of the Periodic Table. The level of the...
Interactive
World Food Programme

Free Rice: Chemical Symbols (Basic)

For Students 9th - 10th
Play this game and help to end world hunger! For every correct answer, ten grains of rice will be donated to the UN World Food Programme. Try this question set covering the basic chemical elements of the Periodic Table. The level of the...
Interactive
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Elements Matching Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Match the following chemical symbols to their corresponding elements.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Characteristics of Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
A podcast [0:39] describing the main characteristics of chemical elements, including the importance of a chemical symbol, atomic number, and atomic mass.
Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: Elements, Compounds, Substances and Mixtures

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn about the classification of matter based on whether the chemical composition is pure or a mixture. Understand the definitions of elements, compounds, substances, and mixtures, and what the differences are between them. Five types...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Symbol to Element

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This StudyCards stack enables students to practice associating the chemical symbol for an element to the element's name.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Element to Symbol

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This StudyCards stack enables students to practice associating an element's name to its chemical symbol.
Interactive
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Element Matching Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to practice memorizing the names for the chemical symbols. This interactive resource has a function that will check your answers.
Interactive
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Element Matching Game

For Students 9th - 10th
The computer will give you a list of chemical symbols and a list of chemical names. Choose the chemical name that each chemical symbol represents. Press the 'Check my answers!' button after you have made your choices.
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Element Flash Cards

For Students 9th - 10th
Quiz yourself over the table of elements! The computer will give you an element and, depending on the selections you make below, you will have to supply the element's chemical name, chemical symbol or atomic number. Enter your answer...
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Science for Kids

Science Kids: Science Quizzes: Chemical Elements Quiz

For Students 7th - 9th
A challenge for students to try to recall the symbols for the first one hundred ten elements in the periodic table.
Handout
Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Periodic Table and the Elements

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students can use this resource to interact with the periodic table. Information is available for each element. This is a good source of information for younger students.
Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Matter: Elements & Compounds

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short quiz on elements, how they combine through chemical reactions to make compounds, and how to write the chemical formulas for water and salt.
Handout
Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Copper

For Students 9th - 10th
This page gives useful numerical and qualitative information about copper, chemical symbol Cu. Includes videos of certain reactions, electronic configuration, and information about the isolation of copper metal.
Handout
Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Silver

For Students 9th - 10th
This page gives useful numerical and qualitative information about silver, chemical symbol Ag. Includes videos of certain reactions, electronic configuration, and information about the isolation of silver metal.