Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Polarity in Chemical Bonds

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will determine the polarity of a chemical bond using the electronegativity chart, and then distinguish between nonpolar covalent, polar covalent, and ionic...
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Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Molecules and the Properties of Bonded Atoms

For Students 9th - 10th
College-level site goes into great detail about chemical bonding properties, as far as energies, structure, angles, and length. Infrared absorption, the greenhouse effect, and global warming are addressed to exemplify bond length...
eBook
Crescent Public Schools

The Internet Science Room: Oxidation Numbers and Chemical Bonding

For Students 9th - 10th
Through animated diagrams and illustrated examples, students can further their understanding of chemical bonds and oxidation numbers.
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University of Florida

University of Florida: General Chemistry I: Chemical Bonding

For Students 9th - 10th
Notes on covalent bonding, bond length, bond energies, Lewis dot structures, and percent ionic character. Colorful graphics.
eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Polar and Nonpolar Bonds

For Students 9th - 10th
The General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, or Chem 1, is broken into several sections covering various aspects of topics related to chemistry. This section deals with chemical bonding and specifically the study of both polar and nonpolar...
eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: The Shared Electron Covalent Bond

For Students 9th - 10th
The General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, or Chem 1, is broken into several sections covering various aspects of topics related to chemistry. This section deals with the shared-electron covalent bond and related topics such as the octet...
eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Biology: Chemistry of Life: Chemical Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
An article discussing how chemical reactions make and break bonds between atoms.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Chemical Bonding

For Students 9th - 10th
Study chemical bonding in chemistry including atoms, valence electrons, ionic and covalent bonding, and how molecules are formed on this site!
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National Institutes of Health

Ncbi: The Molecular Biology of the Cell: The Chemical Components of a Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
Advanced chapter of the book "The Molecular Biology of the Cell" describes and provides illustrations of our most current understanding of the chemical makeup of cells and their components. Explains in detail how electron activity keeps...
Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Chemistry 1 A: General Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from a general chemistry course taught at the University of California, Berkeley. The course covers topics like stoichiometry, acid-base and solubility equilibrium, oxidation-reduction reactions, chemical...
eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Hybrid Types and Multiple Bonds

For Students 9th - 10th
The General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, or Chem 1, is broken into several sections covering various aspects of topics related to chemistry. Acting as a second part to a discussion on hybrid types of bonding, this site specifically...
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Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Electronegativity

For Students 9th - 10th
Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site discusses shared chemical bonds between two elements resulting in electronegative and electropositive outcomes.
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Davidson College

Davidson College: Network Solids: Crystalline Solids

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the differences between ionic, molecular, metallic, and network crystalline solids. Displays structures for diamond, graphite, fullerene, and silica, accompanied by questions about their chemical bonding. Electron density plots...
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National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Linus Pauling (1901 1994)

For Students 9th - 10th
This Access Excellence site provides a general biography of Linus Pauling, the two-time Nobel laureate who the elucidated chemical bonding, amino acid and protein structures, and the molecular basis of sickle-cell anemia.
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Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Molecular Orbitals

For Students 9th - 10th
Acting as an overview from the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site explores the topics related to molecular orbitals including bonding and antibonding MOs, molecular orbital diagrams, sigma and pi orbitals, and more.
eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: The Octet Rule

For Students 9th - 10th
The General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, or Chem 1, is broken into several sections covering various aspects of topics related to chemistry. This section deals with the history and uses of the octet rule. Biographical information on G.N....