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Museum of Science

The Atom's Family: Phases of Matter

For Students 3rd - 8th
Help the Phantom choose a material and observe the changes at different temperatures in the molecule chamber. What happens to the elements or molecules as the temperature changes?
Handout
Other

Chemistry 101 Notes: Isotopes and Atomic Symbols

For Students 9th - 10th
These notes from a Chemistry 101 class at Indiana University Northwest provide a simple description of atomic symbols and two examples of how to use those symbols in isotope notation.
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: The Illustrated Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive concept animation shows the atomic number, weight, and structure of the first eleven elements of the Periodic Table of Elements.
PPT
Tom Richey

Slide Share: Atomic Models: Everything You Need to Know

For Students 8th
A detailed slideshow for Grade 8 students that looks at the history of our understanding of atoms. Looks at the ideas presented by Democritus, John Dalton, J.J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, and Niels Bohr, and the modern-day wave model. A...
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Tom Richey

Slide Share: Atomic Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
Slideshow looking at the history of models of the atom, including those proposed by John Dalton, J.J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, Niels Bohr, and James Chadwick. Discusses subatomic particles, including the numbers of protons, neutrons,...
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Atomic Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on early ideas about the structure of an atom including John Dalton's plum pudding model and Ernest Rutherford's nuclear model. A link to a test is provided.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Atomic Structure Quiz

For Students 6th - 8th
Take an interactive quiz over the atomic structure and number of elements. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review
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Curated OER

Periodic Table Element Families

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 the properties of the atoms individually in relation to the main group elements of the Periodic Table.
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Curated OER

Shell Model of the Atom

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 the properties of the atoms individually in relation to the main group elements of the Periodic Table.
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Curated OER

Chem 1: The Shell Model of the Atom

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 the properties of the atoms individually in relation to the main group elements of the Periodic Table.
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Curated OER

Core Charge of an Atom

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 the properties of the atoms individually in relation to the main group elements of the Periodic Table.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Ions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorial students will be able to determine the number of valence electrons for any element and draw an electron dot diagram for any atom....
Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Interactives: The Periodic Table

For Students 6th - 9th
An interactive website where students learn about the basics of an atom, periodic tables organization, and the structure and properties of matter. Module includes an introduction and five lessons that are followed by a quiz and an...
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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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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...
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University of Alberta

The University of Alberta: Nmr Spectroscopy

For Students 9th - 10th
1HNMR theory begins in the nucleus of hydrogen. Complete this tutorial on the 1HNMR spectrum graph to learn about the number of equivalent hydrogens, b) the chemical environment of each hydrogen type and c) the number of neighbouring...
Handout
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Organization of the Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site focuses specifically on the Periodic Table of Elements with information on the table's organization methods along with...
Website
Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you can find all kinds of helpful information about chemistry. Learn about reactions, elements, atoms, matter, or biochemistry. Downloads and activities are also included.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize Science: Atomic Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of atomic structure and the element groups in the periodic table using plain language. Supported by diagrams and charts.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Meaning of Matter

For Students 6th - 8th
Matter is all around us, so it's a good idea to know what it is, and why it matters. Learn about matter, its categories, and its subcategories with this interactive lesson.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Atomic Number

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides the definition of the term, "Atomic number," a term used in chemistry and physics to represent the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.
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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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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Isotopes: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will define an isotope and demonstrate how to determine the average atomic mass of an element. It is 2 of 9 in the series titled "Isotopes."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Isotopes: Lesson 8

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will define an isotope and demonstrate how to determine the average atomic mass of an element. It is 8 of 9 in the series titled "Isotopes."

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