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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Elements: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain the arrangement of elements on the periodic table, including the relationships among elements in a given column or row. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Elements."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Elements: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain the arrangement of elements on the periodic table, including the relationships among elements in a given column or row. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Elements."
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Amethyst Galleries

Amethyst Galleries: The Mineral Hematite

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents thorough geological data on the iron containing mineral hematite, with links to other iron containing minerals.
Interactive
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Elements Matching Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Match the following chemical symbols to their corresponding elements.
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Mendelevium

For Students 9th - 10th
Good basic information along with an illustration of the likely electron arrangement of this transuranium element.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Atomic Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
Introduces learners to atomic models of the past and present, focusing on the orbital model and an explanation of its basis. Learners then have the opportunity to "make an atom" and contrast it with an ion, followed by an isotope. The...
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Other

Especial Gas Inc.: Sulfur Properties and Compounds

For Students 9th - 10th
This page from Especial Gas Inc. contains some very interesting information about the element sulfur, and some of its common compounds. The history and relative abudance of the element is discussed, as well as where it can be found. The...
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Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Chem Lab: Welcome to General Chemistry Laboratory!

For Students 9th - 10th
Geared towards helping Dartmouth College students starting General Chemistry Laboratory, this site offers resources important for anyone in the lab. Learn why you should keep a lab notebook and how to keep yourself and others safe. This...
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Californium

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic information and the electron arrangement of this synthetic element.
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Dmitri Mendeleev

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the life and work of Dmitri Mendeleev, and learn how he discovered what is now known as the Periodic Table of Elements.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Electronegativity

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the concept of electronegativity and how it trends across the periodic table of elements. The author uses simple, humorous drawings to help with understanding.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Quiz: Stars and Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
A quiz over stars and elements. Students can test their understanding of the star and element unit that covered over chemistry, periodic table of elements, and famous scientists. Quiz contains thirteen multiple choice questions.
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Other

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology: Pauli's Principle

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information concerning Wolfgang Pauli's Exclusion Principle. Contains the periodical table of elements.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Counting Valence Electrons

For Students 9th - 10th
Identify the number of valence electrons of given elements.
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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...
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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...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Origins: Back to the Beginning

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the elements found in the Periodic Table of Elements and what role some of them play in the universe. Test your knowledge of the elements and the organization of the table by completing a puzzle.
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Other

Chemical Elements: Potassium

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice, clear site, containing a good deal of elemental information, including atomic weight, density, boiling point, isotopes and more. An image shows the electron energy levels for the element.
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Other

Chemical Elements: Plutonium

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice, clear site, containing a good deal of elemental information, including; atomic weight, density, boiling point, isotopes and more. An image shows the electron energy levels for the element.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Properties and Characteristics of Chalcogens

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the chemical and physical properties of the chalcogen group of elements, also known as the oxygen group.
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Yttrium

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from Mark Winter at WebElement, you can navigate around for charts and graphs of data on Yttrium. Probably the most comprehensive of all periodic tables on the web.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Elements of Literacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students will use the symbols of the chemical elements to form words. The students will improve their functional literacy and critical thinking skills. Students will also increase...
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The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute: Introduction to Matter

For Teachers 6th - 9th
A resource provided to Grade 8 teachers to address the School District of Philadelphia's Core Curriculum on the topic of Matter. It covers properties and states of matter, elements, compounds, mixtures, atoms, and the periodic table....
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Patterns: An Introduction to Mendeleev

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students investigate a puzzle. They are given a set of cards with various properties. Each card has anywhere from 2 to 6 different properties depending on the level of the students and each set of cards has one or two...

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