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Website
Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Atoms Are Building Blocks

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Identify the basic structure of atoms, the building blocks for all matter.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity: Neutral vs. Charged Objects

For Students 9th - 10th
With this interactive tutorial, students explore the basic terminology and concepts of neutral and charged objects.
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Article
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Journey of a Typical Electron

For Students 9th - 10th
In the wires of electric circuits, an electron is the actual charge carrier. In this article, an electron's path through the external circuit is introduced.
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: What Does the Periodic Table Tell Us About the Elements?

For Students 9th - 10th
The number of protons in the atom of an element determines its place in the Periodic Table. The number of electrons in an atom is the same as the number of protons. These electrons are arranged in shells or 'energy levels' around the...
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Electrons in Atoms and Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
A module with animations, explanations, and questions about the importance of electrons in the structure of an atom. Understand the definition and locations of electrons in the atom. Explore the role of electrons in bonding, polarity,...
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Handout
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Max Planck

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a mixture of a short biography and quotes on German physicist Max Planck.
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Handout
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Louis Victor Broglie

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography, which includes quotes, of French physicist Louis Victor Broglie. Details the life and works of this remarkable individual.
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Activity
Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)

Educaplus: Ejercicios De Configuracion Electronica [In Spanish]

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this interactive activity to put the correct number of electrons in the correct order. You can check your work at the end.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Valence Electrons

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Valence electrons, their variation in the periodic table and relation to reactivity and electrical conductivity of elements.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry: Covalent Bonding

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module giving the definition of a covalent bond, the compounds and elements they make up and why they form. Module includes reading and review questions.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Electrons

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores electrons and their place in atoms.
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Activity
Other

Brockport High School Science Department: Coulomb's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete lab where a student verifies the force versus distance relationship of Coulomb's Law.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: "Electron" Ic Battleship

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The learners will play a game of Battleship on the Periodic Table to review electron configuration of the elements.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Structure of an Atom

For Students 9th - 10th
Observe the probable location of electrons around an atom. Trace the electrons over time to draw conclusions about where electrons are likely to be found around an atom's nucleus. How does the trace pattern relate to the electron cloud...
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Atom and Ion Builder

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore how changing the numbers of protons, neutrons, and electrons affect the type of atom.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry for High School

For Students 9th - 10th
This digital textbook covers core chemistry concepts and includes interactive features, real-world examples, and videos.
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Graphic
South Carolina Educational Television

Know It All: Understanding Electricity | Nasa Online

For Students 3rd - 5th
If you want to understand electricity, you first need to know a little about matter, atoms and electrons.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Charge Transfer Processes

For Students 9th - 10th
In this 4-question quiz, predict how charge gets transferred by conduction between two objects.
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Activity
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: 3 M Young Scientist Lab: Balloon Electroscope

For Students 9th - 10th
Use balloons to make an electroscope and witness the effect of static charges before your very eyes.
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Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: How Does an Object Become Charged?

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity 2 in this module examines How do objects become charged? An investigation of where the electrons come from and where they go, when atoms become charged.
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Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: What Are Nature's Building Blocks?

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity 4 What are the electrons? This question is answered in the context of Niels Bohr's model and the probability model of atomic structure.
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Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: What Are Nature's Building Blocks?

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity 3 of this module investigates: How do we know what's inside an atom? From Ernest Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment to his investigation of the Plum Pudding model, students become aware of the Nuclear Model of an Atom. Also in...
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Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium What Are Nature's Building Blocks?

For Students 9th - 10th
The module will develop, revise, and interpret representations of atomic structure and interactions of charges within atoms. The following activities will be explored: Activity 1. What are the particles that make up all substances and...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Balloon Charging Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the behavior of electrons in conductors and insulators in this interactive simulation.