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Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Names and Symbols of Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the periodic table of elements in a fun and exciting way through this interactive model. After learning about them, quiz yourself on the names and symbols.
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Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive site that explores the details of the periodic table. Click on an element to find out all of its important information.
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University of Kentucky

The Comic Book Periodic Table of Elements: Scandium

For Students 9th - 10th
This site may focus on fun, rather than facts, but it will become a favorite of any Chemistry student. Here you will find scanned images of panels and/or pages of comic books, with references to the element you seek.
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University of Kentucky

Chem Comics: Arsenic

For Students 9th - 10th
Comics from the 1960's featuring the element arsenic. Not the greatest source of information, but interesting with some very nice visuals.
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University of Kentucky

Chem Comics: Einsteinium

For Students 9th - 10th
A pair of comics that feature the element einsteinium. Fun ways to learn about chemistry!
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University of Kentucky

Chem Comics: Erbium

For Students 9th - 10th
A 1997 comic mentioning the element erbium. A good way to make learning about the elements fun.
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University of Kentucky

Chem Comics: Fluorine

For Students 9th - 10th
A comic strip that features the element fluorine. Interesting, and a different approach to providing information.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Elements

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This StudyCards stack enables students to review elements present in the modern periodic table. Given the atomic number, element name, and the electronic configuration, students find the position (period and column) of the element in the...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Group and Periodic Properties Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners observe and perform experiments with sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur ,and phosphorus. The discover trends down groups, across periods, and having to do with the pH of metal oxides vs. nonmetal oxides.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Elements Metals, Nonmetals and Metalloids

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate several properties of the given elements and decide whether each element is a metal, non-metal, or a metalloid.
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Handout
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Chemical Composition

For Students 9th - 10th
Chemical composition is a section of a larger overview on Chemistry, covering a variety of aspects. This section focuses on elements, atoms, compounds, and structure. Examples, formulas, and pictures are provided.
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eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: The Aufbau Rules

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 atomic electron configurations. Specifically, the Aufbau rules are discussed with information on energies of...
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Handout
Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services

Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Chemical Fact Sheet: Neodymium

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough summary of information on neodymium, its properties and uses. Good resource for this individual element.
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Handout
Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services

Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Actinium

For Students 9th - 10th
Some basic information stressing isotopes and half lives.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Sulfur

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Wikipedia Encyclopedia provides information on atomic properties, physical properties and notable characteristics of sulfur can be found on this informative site. Links are provided for additional information.
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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.
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Handout
Royal Society of Chemistry

Royal Society of Chemistry: The Visual Elements Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners explore the visual elements periodic table. The interactive resource allows students to click on an element to find out about its origin, description, when it was discovered, and a visual animation of the element.
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Handout
Royal Society of Chemistry

Chemical Society: Actinium

For Students 9th - 10th
A short summary of some basic historical information on actinium.
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Royal Society of Chemistry

Chemical Society: Argon

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the Chemical Society, gives a small amount of basic information on argon, including its history and uses.
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Royal Society of Chemistry

Royal Society of Chemistry: Nitrogen

For Students 9th - 10th
A short but nice description of nitrogen's uses and properties. Discusses the history of nitrogen and its characteristics.
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Crescent Public Schools

The Internet Science Room: Chemical Families

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can use this chemistry tutorial to further their understanding of the families of elements on the Periodic Table of Elements.
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Article
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: The Newest Elements Finally Have Names

For Students 9th - 10th
Nihonium? Tennessine? These aren't body parts or medicines. They're among the names just given to the four newest superheavy elements.
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Handout
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Isotopes

For Students 9th - 10th
A simplified explanation of isotopes with excellent graphic examples.
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Handout
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: It's Elemental the Element Actinium

For Students 9th - 10th
Facts and historical information on the element of Actinium.