Kenan Fellows
Sustainability: Learning for a Lifetime – Soil
Do great gardeners really have green thumbs—or just really great soil? Environmental scholars discover what makes Earth's soil and soil quality so important through research and experimentation. Learners also develop an understanding of...
Royal Society of Chemistry
Electronegativity Values
Finally, an electronegativity resource your class will be strangely drawn to! Skilled scientists manipulate interactive puzzles to gain an understanding of common electronegativity values. The great thing? You can conduct the lesson...
PhET
Neuron
Neurons send electrical signals throughout a body based on chemical communication. Individuals stimulate a neuron to see the effects. They notice the sodium-potassium channels along with ions, concentrations, and a membrane potential...
Curated OER
Soil Fertility
Fertility in soil is the topic of this presentation. Future farmers will be able to define fertilizer, list ten essential soil elements, and describe the roles of both primary and secondary nutrients in plant production. Although there...
Curated OER
Selected Elements
This collection consists of a slide on each of the following unrelated, but fascinating elements: einsteinium, curium, radium, radon, nobelium, seaborgium, silicon, magnesium, and postassium. You will not find detailed information on the...
Curated OER
Names and Formulas of Compounds
In this chemistry worksheet, learners write the correct formulas for each of the listed elements and combination of compounds. Then they write the correct names for each of the given formulas.
Curated OER
How Can You Test Your Soil?
Learners investigate chemicals in soil samples. In this soil science lesson, students test local soil to measure the pH, nitrate, phosphate, and potassium content.
Curated OER
Chemical Equilibrium Homework Problem Set
In this chemistry learning exercise, learners write an equilibrium expression for each of the chemical reactions listed. Then they use the equilibrium constant to calculate the equilibrium pressure of each species under the given...
Curated OER
Solubility Homework Problem Set
In this chemistry learning exercise, learners write the balanced equation for the reaction and rearrange the potassium expression to solve for x. Then they determine how many grams of silver chromatic can dissolve in a specified amount...
Curated OER
Health: Basic Minerals
Students examine minerals as food nutrients and discover their importance as food sources in the diet. Among the learning options are completing worksheets, creating recipes, making billboards, and actually preparing some recipes rich...
Curated OER
Soil and Agriculture: Lesson 4 - Agriculture and Soil
Learners determine how the various levels of minerals in the soil, as well as the pH of the soil, affect the growth of plants in these plant growth experiments.
Curated OER
Module 9 Metals
In this chemistry worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to metals found in the periodic table. There are 54 chemistry terms located in the word search.
Curated OER
Memorization Tips: Elements/Symbols
For this chemistry worksheet, students identify ways to memorize the elements and symbols of the periodic table for chemistry. They identify phrases that use each element in a unique way.
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Potassium
As the name of this site implies, this is a huge reference site for elemental information. Whether you are looking for properties or isotopes, this site probably has what you need. Images of structure and electron energy level can be...
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Potassium
Basic information about the element Potassium, atomic number 19. Covers its history, physical and atomic properties, and how abundant it is on the Earth.
Other
Nutrients for Life Foundation: For Teachers: Nourishing the Planet
Download free curriculum with three modules on soil and plant science: elementary, middle, or high school. Each module includes hands-on investigations to help learners understand the importance of healthy soil and thriving plant...
Other
Nutrients for Life Foundation: For Teachers: Nourishing the Planet
Download free curriculum with three modules on soil and plant science: elementary, middle, or high school. Each module includes hands-on investigations to help learners understand the importance of healthy soil and thriving plant...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Electrolyte Balance
Students will learn about the role of the six most important electrolytes in the body, and then study the disorders associated with abnormally high and low levels of these electrolytes.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Fortified Breakfast
In this lesson, students will learn that minerals are a necessary part of our diet. They will learn that different minerals have different functions in the body. More specifically, they will discover that iron is necessary to carry...
Web Elements
Web Elements Periodic Table: Potassium
This WebElements site provides a great deal of elemental information. There are audio files demonstrating the correct pronunciation of the element name, pictures showing the electron shells, and information on isotopes, properties and more.
PBS
Pbs Nova Teachers: Dying to Be Thin: Body Needs
Find out what the human body needs to function at its best, and why.
University of Kentucky
Uk: Potassium Comics
Although this page focuses more on fun than on facts, it will quickly become a favorite of most Chemistry students. Find scanned panels and pages of comic books with elemental characters.
WebMD
Medicine Net: Electrolytes
"What are electrolytes?" Find the answer to this question and read information on potassium, chloride, hyperkalemia, and kidney disease.
Other
What Is a Soil Test?
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture explains soil testing, taking a soil sample, and analyzing the results.