Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Chemical Bonding: Metallic Bonds
Given scenarios or diagrams, students will describe the nature of metallic bonding and explain properties such as thermal and electrical conductivity, malleability, and ductility of metals.
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Metals in the Periodic Table
This site provides a general overview of the metals in the periodic table. Content explores the different types of metals, and how you can identify a metal.
Iowa State University
Iowa State University: Materials Science and Engineering
Learn about Iowa State University's department of Materials Science and Engineering, including news, academics, people, research, and general information.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Why the Towers Fell: The Structure of Metal
Examine what it is that gives metal its special characteristics and how metal behaves under the stress of heat and outside forces. An engaging interactive feature is offered to here to illustrate this concept.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Metal Forces
This simple interactive tool lets students explore what happens to a metal beam at the molecular level when forces of varying intensity are exerted on it.
Chiral Publishing
Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Molecular Structures: Metals
Ever wondered what the molecular structures of common metals really look like? With this three-dimensional animation, see all of the bonds within the molecules from all directions.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Metal Activity: Determining the Activity Series of Metals
In this chemistry laboratory, students will investigate the activity of 4 unknown metals and rank them according to their activity. In order to achieve this objective, students will be combining a 1M HCl solution with each metal and...
Environmental Chemistry
Chemistry and Environmental Dictionary: Metals
A brief description of the metal group, with examples and links.
Other
Laws of Physics: Atoms and the Periodic Table
An overview of the differences between the metal and non metal groups. Includes a lot of information on the periodic table and has a plethora of graphs.
Other
Chemical elements.com: Samarium
A site containing a good deal of elemental information. Information on each element includes atomic number, atomic mass, melting point, boiling point, density, isotopes and more.
Other
Chemical elements.com: Sodium
A site containing a good deal of elemental information. Information on each element includes atomic number, atomic mass, melting point, boiling point, density, isotopes and more.
Other
Tantalum Niobium International Study Center
The home page of an industry-sponsored research group that promotes information on Niobium.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Matter: Periodic Table
A video and a short quiz on the periodic table of elements and how it is organized.
Other
Chemical Education Digital Library: Periodic Table Live!
By clicking on individuals elements, users can explore a broad range of information about the element, their reactions, their properties, their structures, and their histories.
Careers New Zealand
Kiwi Careers: Metallurgist
This site contains information on becoming a Metallurgist in New Zealand. While some of the information is specific to New Zealand, most of it is uniform to the career.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Alloys
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains the composition and uses of alloys.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Metals
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Defines what a metal is and explains the properties of metals.
Web Elements
Web Elements Periodic Table: Hassium
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.
Other
Rockmans Trading Post: Welcome to the Mineral Information Finder
During your lifetime, you will use more than a million pounds of rocks, minerals, and metals. Dig through this web site and find out how.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Metallic and Nonmetallic Character
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers metallic character, nonmetallic character, and periodic table trends.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix: Scientific Notation in Chemistry: Metallic Bonding and Metals
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this interactive you will drag the appropriate alloy to the correct figure. You will need a sign-in to access this media, but it will be well worth your time!
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Metals
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Metals and their properties.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Metallic Bonding
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Metallic bonds and how they influence the properties of metals.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Alloys
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of alloy and examples.