National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network
Creating and Testing Silver-Nanoparticle Socks
Antibacterial socks are a product of nanotechnology. An inquiry-based lesson asks collaborative groups to create their own antibacterial socks and then test them against other products on the market. The sock with the least amount of...
Royal Society of Chemistry
Compounds Ending in 'ate'
Tackle polyatomic ions with Sudoku-like games! Nomenclature novices practice identifying the names and constituents of carbonate compounds with a series of puzzles. Scholars can use the resource online or as a worksheet, thanks to the...
Royal Society of Chemistry
A Giant Silver Mirror Experiment
Mirror, mirror, on the wall ... who's the best chemistry teacher of them all? You'll get the vote for certain after your class completes the Silver Mirror experiment! Partnered pupils use Tollen's reagent and glucose to silverplate a...
Chymist
An Experiment in Alchemy: Copper to Silver to Gold
Use chemistry to change pennies into gold coins! The experimental procedure leads learners through the process of changing copper pennies to silver and then to gold. They record the mass of each coin through every step of the experiment.
Curated OER
An Experiment in Alchemy: Copper to Silver to Gold
How exciting would it be for your chemistry class to produce their own "gold"? This experiment allows pupils to witness the chemical reaction of copper pennies as they react with zinc and sodium hydroxide to produce "gold" tokens. It is...
Curated OER
Populism & the Election of 1896
Populism and the rise and fall of the Populist Party are the topics of this presentation, which details the Presidential Election of 1896 and the role of silver. Detailing main points with clever political cartoons and informative maps,...
Curated OER
Transition Elements
For this transition elements worksheet, high schoolers complete 10 fill in the blank statements about the properties of transition elements. Then students will match 10 elements with the use of that particular element.
Curated OER
Balancing Chemical Equations
In this chemistry worksheet, students balance each of the equations listed on the sheet. There are twenty-one equations to solve and complete.
Curated OER
Creating an Embossed Bird Design
Young scholars research the role silver plays in the artwork of Mexico. They describe symbols used in Mexican artwork and create their own designs of birds in an embossed style.
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.
Vassar College
Vassar College: Democratic Party Platform, July 9, 1896
This "1896, A Website for Political Cartoons" site provides text of the actual platform stating the Democratic stand on "The Money Question." of 1896.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Silver
Information about the element, Silver, atomic number 47. Covers physical properties, atomic properties, how abundant it is on the Earth, and details about health-related regulations and effects from exposure to it. Also discusses...
Other
The image.com: Minerals
This is a very large list of minerals complete with image and physical descriptions, chemical descriptions, and classification.
Other
Portland Art Museum
Visit the Portland Art Museum "plaza" to explore current exhibits and the museum collections, which range from Northwest and Native American art to European and American art, silver, and contemporary art. The Gilkey Center for Graphic...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source: Boomtimes: 20th Century Mining Mojave Desert
This collection uses primary sources to explore twentieth-century mining in the Mojave Desert.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: Period 6: 1865 1898: Politics in the Gilded Age
The study resource from Khan Academy provides an overview of Period 6: 1865-1898 in American History. The politics in the Gilded Age is discussed in this lesson. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US History Test.
Vassar College
Vassar College: 1896: The Currency Question: The Gold Standard
This site is provided for by the Vassar College. "The bitter controversy surrounding the issues of `Free silver' and `sound money,' so central to the 1896 campaign, has proved difficult for historians to explain." However, this 1896, a...
Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services
Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Silver
This site provides elemental information which may not be found in many other sites. Here you can find historical information, common uses and even the approximate going price for a gram of the element.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Silver
This site provides numerous examples, and images, of artwork done in silver. Excellent images of ancient works of art.
Other
The Silver Institute: Silver Production
This page gives detailed information about world silver production. Contains graphs and charts of the production of various countries and top-producing companies.
Other
Chemical elements.com: Silver
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
Scienceviews.com: Minerals and Their Uses
Every segment of society uses minerals and mineral resources everyday. The roads we ride or drive on and the buildings we live learn and work in all contain minerals. Below is a selected list of commonly used metallic and nonmetallic...
Other
Minerals Education Coalition: Minerals Database
This resource provides photographs of and information about various minerals.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Piccolo, Woodwind Instrument
Read about the woodwind family and how it is divided. Learn about the piccolo and how it is played. Use RealAudio or Windows Media Player to listen to the piccolo on its own and with the orchestra.