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Science Alive: What Is Organic Chemistry?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This reading/lesson plan introduces young scholars to the concept of organic chemistry.
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Science Alive: What Is Synthesis?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson describes chemical synthesis in terms of building or breaking down molecules and discusses the value of chemical synthesis. Students will have a chance to play an interactive game that is analogous to the process of chemical...
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Science Alive: Synthetic vs. Natural: What's the Difference?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through this reading, young scholars will learn that a substance's properties arise from its molecular structure, not from how it's made (i.e., synthesized by people or found in nature). There is no fundamental difference between natural...
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Science Alive: The Many Faces of Steroids

For Teachers 1st - 9th
This reading is an introduction to the great variety of steroids and their many different uses.
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World of Molecules: 3 D Structure Files

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the three-dimensional structure of various molecules- both organic and inorganic.
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World of Molecules: Drug Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the three-dimensional structure of various molecules of prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
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World of Molecules: Material Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the three-dimensional structure of different types of material molecules.
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World of Molecules: Molecules of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the three-dimensional structure of different types of organic molecules.
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World of Molecules: Molecules of Color

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the three-dimensional structure of various molecules of pigment structures.
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State University of New York

State University of New York: Compounds, Molecules, and the Mole

For Students 9th - 10th
This simulation explores the relationship between mass, moles, molecules and atoms. Select one of the 6 compounds, set the mass of the compound, and release the scrollbar to calculate.
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Beautiful Chemistry: Beautiful Structures: Quasicrystals

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive display of quasicrystals allows students to study the inner components and molecular make-up of these structures. Since the discovery of quasicrystals, a lot of efforts have been put on finding the locations of atoms...
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Beautiful Chemistry: Beautiful Structures: Interlocked Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive activity be amazed with some of the most intriguing molecules made by chemists. These molecules are interlocked molecules, which have topological structures.
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Tele Universite, Universite Du Quebec a Montreal: Vr Molecules Pro

For Students 11th - 12th
Visually inspect virtual molecules and their reactions to changes in energy levels and vibrations. Choose from 24 different molecules and adjust viewing angle, pace of simulation, and more. Create a presentation of your explorations as...
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Molecular Crystals

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of interactive simulations relating to molecular crystals.
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Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte (Spain)

Cnice: Iniciacion Interactiva a La Materia

For Students 9th - 10th
Matter is anything that has mass and occupies a space. In this site you will find a lot of illustrations and interactive activities dealing with matter.
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Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: Cycling Phosphorus

For Students 5th - 8th
An essential element in the ecosystem is phosphorus. Discover the phosphorus cycle, what depends upon it, and how it works.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Chemical Reactions: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will present a basic understanding of the periodic chart of elements and how to predict chemical reactions based on given information. It is 4 of 9 in the series titled "Chemical Reactions."
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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Molecule Shapes: Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
Students studying molecule shapes will better understand its concepts with this virtual experiment that tests how a molecule's shape changes due to repulsions between atoms. Learning is further enhanced by building molecules in 3D.
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Air, It's Really There

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the properties of air, and what happens to air when heated and cooled.
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Temperature and Rate of a Chemical Reaction

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch molecules collide with enough energy that bonds break and form new bonds in a chemical reaction.
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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Levels of Organization

For Students 5th - 7th
FSERL: Explanation of the hierarchical levels of living things.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Molecules

For Students 2nd - 7th
When two or more atoms combine they give rise to a molecule. A molecule can be made up of many atoms of the same element. There are 112 elements known to man, so can you imagine the different permutations and combinations of molecules...
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Chem Tutor

Chem Tutor: Chemistry: Writing Ionic Compound Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th
A tutorial on writing formulas for ionic compounds.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix: Solute and Solvent

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] While paying attention to the charges, move the salt ions and water molecules around to simulate how salt ions are dissolved in water.