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Beautiful Chemistry: Beautiful Structures: Metal Organic Frameworks
Interact with these virtual structures of metal-organic frameworks. These special kinds of crystals are made of organic molecules and metal-containing units, which are linked together by chemical bonds.
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Surface Tension
Georgia State explains, defines, and illustrates the concept of surface tension. Includes photos, examples and links to further information.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Magic Milk
This instructional activity is designed to engage students in a discussion and demonstration of molecules, surface tension, and bonding. Students will use hands on materials as well as technology. This instructional activity shows how a...
Utah STEM Foundation
Utah Stem Action Center: Smoke in a Bottle
Students will learn how complete and incomplete combustion is different and also how the products affect us.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Quantum Tunneling
Delve into a microscopic world working with models that show how electron waves can tunnel through certain types of barriers. Learn about the novel devices and apparatuses that have been invented using this concept. Discover how...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Micelles
Select an oil or water environment for molecules and observe how they are affected by interactions with their environment and each other.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Mixing Liquids
Experiment with mixing liquids and observing the volume they take up.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: How Can a Small Spark Start a Huge Explosion?
In this module Activity 2 investigates What holds the atoms of a molecule together?The activity will explore what holds atoms together and why they from a molecule. Bonus reading includes Same Molecules but Different Representations.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: What Happens to the Energy of Water Molecules During Hurricanes?
Activity 1 investigates What does boiling do to water molecules? In this activity students will collect evidence to analyze what happens to water during boiling.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: What Happens to the Energy of Water Molecules During Hurricanes?
In this investigation students will add energy to the model of how molecules interact by completing the following activities. Activity 1 What does boiling do to water molecules? Activity 2 How hot can water go? Activity 3 How does energy...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Water Simulation
See how the molecules change when the temperature goes up in this interactive simulation.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Atoms to Molecules Study Guide
Understand the basic structure of atoms and molecules in the Earth's crust.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Build a Bathtub Toy Raft Powered by Surface Tension
In this science activity, you will make a little toy raft that is powered by surface tension, and use your vessel to investigate how surface tension works.
Concord Consortium
The Concord Consortium: What Are Proteins and How Do They Fold Into Biologically Important Shapes?
In this learning module from The Concord Consortium, students will investigate how polar and nonpolar regions in big molecules interact to result in certain shapes and properties for those molecules.
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Diffusion: Random Motion With Direction
The General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, or Chem 1, is broken into several sections covering various aspects of topics related to chemistry. This section deals with diffusion along with topics such as concentration gradient and random...
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Effects of of Intermolecular Forces
The General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, or Chem 1, is broken into several sections covering various aspects of topics related to chemistry. This section deals with intermolecular forces and topics including repulsive forces and...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Heat of Fusion
This Wikipedia page provides basic descriptive information on the term, "Heat of Fusion."
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: How Molecules Take Up Thermal Energy
With an overview of topics related to chemical energetics, this site provides a foundation to a study of thermodynamics with information on thermal energy. Topics covered include heat capacity, temperature, translational motions of...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Floating Paper Clips Experiment
Explore surface tension in water by making a paper clip float.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Salt and Pepper Experiment
Demonstrate surface tension by sprinkling pepper on a bowl full of water, then touching a soapy finger to the water.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Hot Air Balloon Experiment
Explore how heat affects the density of air by building and flying a hot air balloon using large plastic bags and the hot air from an electric hairdryer.
School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University: Glossary
This Queen Mary University site features a glossary of chemical terms, including London forces.
Other
Atoms in Motion: Demo
Demonstration of the "Atoms In Motion" app running on an iPad simulator. User interactions and gestures control the entire simulation.
Other
Chemsite: Pure Substances vs. Mixtures
An outline on the topics of pure substances and mixtures.