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Interactive
University of Kentucky

Chemcomics/carbon

For Students 9th - 10th
A whole bunch of comic pages that mention the element carbon and in most cases add a little bit of information about the element's properties.
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Graphic
University of Guelph

The Carbon Family: Electron Binding Energies

For Students 9th - 10th
A very advanced site on the elements of the Carbon Family. This site describes the electron binding energies of each in a detailed graph.
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Graphic
University of Guelph

The Carbon Family: Shielding Constants

For Students 9th - 10th
A short page dedicated to the Shielding Constants of the elements in the Carbon Family.
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Primary
University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Batteries Not Included

For Students 9th - 10th
A good online article from The Why? Files about an inventor who is perfecting a fuel cell to operate (what else?) a cell phone. Interesting, with enough technical stuff to give it some body.
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Handout
Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services

Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Carbon

For Students 9th - 10th
Summary of the uses, history, properties, proper disposal, and environmental fate of the various forms of carbon. The various allotropes of carbon are described in detail.
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Handout
Royal Society of Chemistry

Visual Elements: Carbon

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice summary of carbon stressing its overall importance and some historical relevance.
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Handout
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: The Element Carbon

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Jefferson Lab on the element Carbon contains information on the three allotropes of carbon (amorphous, graphite and diamond)and their uses.
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Handout
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Beta Decay

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Jefferson Lab provides a description of beta decay along with two helpful formula examples. Several links are provided throughout this page for additional information on related subjects.
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Website
Environduck

Enviroduck: Carbon Footprint Calculate Your Co2 Generation

For Students 9th - 10th
Go green when you use carbon footprint calculator to figure CO2 and how to lower it.
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Website
Environduck

Enviroduck: Carbon Footprint Calculator the Math Behind the Calculations

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the math on how our calculator figures your carbon footprint.
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Website
Environduck

Enviroduck: Carbon Footprint Calculator Help With Software

For Students 9th - 10th
Online software help for the carbon footprint calculator.
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Website
Texas A&M University

Texas A&m University: Composting for Kids

For Students 6th - 8th
Slide show with script from the Texas A&M University describing how to layer a compost bin, and how to make a trench compost or pocket compost. Gives nitrogen and carbon content examples of compostable materials. Explains gardening...
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Essential Elements: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the 4 elements that make up most of the body: Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbon, and Hydrogen. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Essential Elements."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Essential Elements: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the 4 elements that make up most of the body: Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbon, and Hydrogen. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Essential Elements."
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Handout
Chemicool

Chemi Cool: Carbon

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice organized table of the important physical and chemical properties of carbon.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Life as a Carbon Atom

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students pretend to live the life cycle as a Carbon Atom.
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Activity
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Essential Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
A slideshow listing and describing the four elements (carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen) that are required in living organism. Learn how nitrogen and carbon are used specifically by organisms.
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Handout
Amethyst Galleries

Native Elements Class: The Mineral Diamond

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of diamonds and their properties. Includes a gallery of raw uncut diamonds.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Organic Chemistry

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about organic chemistry including the importance of carbon, organic molecules, compounds, hydrocarbons, synthesis, and functional groups.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Carbon

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the element carbon and its chemistry including atomic weight, atom, uses, sources, name, and discovery on this site. Also, study the properties and characteristics of carbon.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Organic Compounds Examples

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the confusion around what is meant by organic chemistry and provides a list of organic compounds organized into categories and types.
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Handout
Wyzant

Wyzant: Common Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
This website focuses on the common elements. It provides an alphabetical listing of each common element with its symbol, attributes, and location on the periodic table.
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Graphic
Curated OER

[Bohr Model of Carbon]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information about the element Carbon (C), and includes its atomic structure, isotopes, and other facts.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Carbon

For Students Pre-K - 1st
carbon