Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: Chemistry, Chemical Bonds
Simulations to show students the nature of chemical bonds. Simulations include an explanation of stereochemistry, atomic orbitals, chemical polarity, formation of an atom, and a summary quiz.
University of Arizona
University of Arizona: Biochemistry
Problem sets, tutorials, and activities related to biochemistry.
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Chemical Bonds: Covalent or Ionic or What?
Use this resource to understand polar covalence in ion-derived solids.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Polarity in Chemical Bonds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will determine the polarity of a chemical bond using the electronegativity chart, and then distinguish between nonpolar covalent, polar covalent, and ionic...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Bond Hybridization
Practice determining the hybridization for atoms in covalent compounds. Use the interactive scratch pad to work out the problems.
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Why Does Water Dissolve Sugar?
Explore this animation to learn why water dissolves sugar.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Chemistry: The Nature of the Chemical Bond
This site talks about ionic, polar covalent, and non-polar covalent bonding.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Science Tutorial: Matter
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing matter straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this interactive tutorial. [1:02]
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ionic and Covalent Bonding
In this tutorial, students learn about ionic and covalent bonds and predict which elements will form which type of bond. Includes interactive exercises as well as videos.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Chemical Bonds
By working through this web-based activity, students differentiate between ionic, non-polar covalent, and polar covalent bonds. Specifically, distinctions are made between bonding types based on orbital shapes and electronegativity...
Quizlet
Quizlet: 8th Grade Science Vocab Test
Science vocabulary terms are included on this end-of-the-year exam. Words are associated with cells, genetics, and bonds. Seven multiple choice questions, seven matching questions, and six true/false questions are provided on this...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Chemical Bonds
This interactive activity developed for Teachers' Domain demonstrates how attractive forces between atoms create chemical bonds, resulting in the formation of molecules and compounds.
Chiral Publishing
Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Compounds and Chemical Bonds: Audio Book
Did you ever wonder how or why atoms bond together? This interactive tutorial sheds some light on why bonds form and the difference between ionic and covalent bonds.
University of Arizona
University of Arizona: Chemistry Tutorial
The purpose of this tutorial is to introduce you to some of the chemical concepts which are necessary to understand biology. Concepts include the basics for understanding biology, chemical bonds and attractive forces, the chemistry of...
Oklahoma State University
Osu: Chemical Bonding Content in a Nutshell
An overview of chemical bonding and how valence electrons play a major role in these processes.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Introducing Ionic Bonds: How Does the String Hold Together?
This inquiry activity introduces chemical and ionic bonds and allows students to investigate an unknown situation, make hypotheses, and share data.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Liquids: Color Changing Milk
In this chemistry lab, the students will investigate what happens to the liquids: milk and food coloring, when dish soap is placed on a Q-tip and then put into the solution.
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Models of Chemical Bonding: Why Do Chemical Bonds Form?
This extensive overview on chemical bonding seeks initially to answer the question, why do chemical bonds form? Information is provided on classical models of chemical bonding and quantum mechanical models of the chemical bond.
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Models of Chemical Bonding: Why Do Atoms Join Together?
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 chemical bonds and seeks to answer the question, why do chemical bonds form?
Other
Us: Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (Vsepr)
An excellent tutorial that examines VSEPR and pairs of valence electrons. The valence shell electron pair repulsion concept is explored using animated models. Includes a VSEPR calculator. Use the toolbar on the left to navigate through...
Other
Science Alive: Synthetic vs. Natural: What's the Difference?
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...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Chemistry in Biology: Chapter Test Practice
Try these twenty multiple-choice questions to review the concepts of the chemistry embedded in biology. Each question has a clickable hint, and the entire assessment is self-checking.
Quia
Quia: Chemical Bonds (Ionic and Covalent) Quiz
This is 21-question multiple choice quiz over chemical bonds was written for a 7th-grade science class.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: How Chemical Reactions Happen
View this collection of simulations to gain a better understanding of how chemical reactions happen.