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Element Collection: The Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
This engaging, interactive table of periodic elements goes well beyond the typical periodic table by including a picture of each element and additional interesting facts.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Cobalt

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wikipedia online encyclopedia site provides information on the element Cobalt (Co). Entry includes the characteristics, history, biological role, occurrence, compounds, isotopes, and more about Cobalt.
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: The Element Fermium

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the chemical element Fermium. Gives scientific information such as atomic weight and atomic number, and also discusses its history and uses.
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Other

Environmental Yellow Pages: Elemental Einsteinium

For Students 9th - 10th
The history, isotopes, and properties of the element Einsteinium are discussed on this site. Also listed is the atomic weight, atomic number, atomic symbol, and electron configuration.
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Other

Vigsnes Copper Museum: The Statue of Liberty

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents an intersting discussion of the source for the copper for the statue of liberty and the evidence to support it.
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Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Periodic Table and the Elements

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students can use this resource to interact with the periodic table. Information is available for each element. This is a good source of information for younger students.
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Amethyst Galleries

Amethyst Galleries: The Mineral Hematite

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents thorough geological data on the iron containing mineral hematite, with links to other iron containing minerals.
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Amethyst Galleries

Amethyst Galleries: The Mineral Native Antimony

For Students 9th - 10th
This illustrated and thorough resource presents geological information on antimony and minerals containing antimony.
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Amethyst Galleries

Fluorite, "The Most Colorful Mineral in the World"

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about Fluorite.
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Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Origin of the Chemical Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site examines a variety of topics related to the elements. Topics covered in the discussion include Primordial Chemistry, Stellar nucleosynthesis, Hydrogen burning, and more.
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Upper Canada District School Board

Tom Stretton's Chemistry Pages: Identifying the Element

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you apply your knowledge of the elements to real-world uses? Read these fifty clues about chemical elements, and identify the correct element by name and symbol.
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Royal Society of Chemistry

Chemical Society: Antimony

For Students 9th - 10th
Introductory level information on the origin, discovery and description of antimony.
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Royal Society of Chemistry

Chemical Society: Iron

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief information on the history, properties ands uses of iron.
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Website
Royal Society of Chemistry

Chemical Society: Iridium

For Students 9th - 10th
A short summary of iridium's properties and main uses.
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Website
Royal Society of Chemistry

Chemical Society: Iodine

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides basic informatioin on iodine and its properties.
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Royal Society of Chemistry

Chemical Society: Indium

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief information about indium, focussing on history, properties and uses.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Dmitri Mendeleev

For Students 9th - 10th
This overview of the life and accomplishments of chemist Dmitri Mendeleev discusses his upbringing and education. It also provides details on his creating the Periodic Table and his presentation to the Russian Chemical Society.
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Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Proton Don (Periodic Table Game)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Play by matching an element's name to its symbol or supply the missing name for an element when presented with its symbol. Includes a tutorial so that you can review the symbols for elements before you play.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Atomic Number

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides the definition of the term, "Atomic number," a term used in chemistry and physics to represent the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.
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Royal Society of Chemistry

Royal Society of Chemistry: Visual Elements: Silicon

For Students 9th - 10th
Very short entry describing silicon.
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Royal Society of Chemistry

Royal Society of Chemistry: Visual Elements: Selenium

For Students 9th - 10th
Short entry describing selenium and a couple of its uses.
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Royal Society of Chemistry

Royal Society of Chemistry: Europium

For Students 9th - 10th
Short summary of a description of europium, along with its uses.
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Royal Society of Chemistry

Royal Society of Chemistry: Erbium

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents a short description of erbium's properties and uses.
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Royal Society of Chemistry

Royal Society of Chemistry: Fluorine

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents a short summary of some descriptive information on fluorine.