Curated OER
Compound Exercise
In this chemistry worksheet, students name each of the listed compounds on the sheet. Then they compare each of the compounds to those of the periodic table.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Atsdr: Toxicological Profile for Chromium
Profile information on chromium describes the danger of exposure and health effects of chromium.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Chromium
Information about the element, Chromium, atomic number 24. Covers discovery, physical and atomic properties, how abundant it is on the Earth, permissible exposure limits, sources, uses, and potential substitutes.
Other
Web ref.org: Chromium
A short, well written summary of some of the most important information on chromium, including its uses.
Other
Austin Nutritional Research: Reference Guide for Minerals
This site provides a reference guide to various minerals found in your daily diet. The site offers an overview of each mineral, explains the importance of each, and identifies the deficiency symptoms. Links to related information are...
Other
Scienceviews.com: Minerals and Their Uses
Every segment of society uses minerals and mineral resources everyday. The roads we ride or drive on and the buildings we live learn and work in all contain minerals. Below is a selected list of commonly used metallic and nonmetallic...
Other
Supralife International: Colloidal Minerals: Iodine
This site contains information on the mineral, iodine, such as its importance, deficiency symptoms, prevention/treatment of an iodine deficiency, diet recommendations, food sources, toxicity, and more.
Other
Minerals Education Coalition: Minerals Database
This resource provides photographs of and information about various minerals.
National Institutes of Health
Niddk: Alternative Therapies for Diabetes
Alternative therapies including acupuncture, biofeedback, and vitamin supplements are briefly discussed. Link to Combined Health Information Database for further research.
Web Elements
Web Elements Periodic Table: Chromium
A very good summary of the key data and chemical and physical properties of chromium.
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Chromium
The U.S. Geological Survey offers a complete listing of PDF files and references on chromium, stressing the mineralogical and geological aspects of this element.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemical Society: Chromium
A short summary of some of the more basic information one might need to know about this element.
Other
Moms Team: u.s. Dietary Reference Intakes (Dr Is) for Minerals
Here is a chart with useful information on the minerals you need to be healthy. Includes "functions" and "sources" of calcium, iron, magnesium, sodium, potassium, zinc, copper, selenium, chromium, manganese, iodine, fluoride, and phosporus.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Chromium
Find the importance to ensuring daily diets contain this essential mineral. Recognize sources of chromium and symptoms of deficiency or excess.
Chemicool
Chemicool: Chromium
A very well organized set of data tables from Chemicool listing a great deal of information about the physical and chemical properties of chromium.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Chromium
Kids learn about the element chromium and its chemistry including atomic weight, atom, uses, sources, name, and discovery on this site. Also discussed is the properties and characteristics of chromium.
Curated OER
[Bohr Model of Chromium]
This site provides information about the element Chronium (Cr), includes its atomic structure, isotopes, and other facts.