CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Molecular Compounds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students investigate compounds, and learn the ways in which molecules are named.
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Hydrogen
Here you can find out about hydrogen, the first element in the periodic table. Content includes shell information, where to find it in nature, and why it is helpful to us.
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Chem4 Kids: Helium
Here you can find lots of great information about helium. Learn about its electrons, where it exists in nature, and about the element itself!
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Chem4 Kids: Carbon
Click on the left navigation terms for some great information about the 6th element in the periodic table, "carbon." Content focuses on carbon's electrons, where you can find carbon in nature and in the home, and how carbon combines with...
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Chem4 Kids: Nitrogen (N)
Here you can find some great information about the 7th element in the periodic table, "nitrogen." Content focuses on nitrogen's electrons, where you can find nitrogen in nature and in the home, and how nitrogen combines with other elements.
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Chem4 Kids: Fluorine
Here you can find some great information about the 9th element in the periodic table, "fluorine." Content focuses on fluorine's electrons, where you can find fluorine in nature and in the home, and how fluorine combines with other elements.
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Chem4 Kids: Neon (Ne)
Here you can find some great information about the 10th element in the periodic table, "neon." Content focuses on neon's electrons, where you can find neon in nature and in the home, and how neon combines with other elements.
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Chem4 Kids: Sodium (Na)
Here at Chem4Kids you can find some great information about the 11th element in the periodic table, "sodium." Content focuses on sodium's electrons, where you can find sodium in nature and in the home, and how sodium combines with other...
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Chem4 Kids: Magnesium (Mg)
Here you can find some great information about the 12th element in the periodic table, "magnesium." Content focuses on magnesium's electrons, where you can find magnesium in nature and in the home, and how magnesium combines with other...
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Chem4 Kids: Silicon (Si)
Here you can find some great information about the 14th element in the periodic table, "silicon." Content focuses on silicon's electrons, where you can find silicon in nature and in the home, and how silicon combines with other elements.
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Chem4 Kids: Sulfur (S)
Here you can find some great information about the 16th element in the periodic table, "sulfur." Content focuses on sulfur's electrons, where you can find sulfur in nature and in the home, and how sulfur combines with other elements.
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Chem4 Kids: Chlorine (Cl)
The 17th element in the periodic table is defined, chlorine. Find out how many electrons chlorine has and where you can find it in nature and in the home.
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Chem4 Kids: Argon (Ar)
Chem4Kids looks at the 18th element in the periodic table, argon. Content focuses on argon's electrons, where you can find argon in nature and in the home, and how argon combines with other elements.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Why the Towers Fell: The Structure of Metal
Examine what it is that gives metal its special characteristics and how metal behaves under the stress of heat and outside forces. An engaging interactive feature is offered to here to illustrate this concept.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize Science: Atomic Structure
An explanation of atomic structure and the element groups in the periodic table using plain language. Supported by diagrams and charts.
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...
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Represent Bonding With Lewis Dot Diagrams
Students draw and interpret Lewis dot diagrams for individual atoms and both covalent and ionic compounds.
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Energy Levels, Electrons, and Covalent Bonding
Students discover the concept that two atoms can attract and form a covalent bond.
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: Lewis Dot Structures of Covalent Compounds
Short slide show provides basic information about drawing Lewis dot structures for covalent compounds. Starts with anatomy of the atom, and then shows the relationship between atomic particles and the Periodic Table of Elements. Offers...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Covalent Bonding
This interactive activity from ChemThink takes a closer look at a covalent bond: how it is formed and how the sharing of two electrons can keep atoms together.
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.
Ohio State University
Ohio State University: Electronegativity & Bond Polarity
Excellent graphics help this page explain the relationship between electronegativity and bond polarity.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Chemistry I: Atoms and Molecules
In this online biology textbook, learn about atoms and molecules as they relate to life. Find out about topics such as electrons and energy, chemical bonding, and chemical reactions.
Michael Blaber, PhD
Fsu: Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding: Polarity and Electronegativity
Florida State University provides an explanation of electronegativity of elements and its affect on bond type.