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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: It's Elemental the Element Einsteinium

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the element Einsteinium. Lists basic periodic table information along with its history and uses.
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Handout
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: It's Elemental the Element Europium

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic information on the element Europium. Lists periodic table information along with information on its history and uses.
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Handout
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: It's Elemental the Element Francium

For Students 9th - 10th
General information on the element Francium. Gives its history and uses along with periodic table information such as atomic weight and number, etc.
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Other

The Third Millenium Online: The Carbon Family

For Students 9th - 10th
The five elements of the Carbon family are briefly discussed here, with links to further information about each.
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Website
Other

Chemical elements.com: Silver

For Students 9th - 10th
A site containing a good deal of elemental information. Information on each element includes atomic number, atomic mass, melting point, boiling point, density, isotopes and more.
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Other

Chemical Elements: Potassium

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice, clear site, containing a good deal of elemental information, including atomic weight, density, boiling point, isotopes and more. An image shows the electron energy levels for the element.
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Other

Chemical Elements: Plutonium

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice, clear site, containing a good deal of elemental information, including; atomic weight, density, boiling point, isotopes and more. An image shows the electron energy levels for the element.
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Website
Other

Science: Mercury

For Students 6th - 8th
A look at mercury, its chemicals properties and other facts. Article is written by high school students.
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Matter: Periodic Table

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short quiz on the periodic table of elements and how it is organized.
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Other

Neodymium Metal & Powder

For Students 9th - 10th
Summary of information on the chemical and physical properties of Neodymium. It also includes a table summarizing its properties.
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Other

Platinum Metal & Powder

For Students 9th - 10th
Summary of information on the chemical and physical properties of Platinum. It also includes a table summarizing its properties.
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Matter: Elements & Compounds

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short quiz on elements, how they combine through chemical reactions to make compounds, and how to write the chemical formulas for water and salt.
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Matter: Atoms: Protons, Neutrons, Electrons

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short quiz on the parts of an atom, the periodic table, and molecules.
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Website
Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Alkali Metals to the Left

For Students 5th - 8th
To the left. To the left. The elements in the left column of the period table are alkali metals with the exception of hydrogen. This is a brief overview of the alkali metals, what their family is all about and how well they bond or do...
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Website
Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Heading to Group Two

For Students 5th - 8th
The second family in the periodic table is the alkaline earth metals found in the second column from the left. Meet the family and get to familiar with why this is the second most reactive group of elements.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Periodic Table: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
Explain how elements on the periodic table are arranged, and explain the relationships within each row and column. This lesson is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Periodic Table."
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Lesson Plan
Google

Google for Education: Example: Patterns in the Periodic Table

For Teachers 7th - 9th
A lesson plan where learners examine the trends in the periodic table.
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Interactive
Museum of Science

Museum of Science and Industry Chicago: Elements: Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive periodic table of elements where learners can experiment with combining many elements to see what they can create.
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: William Ramsay

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography about William Ramsay, the scientist who discovered the noble gases and received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1904.
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eBook
Other

National Research Council: Elementary Particle Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
The Committee on Elementary-Particle Physics, part of the U.S. National Research Council, presents this massive report on particle physics. It's a definitive document. Surprisingly readable, totally detailed. Start with the Table of...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Understanding Elements

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson plan examines the properties of elements and the periodic table. Students learn the basic definition of an element and the 18 elements that build most of the matter in the universe. The periodic table is described as one...
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Handout
Chemicool

Chemicool: Zinc

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Chemicool Periodic Table provides an abundance of information on the element including everything from atomic number to abundance.
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Handout
Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Zinc

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Mark Winter and Web Elements provides information on the element Zinc (Zn) and includes pictures and audio information about it.
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Handout
Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Sodium

For Students 9th - 10th
All of the elemental information that you are likely to need can be found at this extensive site, including; atomic number, atomic weight, group name, standard state, properties, uses, electron configuration, typical compounds and much...