Environmental Chemistry
Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Silicon
Very thorough site with just about everything you could ever need to know about silicon.
Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services
Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Silicon
This site provides a fact sheet with information on the basic data and properties of Silicon. It also includes some of its uses.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Silicon
Information about the element, Silicon, atomic number 14. Covers physical properties, atomic properties, how abundant it is on the Earth, and details about health-related regulations. Also discusses sources of Silicon, and its many...
Web Elements
Web Elements Periodic Table: Silicon
Excellent site with a great deal of helpful information on silicon.
Chem4kids
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.
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Superslim Silicene
Discusses research being done with silicene, which is silicon that is one atom thick. Silicene is compared to graphene, both of which have the potential for sparking future innovations in electronics.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Silicon: Periodic Table of Videos
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about silicon, an element which plays a crucial role in electronics. [3:37]
US Department of Energy
Us Dept of Energy:mining Silicon Througha Single Displacement/redox Reaction
Young scholars will participate in a laboratory investigation that models the production of silicon. The activity investigates the sources, uses, properties, and importance in the fields of photovoltaics (solar cells/renewable energy) of...
Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry: Visual Elements: Silicon
Very short entry describing silicon.
Upper Canada District School Board
Tom Stretton's Chemistry Pages: The Chemistry of Carbon and Silicon
Deepen your understanding of the elements, carbon and silicon. Find out how and why they are related on the Periodic Table of Elements.
Chemicool
Chemicool.com: Silicon
This site from Chemicool.com provides a very through set of tables summarizing many physical and chemical properties of silicon.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Silicon
Investigate the properties and characteristics of silicon. Students can study the element silicon and its chemistry including atomic weight, atom, uses, sources, name, and discovery.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Silicon
Fun and interesting information about Silicon, one of the most widely used elements. Learn about its characteristics, uses, where it is found, and discovery.
