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Environmental Chemistry

Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Nitrogen

For Students 9th - 10th
An exceptionally detailed and helpful resource for all sorts of information on nitrogen.
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Nitrogen

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the element, Nitrogen, atomic number 14. Covers common chemical transformations, its physical properties, atomic properties, how abundant it is on the Earth, and details about health-related regulations. Also discusses...
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Nitrogen

For Students 9th - 10th
Lots of valuable information on nitrogen, its properties and some of its uses and compounds.
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Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Nitrogen (N)

For Students 3rd - 8th
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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Activity
Michigan Reach Out

University of Michigan: Liquid Nitrogen Fun!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lessons and science demos using liquid nitrogen.
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Royal Society of Chemistry

Royal Society of Chemistry: Nitrogen

For Students 9th - 10th
A short but nice description of nitrogen's uses and properties. Discusses the history of nitrogen and its characteristics.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Nitrogen: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about number 7 on the periodic table: nitrogen. It's the most abundant element in Earth's atmosphere. [4:03]
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Article
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Nitrogen

For Students 9th - 10th
Facts about the chemical element, nitrogen found in the Earth's atmosphere.
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Other

Ecosystems: Nitrogen

For Students 9th - 10th
Summary of the nitrogen cycle and the role of nitrogen in the ecosystem.
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Chemicool

Chemicool: Nitrogen

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Chemicool provides a set of data tables summarizing basic chemical and physical properties of nitrogen.
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Other

Algone: The Nitrogen Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives a brief overview of the nitrogen cycle, dealing especially with the nitrogen cycle in aquariums.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Nitrogen

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students are introduced to the element nitrogen, its gaseous state, atomic structure, and how it combines with hydrogen to form ammonia.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Nitrogen

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the element nitrogen and its chemistry including atomic weight, atom, uses, sources, name, and discovery. Plus properties and characteristics of nitrogen.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Nitrogen in the Atmosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the properties of nitrogen, how it was first formed, where it is found, and the importance of the nitrogen cycle.
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Nitrogen

For Students K - 1st
Fun and interesting information about Nitrogen, the most abundant gas in the atmosphere. Learn about its characteristics, uses, where it is found, and discovery.