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Handout
Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Lead

For Students 9th - 10th
WebElements offers a very nice summary of information on lead. Highly readable (great cartoon) and thorough. Recommended highly.
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Activity
Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: Lead Pb Environmental and Health Issues

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After looking over several articles and reports about lead in the environment being toxic, students will write persuasive letters to various government officials to tell them how they feel about what the government is currently doing...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Lead: 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 element number 82. [8:07]
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Handout
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Smelting Lead Containing Waste

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes a process by which waste lead can be reclaimed from materials such as batteries.
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Interactive
National Institutes of Health

Niehs: Kids' Pages: Bradley and the Bad Pb

For Students 3rd - 5th
Interactive children's story that teaches about the dangers of lead poisoning. Click on "next" at the bottom of the story to see all the different sources of lead in the environment and the symptoms of lead poisoning.
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Handout
Friesian School

Fresian: The Carbon Family C, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a very technical description of the 5 elements in the Carbon Family.
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Graphic
University of Guelph

The Carbon Family: Electron Binding Energies

For Students 9th - 10th
A very advanced site on the elements of the Carbon Family. This site describes the electron binding energies of each in a detailed graph.
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Graphic
University of Guelph

The Carbon Family: Shielding Constants

For Students 9th - 10th
A short page dedicated to the Shielding Constants of the elements in the Carbon Family.
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Handout
Chemicool

Chemicool: Lead

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Chemicool provides nice summary tables with a great deal of information on the physical and chemical properties of lead.
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Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Lead

For Students K - 1st
Fun and interesting information about Lead, a very useful metal. Learn about its characteristics, uses, where it is found, and discovery.