Curated OER
Flame Tests
Learners perform flame tests on 12 elements. In this flame tests lesson plan, students experiment with elements to observe their visible light spectra emitted as electrons jump from one energy level to another. Learners record their...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Excited States and Photons
Students are able to explore the effects of energy on excitation of atoms through simulations, then relate this information to photons at atoms' absorption and emission of light. Multiple-choice and short answer questions are found...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Special Relativity and Quantum Mechanics
In this interactive tutorial students explore special relativity and quantum mechanics. Learn basic tenets of the theory of special relativity and the relationship between mass and energy. Also discover the evidence for the particle...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Properties of Cations: Flame Test Lab
In this lab, students will learn the relationship between color emitted by atoms of metal compounds and their electron structure by using the flame test.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Absolute Zero
Wikipedia offers several paragraphs of detailed information on absolute zero, the lowest temperature that can be obtained in any macroscopic system.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: The Quantum Basics of Electrons
Simulations that show the concepts of probability distribution and the behavior of electrons that will help students understanding of quantum mechanics. Students will learn about electrons movement when they are in an excited state. At...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Burn Baby Burn!
The students will review the concepts of electromagnetic spectrum, properties of light, and the transition from ground to excited state of electrons in atoms. In laboratory groups, the students will identify the characteristic light...