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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Atsdr: Toxicological Profile for Plutonium

For Students 9th - 10th
This article is designed to inform people of the health risks associated with plutonium. It explains how a person might be exposed to the element, and what the effects might be.
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Handout
Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Plutonium

For Students 9th - 10th
This WebElements site provides a great deal of elemental information. There are audio files demonstrating the correct pronunciation of the element name, pictures showing the electron shells, and information on isotopes, properties and more.
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Interactive
University of Kentucky

Uk: Plutonium Comics

For Students 9th - 10th
Although this page focuses more on fun than on facts, it will quickly become a favorite of most Chemistry students. Find scanned panels and pages of comic books with elemental characters.
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Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services

Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Plutonium

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a fact sheet with information on the basic data and properties of Plutonium. It also includes some of its uses.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Plutonium: 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 plutonium. [3:58]
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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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Handout
Other

Lanl: The Actinide Research Quarterly

For Students 9th - 10th
This is "The Actinide Research Quarterly", a publication about current research of the actinide metals and nuclear materials technology by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Very detailed information.