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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Periodic Table of the Elements: Transition Metals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct an exothermic reaction to investigate the properties of a transition metal. In this periodic table lesson, students identify the transition elements and discuss their properties after watching a video. They conduct an...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Elements and Bonding Worksheet

For Students 9th - 12th
In this elements and bonding worksheet, students classify given elements, they identify valence electrons in atoms, they explain the reactivity of elements, and they explain why certain atoms gain electrons while others lose electrons.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Elements

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this elements worksheet, students write in the symbol of the chemical element that matches its description. This worksheet has 10 fill in the blank questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Periodic Table Puzzle

For Students 10th - 11th
In this chemistry worksheet, students use the clues given at the bottom of the sheet to solve the crossword puzzle on the Periodic Table. They describe the number of protons and electrons some elements posses, as well as identify their...
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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
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Seaborgium

For Students 9th - 10th
Article summarizing the naming of this element.
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Website
Environmental Chemistry

Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Nickel

For Students 9th - 10th
An incredibly thorough source for information on nickel.
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Website
Environmental Chemistry

Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table: Osmium

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that has it all. This is probably the best place to start looking for information or data on osmium.
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Website
Environmental Chemistry

Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Palladium

For Students 9th - 10th
An oustanding source of information for all sorts of general information on palladium.
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Website
Environmental Chemistry

Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Actinium

For Students 9th - 10th
A great site for just about anything you could ever need or want to know about actinium.
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Website
Environmental Chemistry

Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Rhodium

For Students 9th - 10th
Great source of information on rhodium. Very thorough.
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Handout
Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services

Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Rhenium

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent summary of the basics on rhenium.
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Website
Environmental Chemistry

Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Vanadium

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough a site on vanadium and its properties. Highly recommended.
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Handout
Other

Web ref.org: Molybdenum

For Students 9th - 10th
A short entry on molybdenum, its properties and uses. Good links to definitions of all key terms used in the site. Good basic information.
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eBook
Other

The Organometallic Hyper Text Book: Alkene Complexes

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of alkene complexes formed with transition metals. Includes information on hybridization and synthesis.
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eBook
Other

The Organometallic Hyper Text Book: Olefin Metathesis

For Students 9th - 10th
Rearrangements of alkene with transition metal complexes. Includes information on catalysts, mechanisms and other similar polymerizations.
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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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Handout
Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Transition Metals

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides an excellent overview of transition metals, focusing on what makes them special.
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Interactive
University of Kentucky

The Comic Book Periodic Table of Elements: Scandium

For Students 9th - 10th
This site may focus on fun, rather than facts, but it will become a favorite of any Chemistry student. Here you will find scanned images of panels and/or pages of comic books, with references to the element you seek.
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Handout
Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services

Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Silver

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides elemental information which may not be found in many other sites. Here you can find historical information, common uses and even the approximate going price for a gram of the element.
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Handout
ArtLex

Art Lex: Silver

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides numerous examples, and images, of artwork done in silver. Excellent images of ancient works of art.
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Handout
Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services

Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Rhodium

For Students 9th - 10th
Nice thorough entry on rhodium from SpectrumLabs, its properties and uses.
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Handout
Other

Los Alamos National Labs: Molybdenum

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice readable summary of basic data, and information on the history, uses, properties and sources of molybdenum.
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Handout
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.