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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Berkelium

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the element, Berkelium, atomic number 97. Covers physical properties, atomic properties, how abundant it is on the Earth, and details about health-related regulations.
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Barium

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic information about the element, Barium, atomic number 56. Covers physical and atomic properties, how abundant it is on the Earth, and permissible exposure limits.
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Arsenic

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic information about the element Arsenic, atomic number 33. Covers physical properties and properties, sources, how abundant it is on the Earth, uses, and toxicity.
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Americium

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the element, Americium, atomic number 95. Covers physical properties, atomic properties, how abundant it is on the Earth, and details about health-related regulations.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs: Nova: Interactive: It's Elemental

For Students 9th - 10th
Periodic table of elements, color-coded by family type. Elements are highlighted based on prevalence in human body, in sun, etc., or by density, boiling point, or melting point.
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Handout
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: It's Elemental: Sulfur

For Students 9th - 10th
This online resource is for information on the 16th element of the Periodic Table--Sulfur--can be found here. The site lists scientific information such as atomic weight, atomic number, melting/boiling point, and more. There is also a...
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Website
Other

Chemical elements.com/scandium

For Students 9th - 10th
A site containing a good deal of elemental information. Information on each element includes atomic number, atomic mass, melting point, boiling point, density, isotopes and more.
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Handout
Other

Chemical Element: Periodic Table: Gadolinium

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic properties of the element Gadolinium Includes Bohr model.
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Website
Other

Los Alamos National Laboratory: Periodic Table of Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
An up-to-date periodic table of elements. Click on each element to see properties, history, sources, and uses. Very comprehensive.
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the element, Mercury, atomic number 80. Covers physical and atomic properties, where it is found, and health-related regulations. Also discusses its three main forms, uses for mercury, ways it spreads throughout the...
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Professional Doc
The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute: Introduction to Matter

For Teachers 6th - 9th
A resource provided to Grade 8 teachers to address the School District of Philadelphia's Core Curriculum on the topic of Matter. It covers properties and states of matter, elements, compounds, mixtures, atoms, and the periodic table....
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Interactive
Other

Royal Institution: Element Obstacles

For Students 9th - 10th
Play the Obstacles game to learn about the elements in the Period Table. Get a question right about one element and you will be able to click the Data button to get information about other elements, enhancing your chances of getting...
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Website
Royal Society of Chemistry

Royal Society of Chemistry: Gridlocks: Level 1

For Students 6th - 9th
A collection of grid puzzles that cover topics in basic chemistry, including acids, salts, alkalis, chemistry lab equipment, the periodic table, states of matter, and more. These are excellent for topic review and reinforcement. The...
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Flex Book Textbooks: Chemistry Second Edition

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A complete, web-based, multi-media textbook covering a wide variety of Chemistry concepts.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Chemistry: Atomic Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
In this module students explore how matter is classified, the history of atomic theory, subatomic particles, modern atomic theory, electron configuration, the periodic table and its trends, and spectroscopy.
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Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Mastered the Periodic Table? Here Are Four More!

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the addition of four new elements to the periodic table. Includes video.
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Activity
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Practice Writing Electron Configurations

For Students 9th - 10th
Choose the element that matches the electron configuration.
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Activity
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Counting Valence Electrons

For Students 9th - 10th
Identify the number of valence electrons of given elements.
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Activity
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Counting Valence Electrons

For Students 9th - 10th
A short assessment to see if you understand valence electrons in specific elements.
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Website
American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: Hompage

For Students 9th - 10th
ChemCenter, available from the American Chemical Society, provides chemistry news, reference sources and other public services.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Elements and Compounds

For Students 9th - 10th
In this fun and engaging online lesson, students differentiate between elements and compounds on the most basic level while having fun "encoding" the Periodic Table.
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Handout
Chemicool

Chemicool: Gadolinium

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers physical data on the element Gadolinium. Also contains abundance and cost.
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Handout
Chemicool

Chemicool: Cerium

For Students 9th - 10th
A very clear set of data tables that provide all sorts of basic information on cerium and its chemical properties. A very helpful site for learning about this element.
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Handout
Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Caesium

For Students 9th - 10th
A very helpful site with a great deal of information on caesium and its properties. Very helpful. Includes an audio track of a description of this element, as well as illustrative pictures.