Curated OER
The Structure of Matter and the Chemical Elements
In this chemistry instructional activity, students answer 73 fill in the blanks and multiple choice questions on the structure of matter and properties of elements in the periodic table.
Curated OER
The Structure of Matter
In this chemistry instructional activity, students study the structure of matter and the kinetic molecular theory using an interactive online website.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Marshmallow Models
This chemistry lesson will test students' understanding of VESPR structures. They will use marshmallows and redhots to investigate molecules, acids, and polyatomic ions.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Rainbow Challenge Lab
In this inquiry lab activity, students will attempt to layer 6 different kinds of soda pops in a large test tube using their knowledge of density and other physical properties of liquids.
Symmetry Magazine
Symmetry Magazine: Explain It in 60 Seconds: Charm Quark
Charm quarks, described in this article, are a type of quark that is basic to matter. A particle with a charm quark deteriorates quickly into a regular particle. A study of these quarks could reveal critical information about matter....
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Atoms, Elements, and Compounds: Self Check Quiz
Try these five multiple-choice questions that help students review atoms, elements, and compounds. Each question has a hint and a self-checking feature.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Jean Baptiste Perrin Nobel Lecture
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read Jean Baptiste Perrin's Nobel Lecture, "Discontinuous structure of matter," in which Perrin overviews the work which earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Structure of Matter
This site provides an illustrated and animated story that seeks to answer several questions. What are atoms made of? What is keeping a nucleus intact? What happens if you try to separate two quarks? Are quarks fundamental?
TryEngineering
Try Engineering: Can You Copperplate?
Chemical engineering lesson investigates the processes of chemical plating and electroplating. Teams of young scholars work together to devise a chemical system for plating metal objects with copper, then test and evaluate their findings...