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Handout
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Seaborgium: Element 106 Named in Honor of Glenn T. Seaborg

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information on Glenn Seaborg, responsible for the discovery of this and many other elements, and for whom element 106 is named.
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Interactive
University of Kentucky

Chem Comics: Aluminum

For Students 9th - 10th
A set of comics featuring aluminum. Good graphics for a report or a presentation.
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Interactive
University of Kentucky

Chem Comics: Antimony

For Students 9th - 10th
A set of comics featuring the element antimony. Some good information in an entertaining manner.
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Unit Plan
Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Earth Cycles: The Phosphorus Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to the significance of phosphorus in regards to living organisms. An explanation of the phosphorus cycle is discussed in different scenarios.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Matter and Energy: Elemental Properties

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you know what makes each element unique? This tutorial will explore what gives each element its identity through interactive activities, videos, and practice questions.
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Handout
Chemicool

Chemicool: Bromine

For Students 9th - 10th
A nicely organized summary table with information on the properties of bromine. Very helpful and easy to follow.
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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
Chemicool

Chemicool: Radon

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a set of data tables summarizing the physical and chemical properties and data on radon.
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Handout
Chemicool

Chemicool: Selenium

For Students 9th - 10th
A set of tables summarizing the physical and chemical properties of the element selenium.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Engineering and the Periodic Table

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students learn about the periodic table and how pervasive the elements are in our daily lives. After reviewing the table organization and facts about the first 20 elements, they play an element identification game. They also learn that...
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Interactive
Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Atomic and Ionic Structure of First 12 Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
Analyze the electron configuration of the of the first twelve elements on the Periodic Table.
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Spectroscopy

For Students 9th - 10th
Web-based activity walks learners through the use of spectroscopy in determining the identity of atoms and molecules by defining the excited state of atoms, the frequencies of emitted photons, and atoms' ability to absorb them....
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Handout
Corrosion Source

Corrosion Source: Cerium

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents a summary of information on cerium metal and its uses.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Elements in the Universe

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will use a graph of the relative abundance of elements in the Universe to determine relationships between size of the atoms and their abundance.
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eBook
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: The Chemical Elements: Audio Book

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to elements, which explains how they cannot be broken down into smaller substances. Interactive tutorial takes you through the different elements in the periodic table.
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eBook
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Common Elements: Audio Book

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive introduction to some of the common elements. Discover what the particles look like in these elements in the fascinating pictures and animations.
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Interactive
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Names and Symbols of Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the periodic table of elements in a fun and exciting way through this interactive model. After learning about them, quiz yourself on the names and symbols.
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Interactive
University of Kentucky

Chem Comics: Arsenic

For Students 9th - 10th
Comics from the 1960's featuring the element arsenic. Not the greatest source of information, but interesting with some very nice visuals.
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Interactive
University of Kentucky

Chem Comics: Einsteinium

For Students 9th - 10th
A pair of comics that feature the element einsteinium. Fun ways to learn about chemistry!
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Interactive
University of Kentucky

Chem Comics: Erbium

For Students 9th - 10th
A 1997 comic mentioning the element erbium. A good way to make learning about the elements fun.
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Interactive
University of Kentucky

Chem Comics: Fluorine

For Students 9th - 10th
A comic strip that features the element fluorine. Interesting, and a different approach to providing information.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Elements

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This StudyCards stack enables students to review elements present in the modern periodic table. Given the atomic number, element name, and the electronic configuration, students find the position (period and column) of the element in the...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: It's a Mystery

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity students use the properties of a mystery element to determine its identity using the Periodic-App.
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Handout
Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services

Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Neon

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information on neon, its properties, history and uses. A good resource for this element.