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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Spectrometry Explained

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive tutorial illustrates how spectrometry is used to study, identify, and quantify materials.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Spectroscopy: Interaction of Light and Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
Tutorial provides a discussion of UV-Vis spectroscopy, infrared (IR) spectroscopy, and the Beer-Lambert law.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Absorption and Radiation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Different surfaces absorb and radiate radiation at different rates. In this activity you will analyze the absorption and radiation rates of two surfaces by monitoring the temperature changes of each of them.
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eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Spectra and Interaction of Light and Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site discusses continuous spectra and line spectra using examples and charts to assist in the understanding.
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Handout
Friesian School

Proceedings of the Friesian School/the Quantacized Atom

For Students 9th - 10th
A very lengthy page from friesian.com discussing Bohr's theory of electronic energy levels and the explanation of commonly observed atomic emission line spectra. The concept of a photon and Einstein's observation of the photoelectric...
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Unit Plan
State University of New York

State University of New York: Atomic Absorption and Emission

For Students 9th - 10th
This module simulates the excitation of hydrogen atoms through irradiation with electromagnetic radiation of different wavelengths.
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Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Emission Spectra Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab is designed to allow students to look at the spectra of a handful of elements when light from a glowing sample of those elements travels through a diffraction grating.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Emission Spectrum vs. Absorption Spectrum

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the difference between an emission spectrum and an absorption spectrum, and describes each as well as their applications.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry Simulation: Neon Lights

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Neon lights are a type of discharge tube. Observe how electrons create colored light in a hydrogen gas discharge tube. Can you figure out why hydrogen's emission spectrum contains more than one color of...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Atomic Emission Spectra

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson, students learn about atomic emission spectra. Includes a simulation for exploring the Blackbody Spectrum.
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eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Emission and Absorption Spectra

For Students 9th - 10th
Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site specifically discusses emission and absorption spectra in relation to the Bohr model.