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Unit Plan
NBC

Nbc Learn: Chemistry of Pumpkin Pie

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Most recipes for Thanksgiving pumpkin pies call for clove and nutmeg - two distinct spices that come from two nearly identical molecules: eugenol and isoeugenol. "The Chemical Bond Between Cloves and Nutmeg" explains how the strength and...
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Interactive
Chemistry Collective

Chem Collective: Metal Ligand Binding

For Students 9th - 10th
Use silver chloride to determine the binding constant for a metal ligand complex.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ionic and Covalent Bonding

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tutorial, students learn about ionic and covalent bonds and predict which elements will form which type of bond. Includes interactive exercises as well as videos.
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Handout
University of California

Organic Chemistry Page: A Brief Tutorial on Drawing Lewis Dot Structures

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent lesson on writing Lewis structures. Examples shown include ammonium ion, carbon dioxide and the carbonate ion.
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Chemical Bonds

For Students 9th - 10th
By working through this web-based activity, students differentiate between ionic, non-polar covalent, and polar covalent bonds. Specifically, distinctions are made between bonding types based on orbital shapes and electronegativity...
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Lesson Plan
American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Chapter 4: The Periodic Table and Bonding

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Six middle school chemistry lessons about the periodic table and bonding complete with handouts and animations.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Chemical Bonds

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive activity developed for Teachers' Domain demonstrates how attractive forces between atoms create chemical bonds, resulting in the formation of molecules and compounds.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Electron Configuration and the Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorial students will sse the Periodic Table to identify and explain the properties of chemical families, including alkali metals, alkaline...
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Handout
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Molecules and the Properties of Bonded Atoms

For Students 9th - 10th
College-level site goes into great detail about chemical bonding properties, as far as energies, structure, angles, and length. Infrared absorption, the greenhouse effect, and global warming are addressed to exemplify bond length...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Classroom Bonding

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will be assigned an ion "name tag" and move around the classroom finding suitable other "atoms" to bond with.
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Making and Breaking Bonds

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the processes of association and dissociation in chemical bonding. Observe simulations that show the influence of temperature on making and breaking of bonds, how diatomic molecules form, and what determines the speed of...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Chemical Bonds

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This StudyCards stack enables students to review the vocabulary that describes chemical bonding.
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Handout
University of California

Resonance: Drawing Resonance Structures

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive lesson from UCLA on drawing resonance structures. Includes several examples, and links to related topics. Practice problems are also provided.
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eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Models of Chemical Bonding: Why Do Chemical Bonds Form?

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive overview on chemical bonding seeks initially to answer the question, why do chemical bonds form? Information is provided on classical models of chemical bonding and quantum mechanical models of the chemical bond.
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eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Models of Chemical Bonding: Why Do Atoms Join Together?

For Students 9th - 10th
The General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, or Chem 1, is broken into several sections covering various aspects of topics related to chemistry. This section deals with chemical bonds and seeks to answer the question, why do chemical bonds form?
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eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: The Octet Rule

For Students 9th - 10th
The General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, or Chem 1, is broken into several sections covering various aspects of topics related to chemistry. This section deals with the history and uses of the octet rule. Biographical information on G.N....
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eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: The Valence Bond Model

For Students 9th - 10th
The General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, or Chem 1, is broken into several sections covering various aspects of topics related to chemistry. This section deals with hybrid orbitals and specifically the valence bond model.
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eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Hybrid Types and Multiple Bonds

For Students 9th - 10th
The General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, or Chem 1, is broken into several sections covering various aspects of topics related to chemistry. Acting as a second part to a discussion on hybrid types of bonding, this site specifically...
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eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Molecular Orbitals

For Students 9th - 10th
Acting as an overview from the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site explores the topics related to molecular orbitals including bonding and antibonding MOs, molecular orbital diagrams, sigma and pi orbitals, and more.
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eBook
Crescent Public Schools

The Internet Science Room: Oxidation Numbers and Chemical Bonding

For Students 9th - 10th
Through animated diagrams and illustrated examples, students can further their understanding of chemical bonds and oxidation numbers.
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eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Electron Tunneling Model

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about shared electrons between the two nuclei. Learn about uncertainty at work.
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Handout
Michael Blaber, PhD

Fsu: Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding: Exceptions to the Octet Rule

For Students 9th - 10th
Lists the exceptions to the octet rule and provides a discussion and diagrams explaining each one. Includes clear diagrams illustrating this concept.
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Handout
Towson University

Towson University: Drawing Lewis Structures

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief rules for writing Lewis structures for simple compounds. Some examples are included.
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Unit Plan
State University of New York

State University of New York: Atomic Electron Configuration

For Students 9th - 10th
This simulation displays the electron configurations of for the elements in relation to the element's position on the periodic table.