Curated OER
Arsenic and Lead Scavenger Hunt
Health wizards read and discuss an article about lead contamination then come up with a plan to help solve the problem. They get into groups to develop a community solution within the parameters of a budget, feasibility, and the source...
Curated OER
Science: 4 X 4
Students generate four statements and four questions based on their current level of understanding of the article from the engage instructional activity. They
evaluate the statements and questions that they have generated and those of...
Curated OER
Final Project Presentations: Water Quality
Students synthesize the information they have been researching on water quality to evaluate the potential health risks in a region with arsenic contamination. They prepare and present a persuasive speech that incorporates visuals.
Curated OER
Arsenic Contamination: Water Filtration
High schoolers work in groups to design a filtration process that will separate clean water from polluted water. They organize data in tables or graphs and present their findings to the class. Students identify further safety protocols...
Carnegie Mellon University
Chem Collective: Arsenic in Drinking Water
Set in the context of ground water contamination in Bangladesh, this stoichiometry and analytical chemistry activity examines the issues around identifying wells contaminated with arsenic.
Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services
Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Arsenic
Good site for basic data and uses of arsenic with an especially thorough summary of environmentally relevant information.
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Arsenic
This is as thorough as site as you will find for information of all kinds on arsenic. Very helpful.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Arsenic
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.
Other
Web ref.org: Arsenic
Some basic information along with good information on uses and health related facts on arsenic.
Web Elements
Web Elements Periodic Table: Arsenic
WebElements offers a very thorough listing of information arsenic, its uses and properties as well as basic data. very helpful.
Chemistry Collective
Chem Collective: Chemical Remediation of Arsenic
In this problem, students determine the limiting reagent in a reaction involving the remediation of arsenic from drinking water.
Chemistry Collective
Chem Collective: Gravimetric Determination of Arsenic
Set in the context of ground water contamination in Bangladesh, this stoichiometry and analytical chemistry activity examines the issues around identifying wells contaminated with arsenic. In this activity, students perform a gravimetric...
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Arsenic in Ground Water in the United States
This page discusses the presence of arsenic (chemical symbol As) in ground water in the United States. Also provides many links to other sites about arsenic (especially in drinking water.)
University of Kentucky
Chem Comics: Arsenic
Comics from the 1960's featuring the element arsenic. Not the greatest source of information, but interesting with some very nice visuals.
Other
Bangladesh Information Centre: The Arsenic Crisis
This is a report on the crisis in West Bengal and Bangladesh over the drinking of well water naturally containing high concentrations of arsenic.
Other
Chemistry Resources: The Nitrogen Family
This site provides a photograph and information on all the elements of the Nitrogen family.
Harvard University
Arsenic Contamination of Ground Water in Bangladesh
This site talks about related problems to groundwater contamination in Bangladesh and the challenges that face the people there.
Science Struck
Science Struck: The Versatile Uses of Metalloids
Learn about the seven metalloid elements of the periodic table, their properties, and their uses.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Metalloids in the Periodic Table
Discusses the history and organization of the periodic table, where the metalloids fit in, and their properties. Includes color-coded periodic table of elements.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemical Society: Arsenic
Resource gives descriptive and historical information on arsenic.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Arsenic
Study arsenic and its chemistry including atomic weight, atom, uses, sources, name, and discovery on this site. Also discussed are arsenic's properties and characteristics.
Curated OER
[Bohr Model of Arsenic]
This site provides information about the element Arsenic (As), and includes its atomic structure, isotopes, and other facts.
Curated OER
Amethyst Galleries: The Mineral Native Arsenic
Nice site with all sorts of information on arsenic as a mineral and geological specimen. Illustrated, with lots of data.