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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Atomic Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on early ideas about the structure of an atom including John Dalton's plum pudding model and Ernest Rutherford's nuclear model. A link to a test is provided.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Atomic Structure Quiz

For Students 6th - 8th
Take an interactive quiz over the atomic structure and number of elements. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review
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Interactive
Other

University of Kansas: Quarked!: Matter Mechanic

For Students 3rd - 5th
Build elements and molecules using neutrons, protons, and electrons. Choices include helium, carbon, oxygen, aluminum, water, and salt.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Periodic Table Element Families

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 the properties of the atoms individually in relation to the main group elements of the Periodic Table.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Shell Model of the Atom

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 the properties of the atoms individually in relation to the main group elements of the Periodic Table.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Chem 1: The Shell Model of the Atom

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 the properties of the atoms individually in relation to the main group elements of the Periodic Table.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Core Charge of an Atom

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 the properties of the atoms individually in relation to the main group elements of the Periodic Table.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Biology: Chemistry of Life: Atomic Number,atomic Mass,and Isotopes

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the fundamental properties of atoms in this article. Understand the definition of atomic number, atomic mass, and isotopes. [6 min, 50 sec]
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Neon

For Students 1st - 9th
Discover the properties and characteristics of neon on this site.
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Handout
Other

Laws of Physics: Atoms and the Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the differences between the metal and non metal groups. Includes a lot of information on the periodic table and has a plethora of graphs.
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Handout
Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Atomic Radius

For Students 9th - 10th
This Webelements website provides a short but detailed definition of atomic radius. Includes links to other chemistry sites.
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Mixtures and Solutions

For Teachers 5th - 7th
This unit covers introductory concepts of mixtures and solutions. Students think about how mixtures and solutions, and atoms and molecules can influence new technologies developed by engineers. The first lesson explores the fundamentals...
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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Isotopes and Atomic Mass

For Students 9th - 10th
Are all atoms of an element the same? How can you tell one isotope from another? Use the sim to learn about isotopes and how abundance relates to the average atomic mass of an element.
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Interactive
Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive periodic table of elements allows students to click on each element, and read essential information about that element. Chemical elements are also listed alphabetically for quick reference.
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Lesson Plan
American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Periodic Table

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the periodic table and learn the basic information given for elements: the name, symbol, atomic number, and atomic mass for each element.
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Lesson Plan
American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Periodic Table and Energy Level Models

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students interpret the information given in the periodic table to describe the arrangement of electrons on the energy levels around an atom.
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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: Organization of the Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site focuses specifically on the Periodic Table of Elements with information on the table's organization methods along with...
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize Science: Atomic Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of atomic structure and the element groups in the periodic table using plain language. Supported by diagrams and charts.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Atomic Number

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides the definition of the term, "Atomic number," a term used in chemistry and physics to represent the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Chemical Bonding

For Students 9th - 10th
Study chemical bonding in chemistry including atoms, valence electrons, ionic and covalent bonding, and how molecules are formed on this site!
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Isotopes: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will define an isotope and demonstrate how to determine the average atomic mass of an element. It is 2 of 9 in the series titled "Isotopes."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Isotopes: Lesson 8

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will define an isotope and demonstrate how to determine the average atomic mass of an element. It is 8 of 9 in the series titled "Isotopes."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Isotopes: Lesson 7

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce isotopes, and explain how they differ from other elements. It will also show that some isotopes are unstable and emit particles and/or radiation. It is 7 of 9 in the series titled "Isotopes."

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