Chem Tutor
Chem Tutor: Binary Covalent Compounds
An explanation of bonding in binary covalent compounds. Rules for naming binary covalent compounds using common names and system names are also provided.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Ionic & Covalent Compounds
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart presents rules for writing and naming ionic and covalent compounds. There is a short assessment using Activotes.
Ohio State University
Ohio State University: Electronegativity & Bond Polarity
Excellent graphics help this page explain the relationship between electronegativity and bond polarity.
University of Southern California
Atomic Bonds
This slide show on atomic bonds contains several slides on electron affinity. Other topics include covalent, Sigma and Pi bonds, and atomic bonding in solids.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Polarity and Intermolecular Forces
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The following online tutorial describes how the electronegativity difference between two atoms in a covalent bond results in the formation of a nonpolar covalent,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Chemistry of Life: Chemical Bonds
Review over covalent, hydrogen, and ionic bonding in this article. Learn how molecules are held together by chemical bonds.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Ionic Compounds: Naming Compounds With Polyatomic Ions: Lesson 1
This lesson will provide naming rules for ionic compounds containing polyatomic ions and give examples. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Ionic Compounds: Naming Compounds with Polyatomic Ions in Formula."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Ionic Compounds: Formulas From Compound Names With Polyatomic Ions
This lesson will demonstrate how to write the formula for an ionic compound containing polyatomic ions given the systemic name.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Chemical Bonds: Lesson 2
Describe the difference between Ionic and Covalent bonding. This lesson is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Chemical Bonds."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Chemical Bonds: Lesson 5
Describe the difference between Ionic and Covalent bonding. This lesson is 5 of 5 in the series titled "Chemical Bonds."
Chem Tutor
Chem Tutor: Chemistry: Compounds
This lesson focuses on chemical compounds including Ionic and Covalent Bonds, Valences, Lewis Structures, Binary Covalent Compounds, Radicals or Polyatomic Ions, and much more. It also includes a compound worksheet in which the students...
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Represent Bonding With Lewis Dot Diagrams
Students draw and interpret Lewis dot diagrams for individual atoms and both covalent and ionic compounds.
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Chapter 4: The Periodic Table and Bonding
Six middle school chemistry lessons about the periodic table and bonding complete with handouts and animations.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Polarity in Chemical Bonds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will determine the polarity of a chemical bond using the electronegativity chart, and then distinguish between nonpolar covalent, polar covalent, and ionic...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Introducing Ionic Bonds: How Does the String Hold Together?
This inquiry activity introduces chemical and ionic bonds and allows students to investigate an unknown situation, make hypotheses, and share data.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Valence Electrons and Trends in the Periodic Table
This instructor led activity will produce a partially filled periodic table that contains electron-dot models for the first twenty elements in the appropriate boxes. It will be used as a visual tool for students to connect concepts such...
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma State University: Bonding Rules of Thumb
Simple rules to help students identify types of chemical bonding.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Chemical Bond
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of a chemical bond, why they form and the different types.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Chemical Bond
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of a chemical bond, why they form and the different types.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Chemical Bonding
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Examine the types of chemical bonding.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Chemical Bonding
Study chemical bonding in chemistry including atoms, valence electrons, ionic and covalent bonding, and how molecules are formed on this site!
Other
University of Texas at Dallas: Attractions in Compounds
Explanation of attractive forces and energy changes involved in bonding.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Grouping Bonds
Students will group a selection of electron dot structures and determine similarities and differences between covalent and ionic bonding.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Molecular Compounds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of covalent compound, how they are named and how they differ from ionic compounds.