Curated OER
Introduction And Brief History of Materials Science
Learners develop an understanding of the concept of matter. They l participate actively in the bubble raft experiment as described on the Center for Thermal Spray Research's website. They demonstrate dislocations and grain...
Curated OER
An Introduction To Material Sciences
Students investigate the concept of molecular structure. They describe the behavior of simulated molecules and identify any dislocations in crystalline structures. They also define various related vocabulary words and use them in...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Metallic Bonds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorial, students will begin to describe the electron-sea model of metallic bonding. They will explain how metallic bonding is responsible...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix Series: Resonance: Metallic Bonding
[Free Registration/Login Required] Manipulate the electrons and protons to explore metallic bonding. Then answer a self-correcting concept question.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Why the Towers Fell: The Structure of Metal
Examine what it is that gives metal its special characteristics and how metal behaves under the stress of heat and outside forces. An engaging interactive feature is offered to here to illustrate this concept.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Chemical Bonds
This interactive activity developed for Teachers' Domain demonstrates how attractive forces between atoms create chemical bonds, resulting in the formation of molecules and compounds.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Chemistry: The Nature of the Chemical Bond
This site talks about ionic, polar covalent, and non-polar covalent bonding.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Structure of Metal
In this interactive activity from the NOVA Web site, animations explain different aspects of the properties of metal.
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Chemical Bonds: Covalent or Ionic or What?
Use this resource to understand polar covalence in ion-derived solids.
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Ionic Bonding
A tutorial illustrating ionic bonding. Tutorial explains how and why it occurs with animations and some interactive activities throughout. Explore the bond that forms between sodium and chlorine as you count the number of atoms present.
University of Waterloo (Canada)
University of Waterloo: Ionic Compounds
Discussion of ionic compounds includes monatomic and polyatomic ions, lattice energy calculations, and practice questions.
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.
Davidson College
Davidson College: Network Solids: Crystalline Solids
Explains the differences between ionic, molecular, metallic, and network crystalline solids. Displays structures for diamond, graphite, fullerene, and silica, accompanied by questions about their chemical bonding. Electron density plots...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry for High School
This digital textbook covers core chemistry concepts and includes interactive features, real-world examples, and videos.
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Magnesium (Mg)
Here you can find some great information about the 12th element in the periodic table, "magnesium." Content focuses on magnesium's electrons, where you can find magnesium in nature and in the home, and how magnesium combines with other...