CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: History of the Periodic Table
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online tutorial students will begin to explain the use of chemical and physical properties in the historical development of the Periodic Table. They will be...
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.
University of Victoria (Canada)
A Brief History of the Development of Periodic Table
Provides information on the development of the periodic table under the following sections: In the Beginning, Law of Triads, First Attempts At Designing a Periodic Table, Law of Octaves, Who Is the Father of the Periodic Table?,...
Science Struck
Science Struck: History of the Periodic Table
The modern periodic table has evolved over a long period of time as new discoveries have been made. Learn about the contributions made by different scientists to its development.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Dmitri Mendeleev
Find out about the life and work of Dmitri Mendeleev, and learn how he discovered what is now known as the Periodic Table of Elements.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Periodic Table With Atomic Mass
Explains how Dmitri Mendeleev created the periodic table of elements, how it was organized, the changes made by Henry Moseley in 1931, some characteristics of element groups, and what the atomic mass, number, and abbreviation each...
Other
Moscow University: Dmitriy Mendeleev Online
This site from Moscow University contains links to other Mendeleev sites. Links are categorized by the following topic areas: Overviews, Writings, Pictures, Periodic Laws, Periodic Tables, and Russian resources.
Other
Moscow State University: Dmitri Mendeleev Online
Moscow State University offers resource links about Dmitri Mendeleev, a Russian chemist. Includes biographies, writings, pictures, periodic laws, and more.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Dmitri Mendeleev
An article investigating the life and work of Dmitri Mendeleev.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Periodic Table: Valences and the Periodic Table
The periodic table was laid out using valences or the electrons in the outermost shell.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Dmitri Mendeleev
This overview of the life and accomplishments of chemist Dmitri Mendeleev discusses his upbringing and education. It also provides details on his creating the Periodic Table and his presentation to the Russian Chemical Society.
NASA
Nasa: Cosmic Chemistry: An Elemental Question
Explore the periodic table like never before! This downloadable program module for students comes absolutely complete with teacher modules, student assessments, PowerPoints, Excel spreadsheets, historical text readings and more. Students...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Periodic Law
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A tutorial that describes the origin of the periodic law.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: From Alchemy to Chemistry: Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev
This resource provides information on the periodic table constructed by Dmitri Mendeleev.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Visual Elements/history
A history and description of the modern periodic table, including its early origins, many contributors and later additions.
PBS
Pbs: Dmitri Mendeleev
A brief outline of Mendeleev's life from PBS. Not much information, but does hit upon the highlights of his life.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Dmitri Mendeleev
This biography on scientist Dmitri Mendeleev details his childhood, gives information on his scientific studies, and discusses his formal presentation made to the Russian Chemical Society in which he detailed his findings on elements.
Michigan Technological University
Michigan Technological University: Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev
Overview of Mendeleyev's life and how his peers were at first skeptical when he formulated his periodic table.
Curated OER
Science World: Dmitri Mendeleev (1834 1907)
This page from ScienceWorld provides a brief biography of Dmitri Mendeleev, the Russian chemist who helped to develop the periodic table of the elements.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Atomic Number
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.