Curated OER
Properties of Metals
Fifth graders study the properties of metals and use them to identify different properties. In this metal properties instructional activity students complete a demonstration .
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The Properties of Metals
In this properties of metals worksheet, students read about the history of metal use and their properties. Students read about metallic bonding and answer three questions about bonding in metals.
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Periodic Table of the Elements
Students experiment with transition metals. In this transition metals lesson students find the common properties of transition metals and conduct an experiment using one of them. Students then answer questions regarding what they...
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Density of Pennies Lab
In this density of pennies instructional activity, student conduct an experiment to determine the metals used in the core of pennies made after 1983. Students design their own experiments using a balance and graph paper to determine the...
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Magnetic Discovery Bottle
Young scholars examine how to conduct simple investigations and use simple equipment to gather data. In this magnet lesson students decide what types of objects are attracted to magnets.
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Temperature
Several slides compare different temperature scales. Thermal expansion, heat transfer, and Maxwell speed distribution are also explored. The last two slides seem unrelated to the topic of heat, but are easily left out of this otherwise...
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Metals in the Periodic Table
This site provides a general overview of the metals in the periodic table. Content explores the different types of metals, and how you can identify a metal.
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...