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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry: Noble Gases

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers electronic configuration of noble gases and the reactivity of noble gases.
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Website
Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: The Noble Gases

For Students 5th - 8th
Get the skinny on the noble gases on the periodic table. Find out why this family is happy, how well they bond, and exactly who is a part of this happy family.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Facts About Noble Gases

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how noble gases were discovered, what their properties are, and their uses. Includes a chart listing the six noble gases and some details about them.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Properties of Noble Gases

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the properties of the six noble gases - helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: The Noble Gases

For Students 1st - 9th
Study the noble gases on this site. Learn about where to find them on the periodic table, what elements are in this group, and other facts.
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Activity
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Element Crossword Puzzle the Noble Gases [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what you know about elements by completing this crossword puzzle! This puzzle focuses on elements that are noble gases.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Noble Gas Configuration

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides the configuration for each of the six noble gases and explains how to write noble gas configurations. Also explains what pseudo-noble gas configuration is.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Noble Gases

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Group 18 elements and their properties.
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eBook
Other

Atoms in Motion: Noble Gases

For Students 6th - 8th
The ideal gas law is an empirical law; it's a relationship between the pressure in a system of gases to the volume, the temperature, and the number of gas atoms/molecules in the system. This "law" is valid if the gas atoms/molecules are...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ideal Gases in Medicine

For Students 9th - 10th
This passage tests your knowledge on the kinetic molecular theory of gases using the five-question quiz.
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: William Ramsay

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography about William Ramsay, the scientist who discovered the noble gases and received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1904.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: History of the Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
[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...
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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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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Reactions and Changes: Chemical Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
Explanation of Noble gases and of how atoms attempt to fill their outermost valence shells for stability.
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Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

A Brief History of the Development of Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
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?,...
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: The Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
Elements in the same group in the periodic table have similar chemical properties. This is because their atoms have the same number of electrons in the highest occupied energy level. Group 1 elements are reactive metals called the alkali...
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Handout
Chemicool

Chemicool: Radon

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a set of data tables summarizing the physical and chemical properties and data on radon.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: What Is a Plasma Ball and How Does It Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how a plasma ball works. It is based on a lamp invented by Nikola Tesla. One needs to be aware of health hazards associated with them. The article includes some amusing tricks that can be done safely with a plasma ball.
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Website
Royal Society of Chemistry

Royal Society of Chemistry: Gridlocks: Level 2

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of grid puzzles that cover a wide variety of topics in intermediate high school chemistry. These are excellent for topic review and reinforcement. The puzzles can be played online and also downloaded as worksheets. Answers...
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Handout
Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Helium

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you can find lots of great information about helium. Learn about its electrons, where it exists in nature, and about the element itself!
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Periodic Table Organization: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explore the layout of the periodic table by defining different groups and categories of elements. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Periodic Table Organization."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Periodic Table Organization: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explore the layout of the periodic table by defining different groups and categories of elements. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Periodic Table Organization."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Periodic Table Organization: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explore the layout of the periodic table by defining different groups and categories of elements. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Periodic Table Organization."
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Science: Elements

For Students 1st - 9th
Kid's learn about the science of chemical elements. Basic forms of matter made from a single type of atom.