Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Zinc
Information about the element, Zinc, atomic number 30. Covers physical and chemical properties, how abundant it is on the Earth, where it occurs, isotopes, zinc in the environment, its role in human health, and the history of its use in...
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Molybdenum
Information about the metallic element, Molybdenum, atomic number 42. It is unique in having an extremely high melting point. Covers its discovery, its biological importance, its physical and atomic properties, how abundant it is on the...
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Aluminum
Information about the element, Aluminum, atomic number 13. Covers physical and atomic properties, how abundant it is on the Earth, and permissible exposure limits. Also discusses the origin of its name, sources of aluminum, and uses for...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Solenoids
This lesson discusses solenoids. Students learn how to calculate the magnetic field along the axis of a solenoid and complete an activity exploring the magnetic field of a metal slinky. Solenoids form the basis for the magnet of an MRI....
Minerals Ed
Mineral Resources Education Program of Bc: Teacher Resources
Teachers find resources connected to the minerals industry of British Columbia, including comprehensive units for all grade levels, with specific curriculum links to provincial curriculum, and integrated science kits.
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Nickel
An incredibly thorough source for information on nickel.
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table: Osmium
A site that has it all. This is probably the best place to start looking for information or data on osmium.
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Palladium
An oustanding source of information for all sorts of general information on palladium.
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Sodium
As the name of this site implies, this is a huge source of elemental information. You are likely to find whatever you need to know about elements here.
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Strontium
As the name of this site implies, this is a huge source of elemental information. You are likely to find whatever you need to know about elements here.
Environmental Chemistry
Evironmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Aluminum
A great site with a wealth of information on aluminum. Exceptionally thorough and helpful.
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Francium
Great site with as much useful information on francium as you're likely to find anywhere.
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Rhodium
Great source of information on rhodium. Very thorough.
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Actinium
A great site for just about anything you could ever need or want to know about actinium.
Other
All About Circuits: Magnetism and Electromagnetism: Permanent Magnets
A good explanation of what the property of magnetism is and how it occurs naturally in lodestone and can be generated in metals such as steel. It describes how a ferromagnetic material such as iron becomes magnetized when near a...
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...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Structure of Earth Materials
A college course featuring mineral image galleries, labs, and instructor's notes on the topics of crystalline structure, crystal chemistry, and bonding in rock-forming minerals.
Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services
Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Niobium
A thorough summary of the properties and uses of this metal.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Matter: Periodic Table
A video and a short quiz on the periodic table of elements and how it is organized.
Corrosion Source
Corrosion Source: Erbium
This site, which is provided for by Corrosion Source, gives a summary of basic physical data on erbium. This is a great site to check out for information on the subject.
Other
Ductile Iron Society: Ductile Iron Data for Design Engineers
From the Ductile Iron Society web site. Data for the elasticity and strength of ductile iron are discussed. The effect of temperature upon yield strength, elongation (i.e., strain), and ultimate tensile strength are represented in...
Science Struck
Science Struck: Common Uses of the Element Mercury
Discusses the toxicity of mercury, something that has been only fully understood in recent years, and what it has been used for. Some of these applications are being discontinued as manufacturers find ways of replacing the mercury with a...
Curated OER
Unesco: United Kingdom: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
Situated in north-eastern Wales, the 18 kilometre long Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal is a feat of civil engineering of the Industrial Revolution, completed in the early years of the 19th century. Covering a difficult geographical...
Curated OER
Unesco: Malaysia: Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley
Situated in the lush Lenggong Valley, the property includes four archaeological sites in two clusters which span close to 2 million years, one of the longest records of early man in a single locality, and the oldest outside the African...