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Le Moyne College:elements & Atoms, Indivisible No Longer

For Students 9th - 10th
Click to read different historical documents in chemistry related to the history of the study and discovery of radioactivity.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Neon

For Students 1st - 9th
Discover the properties and characteristics of neon on this site.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Biology: Chemistry of Life: Atomic Number,atomic Mass,and Isotopes

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the fundamental properties of atoms in this article. Understand the definition of atomic number, atomic mass, and isotopes. [6 min, 50 sec]
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Chemical Bonding

For Students 9th - 10th
Study chemical bonding in chemistry including atoms, valence electrons, ionic and covalent bonding, and how molecules are formed on this site!
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Famous Chemists

For Students 1st - 9th
Get some information about some famous chemists who made impacts on their fields! These scientists helped to develop the laws of chemistry and discovered many of the elements.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Naming Chemical Compounds

For Students 1st - 9th
Learn about naming chemical compounds in chemistry including conventions, the order of the elements, metals, non-metals, acids, and examples on naming on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Radioactivity and Radiation

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the science of radioactivity and radiation in chemistry including radioactive decay, types, measurements, half-life, and the dangers.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Isotopes

For Students 1st - 9th
Study the science of isotopes in chemistry including naming isotopes, hydrogen, examples, fun facts, unstable, and stable on this site.
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Periodic Table and Energy Level Models

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students interpret the information given in the periodic table to describe the arrangement of electrons on the energy levels around an atom.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Chemistry: Welcome

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to the College Board's AP Chemistry course, which is designed to be equivalent to a first year college chemistry course.
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American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: Hompage

For Students 9th - 10th
ChemCenter, available from the American Chemical Society, provides chemistry news, reference sources and other public services.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Explanation of John Dalton's Atomic Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the basic tenets of Dalton's atomic theory.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Practice Writing Electron Configurations

For Students 9th - 10th
Choose the element that matches the electron configuration.
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Reading Comprehension Passages

For Students 9th - 10th
Thirty-three cloze reading passages on various scientific passages including the scientific method, the water cycle, earth science, atoms, elements, cell division, body systems, and more.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Organic Chemistry

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about organic chemistry including the importance of carbon, organic molecules, compounds, hydrocarbons, synthesis, and functional groups.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Chemical Mixtures

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore all about chemical mixtures on this site including solutions, alloys, suspensions, colloids, dissolving, examples, and facts.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Soaps and Salts

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about soaps and salts in chemistry including interesting facts, how soap is made, how soap works, and what are salts in this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Solutions and Dissolving

For Students 1st - 9th
On this site, students learn about solutions and dissolving in chemistry including interesting facts, examples, solubility, saturation, concentration, and what is a solution?
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Separating Mixtures

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about separating mixtures in chemistry including separation processes such as filtration, distillation, and the centrifuge.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Chemical Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
A site discussing chemical reactions in chemistry including reaction rate, types of reactions, reagents, reactants, catalysts, and inhibitors.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Meaning of Matter

For Students 6th - 8th
Matter is all around us, so it's a good idea to know what it is, and why it matters. Learn about matter, its categories, and its subcategories with this interactive lesson.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Emission Spectrum

For Teachers 9th - 10th
We will reintroduce the students to the electromagnetic spectrum and visible light. We will talk about the states of electrons(ground and excited). The teacher will show a video link (Electrons in Atoms). We will then perform the science...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Comparing and Contrasting Matter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a guided activity to help students compare different types of matter: atoms and molecules, elements and compounds, mixtures and solutions. It corresponds to Virginia science SOL 5.4.