Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Biology: Chemistry of Life
Through informational text, interactive activities, animations, and video clips, students examine the chemistry of living things, and they learn how interactions from atoms are fundamental to life as we know it.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Chemistry of Life
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Many chemical reactions are going on constantly inside your body. In fact, there are probably thousands of chemical reactions occurring every second in every one of...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Chemistry of Life: Atomic Number,atomic Mass,and Isotopes
Learn the fundamental properties of atoms in this article. Understand the definition of atomic number, atomic mass, and isotopes. [6 min, 50 sec]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Chemistry of Life: Matter, Elements, and Atoms
Did you know matter is made up of atoms? In this article learn about the smallest unit of matter called the atom.
NBC
Nbc Learn: Chemistry of Water
This video/lesson series explains how the structure and behavior of H2O in liquid form gives water its properties, and make it a chemical essential for life. Also in this collection: a Victorian-era depiction of the water molecule; news...
ProProfs
Pro Profs: Chemical Basis of Life
An online quiz with nine questions about the chemistry of the human body and of other life. Has ads, which may be distracting.
NASA
Nasa: The Basics of Ocean Chemistry: Carbon, Circulation, and Critters
An explanation of ocean chemistry, supported by illustrations, for example, of the global carbon cycle in the 1980s and the annual carbon dioxide flux. The concentration of nutrients in the ocean is discussed for its impact on marine...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Evidence of Chemistry
The students will learn to identify evidence that a chemical reaction has taken place. They will use the Internet to research evidence and find examples. They will look around their school and neighborhood for examples. They will perform...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Alfred Nobel His Life and Work
This resource provides information about Alfred Nobel, a scientist who contributed greatly to the world of chemistry. This article includes several pictures and details about Nobel's personal life and professional career.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry: Learn Chemistry: Resources for Students
Search from over two thousand chemistry resources for students. Options allow user to refine search to pinpoint the exact resource needed. Includes presentations, videos, worksheets, quizzes, experiments, games, tutorials, and more.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry: Resources for Teachers
Search from over two thousand chemistry resources for teachers. Options allow user to refine search to pinpoint the exact resource needed. Includes presentations, videos, worksheets, quizzes, experiments, games, tutorials, and more.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Acids, Bases, and Ph
Test your knowledge on acids, bases, and pH with this quiz that is part of the Chemistry of Biology unit.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Overview of Human Anatomy and Physiology
This site provides an overview of human anatomy, the scientific study of the body's structures. It also includes an overview of human physiology, he scientific study of the chemistry and physics of the structures of the body and the ways...
Career Cornerstone Center
Sloan Career Cornerstone Center: Career in Chemistry
A career in the field of Chemistry is profiled.Included: Chemistry overview, Preparation, Day In The Life, Earnings, Employment, Career Path Forecast, Professional Organizations.
Other
American Chemistry Council: Plastics: Lifecycle of a Plastic Product
This site provides the background on the applications of the plastics industry. General in nature, but a good look at where plastic is in your life. Gives solid factual information.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Half Life
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this module, students will explore the radioactive decay process in terms of balanced nuclear equations to discover the concept of half-life.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Chemist
The BLS offers an overview of the career of a chemist. The website provides a general description of what being a chemist is like and includes information on the type of education and experience a chemist needs.
Other
Beautiful Chemistry: Beautiful Structures: Dna Nanostructures
DNA is the molecule of life, as life's secrets are encoded in DNA. In this interactive activity. we see the famous double helix structure of DNA.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Human Impacts on Marine Species
Students learn about three examples of human impacts on marine life: migration patterns and shipping, algal blooms and water chemistry, and marine debris. Some of these impacts are due to human activity in the ocean, and some impacts on...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: If You're Not Part of the Solution!
Students continue the research begun in the associated lesson as if they were biomedical engineers working for a pharmaceutical company. Groups each perform a simple chemical reaction (to precipitate solid calcium out of solution) to...
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Linus C. Pauling, ph.d.
A biography of Linus Pauling, winner of Nobel Prizes for Chemistry (1954) and Peace (1962). He spoke out against the use of nuclear weapons when it was an unpopular cause, and spent his life informing the public about a range of health...
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Environmental Chemistry: Carbon Cycle
Article explaining the importance of carbon as the basis for life, carbon dioxide's role in photosynthesis and respiration, carbon in the ocean and lithosphere, the impact of human activities on the carbon cycle, carbon that seems to be...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is an interesting and somewhat publicized environmental problem. A swirling soup of trash up to 10 meters deep and just below the water surface is composed mainly of non-degradable plastics. These...
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Physics & Chemistry: P H
Explains what pH is and its use in defining what acids and bases are. Also talks about the importance of pH for regulating metabolism in life forms. Includes a chart showing the pH values of common liquids. (Published: July 30, 2010)