University of Guelph
The Carbon Family: Electron Binding Energies
A very advanced site on the elements of the Carbon Family. This site describes the electron binding energies of each in a detailed graph.
University of Guelph
The Carbon Family: Shielding Constants
A short page dedicated to the Shielding Constants of the elements in the Carbon Family.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Batteries Not Included
A good online article from The Why? Files about an inventor who is perfecting a fuel cell to operate (what else?) a cell phone. Interesting, with enough technical stuff to give it some body.
Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services
Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Carbon
Summary of the uses, history, properties, proper disposal, and environmental fate of the various forms of carbon. The various allotropes of carbon are described in detail.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Visual Elements: Carbon
A nice summary of carbon stressing its overall importance and some historical relevance.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Jefferson Lab: The Element Carbon
This site from the Jefferson Lab on the element Carbon contains information on the three allotropes of carbon (amorphous, graphite and diamond)and their uses.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Jefferson Lab: Beta Decay
This site from Jefferson Lab provides a description of beta decay along with two helpful formula examples. Several links are provided throughout this page for additional information on related subjects.
Environduck
Enviroduck: Carbon Footprint Calculate Your Co2 Generation
Go green when you use carbon footprint calculator to figure CO2 and how to lower it.
Environduck
Enviroduck: Carbon Footprint Calculator the Math Behind the Calculations
Learn the math on how our calculator figures your carbon footprint.
Environduck
Enviroduck: Carbon Footprint Calculator Help With Software
Online software help for the carbon footprint calculator.
Texas A&M University
Texas A&m University: Composting for Kids
Slide show with script from the Texas A&M University describing how to layer a compost bin, and how to make a trench compost or pocket compost. Gives nitrogen and carbon content examples of compostable materials. Explains gardening...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Essential Elements: Lesson 2
This lesson will introduce the 4 elements that make up most of the body: Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbon, and Hydrogen. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Essential Elements."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Essential Elements: Lesson 3
This lesson will introduce the 4 elements that make up most of the body: Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbon, and Hydrogen. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Essential Elements."
Chemicool
Chemi Cool: Carbon
A nice organized table of the important physical and chemical properties of carbon.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Life as a Carbon Atom
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students pretend to live the life cycle as a Carbon Atom.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Essential Elements
A slideshow listing and describing the four elements (carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen) that are required in living organism. Learn how nitrogen and carbon are used specifically by organisms.
Amethyst Galleries
Native Elements Class: The Mineral Diamond
Description of diamonds and their properties. Includes a gallery of raw uncut diamonds.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Organic Chemistry
Kids learn about organic chemistry including the importance of carbon, organic molecules, compounds, hydrocarbons, synthesis, and functional groups.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Carbon
Kids learn about the element carbon and its chemistry including atomic weight, atom, uses, sources, name, and discovery on this site. Also, study the properties and characteristics of carbon.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Organic Compounds Examples
Discusses the confusion around what is meant by organic chemistry and provides a list of organic compounds organized into categories and types.
Wyzant
Wyzant: Common Elements
This website focuses on the common elements. It provides an alphabetical listing of each common element with its symbol, attributes, and location on the periodic table.
Curated OER
[Bohr Model of Carbon]
This site provides information about the element Carbon (C), and includes its atomic structure, isotopes, and other facts.