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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Calcium

For Students 9th - 10th
A very valuable site with a wealth of data on calcium, its uses and properties and some important reactions involving calcium.
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Chemicool

Chemicool: Calcium

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice Chemicool site with a clearly presented summary of many important properties of calcium.
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Read Works

Read Works: Bones on the Go!

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the human skeleton and some of its stronger bones. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Body Zone: The Skeleton

For Students 3rd - 8th
An introduction to the function of the skeletal system, including blood cell production and the importance of calcium.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Food for Thought: Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese Group

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids will want to eat more dairy products when they learn the importance of calcium and when they realize that drinks, like banana milkshakes and hot chocolate, are not only nutritious but fun treats. Here, learn tips for getting young...
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Other

Vanderbilt Structural Biology Department: Calcium Binding Proteins Database

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete listing of calcium-binding proteins, including specifics on domain binding. Also contains sequence and further structural information.
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Other

The Ef Hand Calcium Binding Protein Data Library

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains general, sequential, and structural information on calcium binding proteins.
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Other

Moms Team: u.s. Dietary Reference Intakes (Dr Is) for Minerals

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a chart with useful information on the minerals you need to be healthy. Includes "functions" and "sources" of calcium, iron, magnesium, sodium, potassium, zinc, copper, selenium, chromium, manganese, iodine, fluoride, and phosporus.
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Treehut

Suzy's World: Hair

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out which grows faster--your hair or your nails.
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Precision Nutrition

Encyclopedia of Food: Calcium

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Got milk? Find a detailed summary of calcium and how humans process it in this entry.
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Treehut

Suzy's World: Skeleton

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to find out what a skeleton is with this quick fact sheet.
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WebMD

Web Md: Electrolytes and Electrolyte Imbalances

For Students 9th - 10th
What are electrolytes? What do electrolytes do? Find simple answers to these questions in the two paragraphs provided on this website.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Calcium

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the element calcium and its chemistry including atomic weight, atom, uses, sources, name, and discovery. Plus properties and characteristics of calcium.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Calcium Carbonate vs. Calcium Citrate

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explains the difference between calcium carbonate and calcium citrate and why calcium is important for human health.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Osteoporosis

For Students 3rd - 8th
When someone's bones weaken they are said to have osteoporosis. Learn all about the different types, signs and symptoms, and how it is treated. Find out what you can do to prevent getting it as an adult.
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Other

Kids World : Plant Nutrition

For Students 3rd - 8th
Plants need certain nutrients to grow well. Use this site to find out what plants need, how to care for them, how to read a fertilizer label, and do the fun activities, like a quiz, a puzzle and a coloring book.
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US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Electrolytes

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides a brief definition of "electrolytes" and a few examples of the types of electrolytes that exist in your blood.
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Curated OER

[Bohr Model of Calcium]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information about the element Calcium (Ca), and includes its atomic structure, isotopes, and other facts.