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The Aluminum Association, Inc.

For Students 9th - 10th
A great site about aluminum with facts about the industry, recycling and much more. Get current events info here.
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University of Kentucky

Chem Comics: Aluminum

For Students 9th - 10th
A set of comics featuring aluminum. Good graphics for a report or a presentation.
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Environmental Chemistry

Evironmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Aluminum

For Students 9th - 10th
A great site with a wealth of information on aluminum. Exceptionally thorough and helpful.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Aluminum

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia details the properties of aluminum, including its history, applications, characteristics, its isotopes, and some precautions about aluminum.
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Web ref.org: Aluminum

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can find a detailed overview of aluminum. Content includes a focus on aluminum's chemical properties, occurrence in nature, uses, and production.
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Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Aluminum (Al)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you can find some great information about the 13th element in the periodic table, "aluminum." Content focuses on aluminum's electrons, where you can find aluminum in nature and in the home, and how aluminum combines with other...
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Royal Society of Chemistry

Chemsoc: Aluminum

For Students 9th - 10th
A short summary of some valuable information on aluminum.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity: Aluminum Can Polarization Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th
Visualize the underlying cause for the attraction between a charged and an uncharged object. The animation allows students to see the response of electrons.
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Curated OER

[Bohr Model of Aluminum]

For Students 9th - 10th
A general look at the metal Aluminum.
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The Art Foundry of Inverness

For Students 9th - 10th
The process of casting bronze or aluminum is shown at this site as well as examples created by some of their artists. Site is in both English and French.
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SRI International

Performance Assessment Links in Science: Mystery Card 3

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Straightforward introduction to electrical circuits using minimal materials and time. Students learn about the basics of electrical circuits by experimenting with "mystery cards" -- index cards with hidden aluminum foil used to conduct...
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My Science Box: Crayon Rock Cycle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A great lesson plan that uses crayon shavings, aluminum foil, and hot water to introduce the three main types of rocks and the processes needed to form them. Included are the lesson objectives, vocabulary, and step-by-step procedures to...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Hot Potato, Cool Foil

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore material properties by applying some basic principles of heat transfer. They use calorimeters to determine the specific heat of three substances: aluminum, copper and another of their choice. Each substance is cooled in...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Trash to Treasure!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Student teams use the engineering design process to create a useful product of their choice out of recyclable items and "trash." The class is given a "landfill" of reusable items, such as aluminum cans, cardboard, paper, juice boxes,...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Magnetic or Not?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the basic magnetic properties of different substances, particularly aluminum and steel. There is a common misconception that magnets attract all metals, largely due to the ubiquity of steel in metal products. The...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Clean Up This Mess

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are challenged to design a method for separating steel from aluminum based on magnetic properties as is frequently done in recycling operations. To complicate the challenge, the magnet used to separate the steel must be able to...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Electricity and Magnetic Fields

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The grand challenge for this legacy cycle unit is for students to design a way to help a recycler separate aluminum from steel scrap metal. In previous lessons, they have looked at how magnetism might be utilized. In this lesson,...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Electromagnets

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, the students will complete the grand challenge and design an electromagnet to separate steel from aluminum for the recycler. In order to do this, students compare the induced magnetic field of an electric current with...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Building an Electromagnet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students design and construct an electromagnet that must pick up 10 staples. They begin with only minimal guidance, and after the basic concept is understood, are informed of the properties that affect the strength of that magnet. They...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Things That Matter to Flocculants

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Prior to reaching households, water is exposed to a variety of treatments designed to render it fit for human consumption and use. One of the first treatment steps is the removal of suspended solids using chemical additives called...
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1905

For Students 9th - 10th
This Nobel E-Museum website commemorates the work of Philipp von Lenard and his Nobel prize achievement. This detailed resource includes a biography, Lenard's Nobel Lecture, and the "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1905 Presentation Speech."
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Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Fluorine

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you can find some great information about the 9th element in the periodic table, "fluorine." Content focuses on fluorine's electrons, where you can find fluorine in nature and in the home, and how fluorine combines with other elements.
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Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Phosphorus (P)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you can find some great information about the 15th element in the periodic table, "phosphorus." Content focuses on phosphorus' electrons, where you can find phosphorus in nature and in the home, and how phosphorus combines with...
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Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Chlorine (Cl)

For Students 3rd - 8th
The 17th element in the periodic table is defined, chlorine. Find out how many electrons chlorine has and where you can find it in nature and in the home.

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