Organizer
Curated OER

Naming Inorganic Compounds

For Students 9th - 12th
In this compounds worksheet, students review how to name inorganic compounds and then complete 2 graphic organizers naming the cations and anions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Radioactive Decay/Half Life

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students demonstrate radioactive decay using candy corns. In this Physics lesson, students make predictions, collect data and form conclusions about patterns in radioactive decay.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Matter and Chemical Bonding

For Students 9th - 12th
For this chemical bonding worksheet, students read about the invisible killer, dihydrogen monoxide. Students read about the products it is used in and the problems it causes to the environment. Then students complete 19 short answer...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Planet Structure & Interior

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students compare Jupiter and Earth. In this Earth and space studies instructional activity, students compare the composition of Earth and Jupiter and analyze how the composition affects the rate at which the planets spin.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Physical and Chemical Changes

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete several experiments about chemical and physical changes. In this physical and chemical science lesson, 6th graders complete 6 experiments about chemical and physical changes. Students examine the processes of...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Science Vocabulary Crossword

For Students 6th
In this science vocabulary worksheet, 6th graders complete a puzzle using a set of definition clues. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Super Scientists Bingo

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, middle schoolers select twenty-five scientists from the list to fill in their bingo card. Then they match each of the scientists listed to their correct description strip.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Moore S Word Search Puzzle 1

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this literacy worksheet, students find the words that are in the word search puzzle that focus upon the vocabulary that is from the theme of the sheet.
Handout
Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Atoms

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides a detailed overview of atoms. Content explores an atom's structure, as well as what ions are, how atoms bond, what compounds are (including how to name compounds), and what isotopes are.
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Elements and Atoms, the Building Blocks of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an overview of elements and atoms, the building blocks of matter.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Biology: Chemistry of Life: Matter, Elements, and Atoms

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know matter is made up of atoms? In this article learn about the smallest unit of matter called the atom.
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: University of Colorado: Build and Atom

For Students 9th - 10th
Build an atom out of protons, neutrons, and electrons, and see how the element, charge, and mass change. Then play a game to test how the ideas work!
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Build an Atom

For Students 9th - 10th
Build an atom out of protons, neutrons, and electrons, and see how the element, charge, and mass change. Then play a game to test your ideas!
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Periodic Table of the Elements Essay

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay, written for Teachers' Domain, describes the foresight and pattern recognition that Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleyev used to develop the modern periodic table of elements.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Periodic Table of the Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive periodic table developed for Teachers' Domain provides detailed information about the chemical properties of elements and illustrates the electron configurations that determine those characteristics.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Atoms and Elements

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces fifth graders to atoms and elements. Key concepts include atoms, parts of the atoms, elements, and the periodic table. Opportunities for student participation are included...
Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Atoms, Elements and Compounds

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on atoms and elements including what they are, the chemical symbols for elements, and the placement of elements on the periodic table. A link to a test is provided.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Building 3 D Models of Atoms

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars build atoms of elements 1-20. The entire set can be hung from the ceiling in order of the Periodic Table to be referred to throughout the Chemistry class/unit. This is helpful when teaching bonding and patterns of the...
Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
A fun way to learn about the periodic table! This interactive table allows students to investigate the basic information of an element as well as explore group and family characteristics.
PPT
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Atoms, Elements and the Periodic Table: The Atomic Model [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A slideshow looking at the contributions of scientists over time to our understanding of atomic theory. Looks at models of the atom developed by Democritus, John Dalton, J.J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, Niels Bohr, and James Chadwick, as...
eBook
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: The Structure of the Elements [Audio Book]

For Students 9th - 10th
The structure of the atom is uncovered in this interactive tutorial. Discover the different particles of the atom and learn their charges and how they can affect the overall atom.
Article
NASA

Nasa: Atoms and Molecules in Motion, States of Matter [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Everythingin the universeis either matter or energy. All matter is made of combinations of about one hundred basic building blocks, the chemical elements on the periodic table. Going a step further and breaking these elements down to...
Interactive
PBS

Nova: Atom Builder

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out if you know enough about atoms to build them. The goal of the activity is to build an atom of a particular element by dragging the correct numbers of neutrons, protons and electrons into the atom.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Elements in the Universe

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners will use a graph of the relative abundance of elements in the Universe to determine relationships between size of the atoms and their abundance.

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