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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: The Noble Gases

For Students 1st - 9th
Study the noble gases on this site. Learn about where to find them on the periodic table, what elements are in this group, and other facts.
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Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Nonmetals

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the nonmetals of the periodic table. Which elements are in this group. Properties, similarities, and other facts are found on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Alkali Metals

For Students 1st - 9th
On this site, investigate the alkali metals of the periodic table. Find out which elements are in this group, properties, similarities, and other facts.
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Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Alkaline Earth Metals

For Students 1st - 9th
Find out about the properties of the elements found in the alkaline earth metals on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Lanthanides and Actinides

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the lanthanides and actinides of the periodic table. Find out which elements are in this group. properties, similarities, and other facts on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Halogens

For Students 1st - 9th
Explore the halogens of the periodic table. Learn about which elements are in this group and the properties, similarities, and other facts.
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Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements Transition Metals

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the transition metals of the periodic table. Which elements are in this group. Properties, similarities, and other facts.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Spectroscopy

For Students 9th - 10th
Web-based activity walks learners through the use of spectroscopy in determining the identity of atoms and molecules by defining the excited state of atoms, the frequencies of emitted photons, and atoms' ability to absorb them....
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The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute: Introduction to Matter

For Teachers 6th - 9th
A resource provided to Grade 8 teachers to address the School District of Philadelphia's Core Curriculum on the topic of Matter. It covers properties and states of matter, elements, compounds, mixtures, atoms, and the periodic table....
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Chemistry Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Review atoms with this slideshow. You can choose to listen to the review or read the accompanying text. At the end, play the game to review the basics of atoms that you have just learned about. You may play the game as many times as...
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Atomic Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
Introduces learners to atomic models of the past and present, focusing on the orbital model and an explanation of its basis. Learners then have the opportunity to "make an atom" and contrast it with an ion, followed by an isotope. The...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Engineering and the Periodic Table

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students learn about the periodic table and how pervasive the elements are in our daily lives. After reviewing the table organization and facts about the first 20 elements, they play an element identification game. They also learn that...
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Museum of Science

The Atom's Family: Mighty Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, students construct models of molecules using marshmallows and gum drops.
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Element Matching Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to practice memorizing the names for the chemical symbols. This interactive resource has a function that will check your answers.
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Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: The Aufbau Rules

For Students 9th - 10th
Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site discusses atomic electron configurations. Specifically, the Aufbau rules are discussed with information on energies of...
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Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: The Limits of Classical Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site discusses the limits associated with classical physics. Topics covered include light and heat with additional information...
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Friesian School

Fresian: The Carbon Family C, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a very technical description of the 5 elements in the Carbon Family.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Elements as Atoms: The Pauli Exclusion Principle

For Students 9th - 10th
The Pauli Exclusion Principle shows how electrons fill atomic orbitals. Includes biographical information on Wolfgang Pauli.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Elements as Atoms: Electron Clouds and Energy Levels

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of the different types of atomic orbitals, how they are filled according to the Pauli Exclusion Principle, and how many electrons can fit in each electron shell.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Elements as Atoms: Quantum Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th
Each electron has a set of quantum numbers that specify it's location, orbital, and energy in a unique manner.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Molecules

For Students 2nd - 7th
When two or more atoms combine they give rise to a molecule. A molecule can be made up of many atoms of the same element. There are 112 elements known to man, so can you imagine the different permutations and combinations of molecules...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Is the Universe Made Of?

For Students 9th - 10th
The atoms around you have existed for billions of years- and most originated in the flaming, gaseous core of a star. Dennis Wildfogel tells the captivating tale of these atoms' long journeys from the Big Bang to the molecules they form...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Mercury

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

The Atom's Family: Phases of Matter

For Students 3rd - 8th
Help the Phantom choose a material and observe the changes at different temperatures in the molecule chamber. What happens to the elements or molecules as the temperature changes?

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