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National Institute of Open Schooling

The Liquid State

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Due to surface tension, dew — a liquid, is spherical in shape. Learners explore the properties of liquids in activity seven in this series of 36. Beginning with its basic properties such as boiling point and moving through to surface...
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Center for Learning in Action

Water—Changing States (Part 1)

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Here is part one of a two-part lesson in which scholars investigate the changing states of water—liquid, solid, and gas. With grand conversation and up to three demonstrations, learners make predictions about what they think will happen...
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Charleston School District

Contextualizing Function Qualities

For Students 8th Standards
Let the graph tell the story! Adding context to graphs allows learners to analyze the key features of the function. They make conclusions about the situation based on the areas the graph is increasing, decreasing, or has a maximum...
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Jefferson Lab

The Periodic Table of Elements

For Students 4th - 12th
A study of the periodic table of elements doesn't have to be elementary! Deepen understanding of the building blocks of chemistry with an interactive periodic table. At first sight, the table looks like a standard reference page, but a...
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Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany)

EMD PTE

For Students 9th - 12th
You can't tell by the title, but this is a functional periodic table of elements. Incorporating bright colors, lucid text, and easily operated features, this application serves as a valuable reference tool for your chemistry class.
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National Institute of Open Schooling

Solutions

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Aqua regia, or royal water in Latin, is a solvent that can dissolve solid gold and platinum into a solution. Activity nine in a series of 36 allows classes to learn, through readings and answering questions, what a solution is and the...
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AAA

Oil, Fuel, Coolant & Fluids

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Although designed for vocational and auto shop classes, this image of a pamphlet contains everything anyone would need to know about automobile engine the fluids, how to check them, and when to replace them.
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Physics & Chemistry: Boiling Point

For Students 9th - 10th
A scientific explanation of what a boiling point is, the factors that can alter a liquid's boiling point, changes of state that occur at the boiling point, and how the normal boiling point relates to a liquid's vapor pressure. (Updated:...
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Purdue University

Purdue University: Boiling Point Elevation

For Students 9th - 10th
A good explanation of boiling point elevation.
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Clackamas Community College

Clackamas Community College: Boiling Point Elevation

For Students 9th - 10th
Explanation of boiling point elevation, and discussion of its application to real situations.
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Other

Boiling and Freezing Point

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an explanation behind why the boiling and freezing points for the Celsius, Kelvin, and Fahrenheit scales were chosen.
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Purdue University

Purdue University: Boiling Point Elevation

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of boiling point elevation, with emphasis on solving problems.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Science: Melting and Boiling

For Students 3rd - 6th
Kid's learn about the science of melting and boiling. How matter changes state from solids to liquids to gases.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Aluminum Melting Point

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the unique properties of aluminum, what its melting and boiling points are, its uses, and some facts about it.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Melting Point

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers a brief description of the term, "Melting point," including hyperlinked terms.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Boiling Point

For Students 9th - 10th
An encyclopedia article on boiling point explains what it is, what is needed for a substance to reach a boiling point, and what latent heat of vaporization is.
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University of Florida

Chem. 2041 Lecture Notes: The Forces Between Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the variety of forces which hold molecules together. The relative strengths of these forces for the various states of matter is discussed. The effect of such forces on the boiling points and other phase change...
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Saturated Vapor Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
The meaning of vapor pressure is introduced. The distinction between evaporation and boiling is discussed and explained. The reason that liquids undergo vaporization is explained.
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University of Waterloo (Canada)

The University of Waterloo: The Heating Curve

For Students 9th - 10th
The heat of vaporization along with several other thermal properties are explained. Sample problems are given. Illustrations.
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BBC

Bbc: 1989: Czech Police Crush Protest Rally

For Students 9th - 10th
The people of Czechoslovakia reached a boiling point in 1989 with citizens clamoring for political economic, and social reforms. This article by the BBC portrays how demonstrations for such reforms ended with tragedy when the police...
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: It's Elemental: Sulfur

For Students 9th - 10th
This online resource is for information on the 16th element of the Periodic Table--Sulfur--can be found here. The site lists scientific information such as atomic weight, atomic number, melting/boiling point, and more. There is also a...
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Other

Chemical Reax/exothermic Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderfully complete primer on exothermic reactions in the context of chemical spills. Covers Reactions with Air or Water, Combustible Organics, Polymerization Reax, Decomposition, Corrosion, and much much more.
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University of Oregon

University of Oregon: Temperature Scales

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Oregon provides information on the three temperature scales in use today--Farenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin. Historical information is given on the discovery of the scales along with information on the...
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Other

Chemical Elements: Potassium

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice, clear site, containing a good deal of elemental information, including atomic weight, density, boiling point, isotopes and more. An image shows the electron energy levels for the element.

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