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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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Moms Team: Food Sources for Calcium

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a chart listing several calcium-rich foods (from all major food groups) and the amount of calcium they have (in micrograms) per serving. Use this chart to keep track of how much calcium you take in each day.
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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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OpenStax

Open Stax: Calcium Interactions of the Skeletal System and Other Organ Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a plethora of information regarding calcium homeostatis and interactions of the skeletal system. Disorders such as hypocalemia and hypercalcemia are discussed.
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US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Calcium Hydroxide

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on calcium hydroxide poisoning is given. Its symptoms, treatment, and prognosis are listed as well.
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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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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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Purdue University

Purdue University: Calcium Hydroxide Crystal Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
A picture of the crystal structure of calcium hydroxide. Additional plug-in required.
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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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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: If You're Not Part of the Solution!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students continue the research begun in the associated lesson as if they were biomedical engineers working for a pharmaceutical company. Groups each perform a simple chemical reaction (to precipitate solid calcium out of solution) to...
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University of Siegen: Enthalpy of Solution

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a physical reaction. Hydrous and anhydrous calcium chloride react with water to produce physical exothermic and endothermic reactions.
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US Department of Agriculture

Choose My Plate: Tips for Making Wise Choices in the Dairy Group

For Students 9th - 10th
Drink milk and eat foods from the milk group every day. Find tips at this website to help you make healthy and safe choices to make sure you get the calcium you need.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dolan Dna Learning Center: Dna Transformation, Part 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Animated slide show illustrating Morton Mandel and Akiko Higa's calcium chloride method of DNA transformation.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Chlorine Chemistry: A Building Block of Matter

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students investigate physical and chemical properties of several chlorine compounds such as iron chloride, calcium chloride, and sodium chloride. The students will then discover that chlorine is one of the building blocks of matter and...
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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.
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U.s. Department of Health and Human Services: Best Bones Forever!

For Students 4th - 8th
Lesson plans and activities to encourage girls to get physically active and to snack on foods that make healthy bones. Gives basic facts about bones and relates how eating foods with calcium and vitamin D gives a person strong bones....
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Acid Base Titration of an Eggshell

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lab, students are scientists from the Department of Agriculture and presented with the problem that a farmer has brought to them. The farmer believes the problems are due to illegal dumping of PCB's and other chemicals that...
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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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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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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What Makes Our Bones Strong?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students will use this activity to determine what keeps our bones strong. Soaking the bones in vinegar will remove the calcium from the bones causing them to become soft and rubbery. Students will find that when we age, calcium is...
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Muscles and Bones

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Do you know which foods have lots of calcium for your bones? How do your bones and muscles work together? What are you doing to keep your muscles strong? Learners are exposed to 10 activities that will help them address the...
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Other

U.s. Department of Health and Human Services: Best Bones Forever

For Students 3rd - 8th
Information, advice, activities, stories, and games about the importance of healthy bones for women and girls.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Kidney Stones

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of kidney stones. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Signal Relay Pathways

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how signals are relayed inside a cell starting from the cell membrane receptor. Look at the general characteristics of intracellular signal transduction pathways, as well as some relay mechanisms commonly used in these pathways.

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