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English Montreal School: Chemical vs. Physical Changes: Elements vs. Compounds

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A laboratory experiment where students classify matter into a homogenous mixture, heterogeneous mixture, solution, or pure substance. Also students will test for physical and chemical changes.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: What Does the Periodic Table Tell Us About the Elements?

For Students 9th - 10th
The number of protons in the atom of an element determines its place in the Periodic Table. The number of electrons in an atom is the same as the number of protons. These electrons are arranged in shells or 'energy levels' around the...
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University of Kentucky

Chem Comics: Erbium

For Students 9th - 10th
A 1997 comic mentioning the element erbium. A good way to make learning about the elements fun.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Element to Number

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This StudyCards stack enables students to practice associating an element's name to its chemical number.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Element to Symbol

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This StudyCards stack enables students to practice associating an element's name to its chemical symbol.
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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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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Copper

For Students 9th - 10th
This page gives useful numerical and qualitative information about copper, chemical symbol Cu. Includes videos of certain reactions, electronic configuration, and information about the isolation of copper metal.
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University of Kentucky

Chem Comics: Arsenic

For Students 9th - 10th
Comics from the 1960's featuring the element arsenic. Not the greatest source of information, but interesting with some very nice visuals.
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University of Kentucky

Chem Comics: Einsteinium

For Students 9th - 10th
A pair of comics that feature the element einsteinium. Fun ways to learn about chemistry!
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University of Kentucky

Chem Comics: Fluorine

For Students 9th - 10th
A comic strip that features the element fluorine. Interesting, and a different approach to providing information.
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Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services

Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Actinium

For Students 9th - 10th
Some basic information stressing isotopes and half lives.
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Royal Society of Chemistry

Chemical Society: Actinium

For Students 9th - 10th
A short summary of some basic historical information on actinium.
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Silver

For Students 9th - 10th
This page gives useful numerical and qualitative information about silver, chemical symbol Ag. Includes videos of certain reactions, electronic configuration, and information about the isolation of silver metal.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Cobalt

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wikipedia online encyclopedia site provides information on the element Cobalt (Co). Entry includes the characteristics, history, biological role, occurrence, compounds, isotopes, and more about Cobalt.
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Chem Tutor

Chem Tutor: Chemistry: Lewis Structures of the Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
This colorful page goes over the proper techniques for writing Lewis structures for elements. This is a great place to begin learning how to write Lewis structures. When you are ready for a more advanced lesson, follow the link to learn...
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent summary of basic information on mercury, including chemical and physical properties and uses.
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Other

Chemical Heritage Foundation: Joseph Louis Gay Lussac

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a biography of Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778-1850 CE), who, with his fellow professor, discovered the element boron.
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Beryllium

For Students 9th - 10th
A very thorough summary of physical and chemical properties about beryllium, along with electron configuration information and other relevant information.
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Gold

For Students 9th - 10th
This page gives useful numerical and quantitative information about gold, chemical symbol Au. Includes videos of certain reactions, electronic configuration, and information about the isolation of gold metal.
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Royal Society of Chemistry

Royal Society of Chemistry: The Periodic Table of Data

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive Periodic Table of Elements which also serves as a visual database of each element's physical and thermochemical properties. Online activities include virtual graphing, tables of data, energy level diagrams, games, and more.
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Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services

Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Cobalt

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice summary of the properties uses and some environmental information on this element.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Naming Chemical Compounds

For Students 1st - 9th
Learn about naming chemical compounds in chemistry including conventions, the order of the elements, metals, non-metals, acids, and examples on naming on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Chemical Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
A site discussing chemical reactions in chemistry including reaction rate, types of reactions, reagents, reactants, catalysts, and inhibitors.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Chemical Bonding

For Students 9th - 10th
Study chemical bonding in chemistry including atoms, valence electrons, ionic and covalent bonding, and how molecules are formed on this site!

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