Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Naming Chemical Substances
As part of the "Basic Atomics" section of the Virtual Textbook, this site examines basic chemical nomenclature and covers a variety of subjects related to chemical substances. Other topic covered include naming the elements, binary...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Symbol to Element
This StudyCards stack enables students to practice associating the chemical symbol for an element to the element's name.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Number to Element
This StudyCards stack enables students to practice associating the chemical number of an element to the element's name.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Element to Number
This StudyCards stack enables students to practice associating an element's name to its chemical number.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Element to Symbol
This StudyCards stack enables students to practice associating an element's name to its chemical symbol.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Jefferson Lab: Element Matching Game
The computer will give you a list of chemical symbols and a list of chemical names. Choose the chemical name that each chemical symbol represents. Press the 'Check my answers!' button after you have made your choices.
Crescent Public Schools
The Internet Science Room: Naming Chemical Formulas
Students can use this chemistry tutorial to help them understand how to name chemical formulas.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Elements Test 123
Students use StudyCards to practice naming elements.
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental chemistry.com: Element Einsteinium
EnvironmentalChemistry.com offers an extensive site on the element, Einsteinium, of the Periodic Table of Elements.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Naming Chemical Compounds
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.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Seaborgium: Periodic Table of Videos
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about seaborgium- a synthetic element named after the legendary Glenn Seaborg. [9:03]
Web Elements
Web Elements Periodic Table: Holmium
Provides a great deal of elemental information about the chemical element holmium. There are audio files demonstrating the correct pronunciation of the element name, pictures showing the electron shells, information on isotopes,...
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: Proton Don (Periodic Table Game)
Play by matching an element's name to its symbol or supply the missing name for an element when presented with its symbol. Includes a tutorial so that you can review the symbols for elements before you play.
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Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)
Educaplus: Simbolos De Los Elementos [In Spanish]
Try to match the names of the different chemical elements and their symbols. You can check the results and how long it took you to match them.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Jefferson Lab: Element Matching Game
Use this resource to practice memorizing the names for the chemical symbols. This interactive resource has a function that will check your answers.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Ionic Compounds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorial students will name ionic compounds containing main group or transition metals, covalent compounds, acids, and bases, using...
Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemical Society: Mendelevium
This site from the Chemical Society provides a short summary of the element named for the founder of the periodic table.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Francium: Periodic Table of Videos
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Francium is named after France and its chemical symbol is Fr. [3 min, 7 sec]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Meitnerium Periodic Table of Videos
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about meitnerium. We've made a new video about element 109, which was created in Darmstadt, Germany. The professor also gets a...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Ununoctium: Periodic Table of Videos
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Element number 118 still has the temporary name ununoctium and it is the final element on the current periodic table. [2:50]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Nobelium: Periodic Table of Videos
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about nobelium. We don't know much about this element because it does not occur naturally. However, we know plenty about the...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Curium: Periodic Table of Videos
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Curium is element 96 on the periodic table and was named after Pierre and Marie Curie. [1 min, 6 sec]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Californium: Periodic Table of Videos
The team at periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Californium is element number 98 and was named after the state where it was first made. [0:46]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Ununpentium: Periodic Table of Videos
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Element number 115 still has the temporary name ununpentium. [6:35]