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Aspirin Foundation: 100 Years of Aspirin

For Students 9th - 10th
This article tells the last 100 years' history of aspirin and Bayer's contribution. Links to more information about aspirin are also provided including a timeline.
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Benjamin Thompson

For Students 9th - 10th
FInd out about one of the leading figures in the history of thermodynamics, Bnejamin Thompson.
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Frederick Sanger

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the man who was considered to be the greatest and most influential biochemists in history.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Famous Chemists and Their Contributions

For Students 9th - 10th
A long list of famous chemists with biographical information and descriptions of their accomplishments.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Scientific Method

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describe how the Renaissance period in history changed the approach to science. Identify the steps of the scientific method. Differentiate between the independent...
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PBS

Nova: Tech & Engineering: Medieval Stained Glass Science

For Students 9th - 10th
In this historical interactive, see beautiful examples of stained glass artistry, and learn how the craftsmen of the Middle Ages used chemistry to create them.
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Cha, Inc.: Nylon Life Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth presentation of the history of nylon chemistry. Brings you from the late twenties to the end of the century.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Joseph Priestley

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1983 to commemorate Joseph Priestley, the scientist who discovered oxygen. With a short passage on his contributions to the teaching of history, religion, and science.
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Corrosion Source

Corrosion Source: Americium

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents a variety of fundamental data, and information on the history and uses of americum.
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Corrosion Source

Corrosion Source: Fermium

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents information on the history and isotopes of fermium.
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Bcit: Chemistry Resource Center: Tellurium

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides a very brief history of Tellurium (chemical symbol Te) as well as information about the uses of Tellurium. It also has links to other chemicals.
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City University of New York

History of Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
A great site that has a detailed biography of John Dalton, and illustrations of his original chemical symbols.
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Web ref.org: Arsenic

For Students 9th - 10th
Some basic information along with good information on uses and health related facts on arsenic.
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American Institute of Physics: Marie Curie and the Science of Radioactivity

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides an in-depth exhibit featuring Marie Curie and her contribution to the science of radioactivity.
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Chemical Heritage Foundation: Chemical Achievers: Charles F. Chandler

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview of the life of Charles Chandler. The summary highlights his achievements in metropolitan sanitation and chemistry.
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Environmental Yellow Pages: Elemental Einsteinium

For Students 9th - 10th
The history, isotopes, and properties of the element Einsteinium are discussed on this site. Also listed is the atomic weight, atomic number, atomic symbol, and electron configuration.
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Web ref.org: Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice concise summary of basic information on mercury, including sources, history and uses, as well as information on mercury poisoning.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores elements and their different properties, the history of elements, and how atoms relate to elements.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses elements and their different properties, the history of elements, and how atoms relate to elements.
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Teach With Movies: Lesson Plans Based on Shorts and Clips

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Links to many video-clip based lessons in the areas of health, English language arts & drama, mathematics, music, biology, earth science, inventions, astronomy, physics, chemistry, U.S. history and culture, and world history and...
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Sulfur

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the element, Sulfur, atomic number 16. Covers physical and atomic properties, its history, chemistry, sources, uses, how abundant it is on the Earth, environmental and biological factors, and the different forms in...
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Le Moyne College:elements & Atoms, Indivisible No Longer

For Students 9th - 10th
Click to read different historical documents in chemistry related to the history of the study and discovery of radioactivity.
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Dalton's Playhouse

For Students 9th - 10th
Travel back in history and visit the laboratories of Priestley, Lavoisier, and others. Take part in simulations of the experiments which laid the foundation for the scientific field of chemistry. Learn about the discoveries which lead to...
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Sugar vs. Artificial Sweeteners

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A curriculum unit that looks at digestion, carbohydrates, and the chemistry and history of sugar substitutes and how these differ from sugar. They will do activities where they research artificial sweeteners, look at making healthy...

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