Curated OER
Laboratory: Hydrated Salts
In this hydrated salt worksheet, students answer questions after completing a lab experiment using a hydrated salt. The calculate the empirical formula for the hydrate, they name the hydrate and they determine the mass of the water in...
Curated OER
Summary of Periodic Trends
This concise collection of images speaks volumes about the trends in the periodic table of elements. Different versions of the periodic table are displayed demonstrating different trends. Teachers' notes are included to assist your...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Float or Sink?
Experiment with mass and density as scholars figure out what makes things float or sink. First, they watch a podcast introducing these concepts. Be sure to use the comprehension question to test their understanding. Young scientists...
Curated OER
Acid, Base, or Salt?
In this acids and bases worksheet, students read about the differences between acids and bases and then complete a table comparing the characteristics of both. Then students determine if the given statements describe an acid, base, or...
Curated OER
Acids and Bases in Water
In this acids and bases worksheet, students read about what happens when an acid or base is added to water. Students complete 6 short answer questions.
Curated OER
Empirical Formulas
Students investigate empirical formulas for molecules. In this empirical formulas lesson plan, students use paper ions to form formulas and they show these are empirical formulas. They use ions of carbon and hydrogen showing electron...
Curated OER
EGG-cellent POLYMER PACKAGING DESIGN
Students investigate the concept of a polymer using an experimental design of protecting an egg in a bookbag. They test the properties of polymers and form an educated solution to the proposed problem. Then they describe the steps used...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Ionic Compounds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students investigate ionic compounds, and learn how to write chemical formulas for them.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Ionic Bonds and Ionic Compounds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will understand the general properties that distinguish ionic compounds from other substances, and predict which elements are likely to form ionic compounds...
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Names and Formulas of Ternary Ionic Compounds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes ternary ionic compounds, formulas of ternary ionic compounds, and naming ternary ionic compounds.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Formulas for Binary Ionic Compounds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers formulas for binary ionic compounds.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Naming Binary Ionic Compounds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes binary ionic compound and nomenclature rules.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Ionic Compounds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Ionic compounds: how they form, how the are named, and their properties and uses.
Chiral Publishing
Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Ionic Compounds: Audio Book
Learn how to identify and name ionic compounds in this detailed tutorial. Begin by naming anions and cations and then put them together to form the ionic compounds.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Naming Monatomic Ions and Ionic Compounds
Learn how to name monatomic ions and ionic compounds containing monatomic ions, predict charges for monatomic ions, and understand formulas.
Chiral Publishing
Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Predicting Solubility of Ionic Compounds in Water
This easy-to-use chart can help you predict whether ionic compounds will be soluble or insoluble in water. See which cations and anions will dissolve in water and figure out how to determine if unknown compounds are likely to do the same.
Chem Tutor
Chem Tutor: Chemistry: Writing Ionic Compound Formulas
A tutorial on writing formulas for ionic compounds.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc:let's Do Some Bonding! Writing Balanced Formulas and Naming Ionic Compounds
Let's do some bonding! In this activity, students gain practice balancing ionic formulas and naming ionic compounds. They also have the opportunity to meet and 'bond with' students and staff outside the chemistry classroom.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Ionic Bonds and Ionic Compounds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorial students will learn to explain how an ionic bond is formed when electrons are transferred from one atom to another in terms of the...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Molecular 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...
Frostburg State University
General Chemistry Online: Molecules and Compounds
A complete lesson on compounds, from introductory material in the beginning to a practice exam at the end. This lesson covers bonding, ionic compounds, molecular compounds, naming compounds, structural formulas, polyatomic ions, and much...
Chiral Publishing
Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Solubility of Ionic Compounds & Precipitation Reactions
This interactive tutorial can teach you everything you need to know about solutions and precipitation reactions. Find out the solubility of specific ionic compounds and see how certain compounds can be insoluble in water.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Chemistry of Compounds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores chemical compounds and how elements form different compounds.