Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Elements and Electron Configuration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
It's electronic! Pupils uncover elements and their electron configurations as they explore mass, groupings, correct charges, and sliding theory. Young scientists learn creative ways to remember various elements and correctly...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Atom Basics Test

For Students 7th - 12th
Simple in format and standard in content, this resource is an assessment of your beginning chemists' grasp of the atom. Using a periodic table of elements, they fill in a chart of missing chemical formulas, atomic masses, and numbers of...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Electron Configuration Worksheet

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this chemistry learning exercise, students complete the table for each element by writing the electron configuration of the element and giving the values of the four quantum numbers. They also create an energy level diagram for their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Why are Electrons Important?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write electron configuration of elements using atomic numbers and they identify valence electrons. In this electrons lesson plan, students observe a demonstration showing the space-filling property of an electron. They also...
Worksheet
Shelby County Schools

Atomic Structure Worksheet

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Teaching young scientists about atoms is no small task, but this series of worksheets will make it a little easier. From creating and labeling Bohr models, to identifying information provided in the periodic table of elements,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Energy Levels and Electron Configurations

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders investigate the proper filling order of electrons in the energy levels of an atom. They practice how to "read" these occupied energy levels as electron configurations and demonstrate their understanding through creative...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Electron Arrangement in Atoms

For Students 10th - 12th
In this electron configuration worksheet, students fill in 10 blanks with the appropriate terms, they determine if 6 statements are true or false, they match 5 terms with their meanings and they answer two questions about electron...
eBook
Crescent Public Schools

The Internet Science Room: Electron Configuration and Orbital Diagrams

For Students 9th - 10th
Students use this chemistry tutorial to guide their understand of electron configuration and orbital diagrams.
eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Molecular Orbitals

For Students 9th - 10th
Acting as an overview from the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site explores the topics related to molecular orbitals including bonding and antibonding MOs, molecular orbital diagrams, sigma and pi orbitals, and more.
eBook
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Modern Atomic Theory [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The modern atomic theory chapter from "An Introduction to Chemistry", describes electrons, electron orbitals, and how to draw orbital diagrams. Many pictures and examples help to explain the information. Also find a detailed chapter...
eBook
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Multi Electron Atoms: Audio Book

For Students 9th - 10th
This audio book, narrated by author Mark Bishop, describes how to write regular and abbreviated electron configurations, and how to draw orbital diagrams. Also find links to animations, tutorials, power points, and chapter maps about...
Interactive
Davidson College

Davidson College: Visualization of Atomic Orbitals: Hybrid Orbitals

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the creation of hybrid orbitals and presents their electron density plots and energy diagrams. Requires Java.
eBook
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Modern Atomic Theory: Power Point [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This power point highlights the main ideas about modern atomic theory from the online textbook "An Introduction to Chemistry". Step by step instructions are given to write electron configurations and draw orbital diagrams. Also includes...
Interactive
Davidson College

Davidson College: Molecular Orbitals of Tetraamminecopper(ii)

For Students 9th - 10th
A Java applet displays the Ligand Field Theory energy diagram for the Tetraamminecopper(II) ion. When an orbital in the diagram is clicked on, the isosurface is shown.
Interactive
Davidson College

Davidson College: Molecular Orbitals of Diamminesilver(i)

For Students 9th - 10th
A Java applet displays the Ligand Field Theory energy diagram for the Diamminesilver(I) ion. When an orbital in the diagram is clicked on, the isosurface is shown.
Interactive
Davidson College

Davidson College: Molecular Orbitals of Ammonia

For Students 9th - 10th
A Java applet shows a molecular orbital representation of ammonia. When an orbital in the diagram is clicked on, the isosurface is shown. The orbitals for other molecules can be accessed through links at the bottom of the page.
PPT
Other

Organic Chemistry: Octet Rule

For Students 9th - 10th
This slide presentation contains a description of the octet rule, as well as many related topics.
eBook
Crescent Public Schools

The Internet Science Room: Quantum Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th
Using diagrams, illustrated examples, and student practice this chemistry class tutorial explains quantum numbers.