Watch budding chemists interact with the resource on chemical interactions. In the unit, six lessons provide an overview of basic chemistry, from understanding the development of atomic theory to distinguishing between ionic and covalent...

Discover how the periodic table tells the story of its elements. Learners begin by studying the makeup of several mixtures. Their analysis leads to a discussion of elements and the periodic table. As they dig deeper, they understand the...

Atoms, elements, and molecules, oh my! Teaching the fundamentals of chemistry to curious sixth graders has never been easier to accomplish. Here is a resource that pulls together everything needed to get them off to a good start,...

Bubble, bubble, boil and trouble! What causes common substances like baking soda and vinegar to react the way they do? Welcome your junior chemists to the wonders of acid-base chemistry using a comprehensive and fun...

The more things change, the more they stay the same. This unit includes seven lessons starting with physical change and moving through to chemical change. Conservation of matter is explained clearly with multiple hands-on activities and...

Should you trust the water you drink every day? The hands-on activity has scholars test water from different sources for contaminants. Pupils perform chemical testing and make conclusions about pH, hardness, iron, chlorine, lead,...

From molecules to nanotubes, an engaging unit explores the world of tiny science. Fifteen hands-on experiments and lessons engage young scientists as they learn chemistry. Discussions, worksheets, and data analysis reinforce the concepts...

Good discussion questions, quizzes, and tests teach as well as assess. Readers of The Great Gatsby will learn much from the materials in a 36-page packet designed to help students prepare for the AP Literature exam. Included in the...

Students develop an appreciation for Shakespeare by researching the Elizabethan period and situations in the Twelfth Night. In this Shakespeare play lesson, students complete a 52 page packet to learn about the period of time and...

This lesson will present a basic overview of elements and how they interact in chemical reactions and compound formations. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Compounds and Elements."

This lesson will present a basic overview of elements and how they interact in chemical reactions and compound formations. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Compounds and Elements."

[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...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The main chemical components of living organisms are known as organic compounds and are built around the element carbon. Living things are made up of very large...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Investigates compounds and their properties, the elements that form them, and their structure.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores chemical compounds and how elements form different compounds.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers compounds and chemical change.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores compounds and their properties, the elements that form them, and their structure.

In this fun and engaging online lesson, students differentiate between elements and compounds on the most basic level while having fun "encoding" the Periodic Table.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online tutorial students will learn to calculate the percent composition of a compound either from mass data or from the chemical formula. They will use...

This lesson focuses on atoms and elements including what they are, the chemical symbols for elements, and the placement of elements on the periodic table. A link to a test is provided.

This unit covers introductory concepts of mixtures and solutions. Students think about how mixtures and solutions, and atoms and molecules can influence new technologies developed by engineers. The first lesson explores the fundamentals...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of covalent bond, the compounds and elements they make up, and why they form.

A video and a short quiz on elements, how they combine through chemical reactions to make compounds, and how to write the chemical formulas for water and salt.

Learn here about organic compounds, groups of carbon atoms covalently bonded to hydrogen, usually oxygen, and often other elements as well, and how they are essential to human functioning.