Worksheet
Curated OER

Covalent Bonds

For Students 9th - 12th
After a short introduction, chemistry aces get right into drawing electron dot diagrams for covalent bonds. There are only three questions to answer, so this is not a comprehensive worksheet. It can be used when introducing your class to...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Exploring Atoms

For Students 8th - 9th
In this chemistry worksheet, students complete 29 fill in the bank questions about atoms based on the movie Exploring Atoms from the website www.brainpop.com .
Worksheet
Curated OER

Using the Stock System

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this compounds worksheet, students learn the rules for naming compounds, the stock system. Students apply these rules by writing the names or formulas for the 20 given compounds.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Determining the Charge on a Metal Ion

For Students 10th - 12th
In this metal ion worksheet, students follow the steps to determine the oxidation states of the metals in each of the given compounds. Students complete 10 problems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Alkaline-Earth Metals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the importance of alkaline earth metals.  In this metals lesson students research the minerals that are essential for human health. 
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Rates of Chemical Reactions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this chemistry worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 25 questions on chemical reactions. They identify common terminologies used in describing chemical reactions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bouncing Balls

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create a polymer ball in the lab. In this chemistry instructional activity, students identify the different properties of the polymer they created. They explain what type of chemical reaction took place.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chemistry: Balancing Chemical Equations

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders practice balancing chemical equations. In this chemistry lesson, 8th graders explain why it is necessary to balance equations. They complete practice worksheets individually.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: The Arrangement of Elements: The Periodic Table

For Students 7th - 9th
In this tutorial, students will investigate the arrangement of the Periodic Table by watching videos, completing interactive activities, and quizzes.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Periodic Table Trends

For Students 9th - 10th
Given descriptions, scenarios, or groups/series of elements, students will use the Periodic Table to relate the size of the atomic radii, electronegativity, and ionization energy of elements to their position on the chart. Students will...
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Genius of Mendeleevs Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
Video explains why the periodic table devised by Dmitri Mendeleev has endured and how it has predicted the existence of elements. [4:25] Followed by a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Elements and Compounds

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Website
Other

Los Alamos National Laboratory: Periodic Table of Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
An up-to-date periodic table of elements. Click on each element to see properties, history, sources, and uses. Very comprehensive.
Interactive
Other

Lenntech: Multilingual Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive periodic table of elements. Click an element to view a detailed description. Click the flags at the top to choose your language: English, French, Spanish, Dutch, and German.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: History of the Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students explore the history of the periodic table, and explain how the periodic table was originally organized, compared to the arrangement of the modern periodic...
Interactive
Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Periodic Table of the Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an interactive periodic table of the elements. Select an element for a general description, images, audio files, and movies.
Interactive
Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive periodic table of elements allows students to click on each element, and read essential information about that element. Chemical elements are also listed alphabetically for quick reference.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Engineering and the Periodic Table

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students learn about the periodic table and how pervasive the elements are in our daily lives. After reviewing the table organization and facts about the first 20 elements, they play an element identification game. They also learn that...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Physical Science: The Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
This learning module allows students to use the organization of the periodic table to understand the element and their properties. By the end of the activity, students will be able to locate metals, nonmetals, and metalloids and the...
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Atoms, Elements and Compounds

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Periodic Table of the Elements Essay

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay, written for Teachers' Domain, describes the foresight and pattern recognition that Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleyev used to develop the modern periodic table of elements.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Periodic Table of the Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive periodic table developed for Teachers' Domain provides detailed information about the chemical properties of elements and illustrates the electron configurations that determine those characteristics.
Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
A fun way to learn about the periodic table! This interactive table allows students to investigate the basic information of an element as well as explore group and family characteristics.
Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Interactives: Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the basics of the Periodic Table including how the Periodic Table is organized and how to make sense of the information included in the table. Test your understanding with an interactive quiz at the end of the activity.

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