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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.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: What Does the Periodic Table Tell Us About the Elements?

For Students 9th - 10th
The number of protons in the atom of an element determines its place in the Periodic Table. The number of electrons in an atom is the same as the number of protons. These electrons are arranged in shells or 'energy levels' around the...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Antimony: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about antimony, an element commonly used in the electronics industry.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Chlorine: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about chlorine - element number 17, an extremely reactive and dangerous gas, which was used as a weapon in World War I. [8:41]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Phosphorus: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about phosphorus, an incredibly flammable element found in certain bombs and your body. [3:49]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Cadmium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. In this video, we take a look at cadmium, a highly toxic element used on pots, pipes, and for all kinds of other applications. [1:50]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Potassium: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about potassium. In this video, see some violent explosions and the gentle creation of a potassium mirror. [4:32]
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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.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: The Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the periodic table and the configurations. In the modern periodic table, elements are in order of atomic number in periods and groups. Electronic configurations model how electrons are arranged in atoms. A link to...
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: What Does the Periodic Table Tell Us About the Elements?

For Students 9th - 10th
The elements in Group 7 of the Periodic Table are called the halogens. They include chlorine, bromine and iodine. Learn about their properties and uses, then take a quiz.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Periodic Table With Atomic Mass

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how Dmitri Mendeleev created the periodic table of elements, how it was organized, the changes made by Henry Moseley in 1931, some characteristics of element groups, and what the atomic mass, number, and abbreviation each...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Lanthanides and Actinides

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the lanthanides and actinides of the periodic table. Find out which elements are in this group. properties, similarities, and other facts on this site.
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Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services

Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Sodium

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides elemental information which may not be found in many other sites. Here you can find historical information, common uses and even the approximate going price for a gram of the element.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements Transition Metals

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the transition metals of the periodic table. Which elements are in this group. Properties, similarities, and other facts.
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Tantalum

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the element, Tantalum, atomic number 73. Covers the origin of its name, sources, uses for it in industry, and possible substitutes.