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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Periodic Table and Energy Level Models

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students interpret the information given in the periodic table to describe the arrangement of electrons on the energy levels around an atom.
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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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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Iodine

For Students 9th - 10th
A very nice WebElements site with all sorts of basic data on iodine, its chemical and physical properties, isotopes and uses.
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Palladium

For Students 9th - 10th
WebElements offers a good basic summary of data and descriptive information on palladium, along with a summary of how it is isolated.
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Silicon

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent site with a great deal of helpful information on silicon.
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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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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Periodic Table of Poetic Elements

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Each student will create a poem about an element on the periodic table. The poems will be placed in the appropriate "square" to create a large periodic table wall hanging. This project will require the collaborative work of several...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Bismuth: 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. Bismuth was thought to be the heaviest element on the periodic table that is not radioactive, but is that still the case? [3:57]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Europium: 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. Europium is element number 63 on the periodic table. [1:20]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Promethium: 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. Promethium is element number 61 on the periodic table and its symbol is Pm. [1:42]
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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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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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Wyzant

Wyzant: About the Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
This website focuses on the common elements. It provides an alphabetical listing of each common element with its symbol, attributes, and location on the periodic table.
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Nitrogen

For Students 9th - 10th
Lots of valuable information on nitrogen, its properties and some of its uses and compounds.
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Platinum

For Students 9th - 10th
Very nice site with a great deal of information on platinum and its properties.
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Erbium

For Students 9th - 10th
Webelements offers a nice presentation on erbium, its properties, uses and history, along with basic data. Clearly presented.
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent summary of basic information on mercury, including chemical and physical properties and uses.
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Iron

For Students 9th - 10th
Lots of data and information on iron, its uses and chemical and physical properties. This WebElements site is an excellent resource.
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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Heaviest Named Element Is Official

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the discovery and naming of copernicum, the heaviest element on the Periodic Table, named after the 16th century scientist Nicolaus Copernicus.
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Wyzant

Wyzant: Common Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
This website focuses on the common elements. It provides an alphabetical listing of each common element with its symbol, attributes, and location on the periodic table.
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Royal Society of Chemistry

Visual Elements: Hydrogen

For Students 9th - 10th
Short, but descriptive summary on hydrogen. Discusses this element's composition and characteristics, and includes a graphic as well.
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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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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Europium

For Students 9th - 10th
Lots of information on europium, along with electron information and some reactions involving it.
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Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Neodymium

For Students 9th - 10th
WebElements provides information on the basics of neodymium, including its properties and a few of its reactions.