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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Proteins and Nucleic Acids

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the structure and function of two of the four major macromolecules: nucleic acids and proteins. It is recommended that you complete the Introduction to Macromolecules activity before doing this one. (Requires Java)
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Lipids and Carbohydrates

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the structure and function of two of the four major macromolecules, lipids and carbohydrates. (Requires Java)
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Lipids and Carbohydrates

For Students 9th - 10th
Focus on the basic structure and function of both lipids and carbohydrates, two of the four major macromolecule families in biological systems. (Requires Java)
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Photosynthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
Focus on how certain molecules called pigments interact with light and determine the color of plants. Explore how molecules such as chlorophyll interact with light and gain energy. This energy is used by plants to make sugar and release...
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Catalysts

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore homogeneous catalysis. (Requires Java)
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Quia

Quia: Figurative Language Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This 30-question quiz asks students to answer questions about figurative language by selecting the correct answer. Feedback is provided after the quiz is submitted. Java is required.
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California State University

Cal State San Bernardino: Bivariate Distribution Applet

For Students 9th - 10th
The applet is a target at which green darts are shot either with a strict correlation to each other or without -- the user defines this. A good example of how bivariate data is truly influenced by two variables, possibly dependent upon...
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Davidson College

Davidson College: Network Solids: Crystalline Solids

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the differences between ionic, molecular, metallic, and network crystalline solids. Displays structures for diamond, graphite, fullerene, and silica, accompanied by questions about their chemical bonding. Electron density plots...
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Davidson College

Davidson College: Chemical Equilibria

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what chemical equilibrium is and the role of the Law of Mass Action. A Java simulation shows the concentration-time curves of a chemical reaction.
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Other

Matter Project: Seismic Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
Seismic waves are studied to better understand the ground beneath us, the layers of Earth and points of interest for earthquakes. Better understand the types of waves, what substances they may travel through and how, and gain a clearer...
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Harvey Mudd College

Harvey Mudd College: Functions and Transformations of Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of the important concepts dealing with functions and transformations of functions. Java plug-in is required for the exploration feature.
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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.
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Davidson College

Davidson College: Sizes of Atomic Orbitals

For Students 9th - 10th
Using a Java applet, sets of atomic orbitals are compared with different quantum numbers in order to compare the orbital sizes.
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Davidson College

Davidson College: Visualization of Atomic Orbitals: P Orbitals

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the geometry of the p orbitals and presents exercises for exploring their shape and orientations. Requires Java.
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Davidson College

Davidson College: Visualization of Atomic Orbitals

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the geometry of the d orbitals and presents exercises for exploring their shape and orientations. Requires Java.
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Davidson College

Davidson College: Effective Nuclear Charge

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what Slater rules are and presents exercises for exploring how they are used to estimate the effective nuclear charge and how well they work compared to the Bohr model expression for orbital sizes. Requires Java.
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Davidson College

Davidson College: Effective Nuclear Charge

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what the effective nuclear charge is and how electrons can create a shield between a nucleus and an outer electron. Presents exercises for comparing orbital sizes with effective nuclear charges. Requires Java.
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Davidson College

Davidson College: Visualization of Atomic Orbitals: S Orbitals

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the geometry of the s orbitals and presents exercises for exploring their shape and orientations. Requires Java.
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Davidson College

Davidson College: Phase Changes: Phase Diagram: Part 5: Critical Point

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what the critical point in a phase change is and ways that a transition from a liquid to a gas can take place. Students investigate the concepts using a Java simulation.
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Davidson College

Davidson College: Kinetic Molecular Theory: Basic Concepts

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the basic concepts of kinetic molecular theory and presents animations illustrating the behavior of molecules in a closed box. Requires Java.
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Davidson College

Davidson College: Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (Vsepr) Model

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents exercises where students can check their understanding of the Valence-Shell Electron-Pair Repulsion Model by predicting what a molecular shape will be. Requires Java.
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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.
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Davidson College

Davidson College: Le Chatelier's Principle: Effect of a Change in Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how Le Chatelier's Principle is used to predict how a temperature change affects a system's chemical equilibrium and presents a virtual experiment where the effect is explored. Requires Java.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Paper Folding Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This is a lesson plan of paper folding as a method of proof. A Java applet version of the activity can be accessed, giving the actual lengths and angle sizes.

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