Here you can find some great information about the 12th element in the periodic table, "magnesium." Content focuses on magnesium's electrons, where you can find magnesium in nature and in the home, and how magnesium combines with other...

A nice summary of the properties of magnesium. Very easy to use.

A set of comics that feature magnesium, and information about the element, in the story line. Less rigorous than some sites, but still interesting and fun.

The National Institutes of Health provides information about magneisum.

This site provides information on magnesium hydroxide when used as a dietary supplement. Content includes information on how to use it, some common side effects, precautions to follow, and more.

This site from Siegen University contains brief information and a step-by-step photo display of burning magnesium. The information is very short but the pictures are definately worth checking out.

This site provides information about the element Magnesium (Mg), includes its atomic structure, isotopes, and other facts.

During this experiment, students will react magnesium with hydrochloric acid to produce hydrogen gas which is collected inside a flask that has a Vernier Gas Pressure Sensor connected to it in order to determine the molar volume of a...

This lesson focuses on plant disease caused by mineral deficiencies including nitrogen and magnesium.

Here is a chart with useful information on the minerals you need to be healthy. Includes "functions" and "sources" of calcium, iron, magnesium, sodium, potassium, zinc, copper, selenium, chromium, manganese, iodine, fluoride, and phosporus.

A pair of comic strips where magnesium figures prominently. Interesting and fun. Could be nice visuals for a presentation.

Learners burn a magnesium strip to reinforce the concepts of chemical vs. physical changes, reaction types, conservation of mass, formulas and equations, stoichiometry, Lewis structures, and to explore the concept of oxidation/reduction...

Young scholars observe and perform experiments with sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur ,and phosphorus. The discover trends down groups, across periods, and having to do with the pH of metal oxides vs. nonmetal oxides.

A very simple reaction of acid (HCl) and metal (magnesium) to produce Hydrogen gas and metal salt will provide the volume of gas to evaluate. Students will determine the amount of gas produced at room conditions and then using the...

A detailed listing of available government reports on magnesium ores and minerals. Lots of information is accessible through thee links.

What is jade? The English term "jade" is used to translate the Chinese word yu, refers to a number of minerals including nephrite, jadeite, serpentine and bowenite, while jade refers only to nephrite and jadeite. Chemically nephrite is a...

Wikipedia offers a brief but accurate definition of alkaline earth metals. Includes a list of elements in the chemical series.

Every segment of society uses minerals and mineral resources everyday. The roads we ride or drive on and the buildings we live learn and work in all contain minerals. Below is a selected list of commonly used metallic and nonmetallic...

Site provides the first 18 elements found in the Periodic Table. Click on an element to discover where it is found and what it's characteristics are.

Plants need certain nutrients to grow well. Use this site to find out what plants need, how to care for them, how to read a fertilizer label, and do the fun activities, like a quiz, a puzzle and a coloring book.

This website provides a brief definition of "electrolytes" and a few examples of the types of electrolytes that exist in your blood.