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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Lesson Plans: What Is a Chemical Reaction?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After observing a demonstration of a chemical reaction between a burning candle and the oxygen in the air, learners use atom model cut-outs to model the reaction and see that all the atoms in the reactants show up in the products.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Heat

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online lesson students will describe how the macroscopic properties of a thermodynamic system such as temperature, specific heat, and pressure are related to...
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Other

American Institute of Physics: Discovery of the Electron

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to read about the "Experiments by J.J. Thomson in 1897 [which] led to the discovery of a fundamental building block of matter." This exhibit is organized into several sections, including: "Mysterious Rays" and "1897...
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: What Is Density?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Calculate the density of cubes made of different materials to determine what type of material it contains. Using this information explain that the size, mass, and arrangement of the atoms or molecules of a substance determines its density.
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Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you can find all kinds of helpful information about chemistry. Learn about reactions, elements, atoms, matter, or biochemistry. Downloads and activities are also included.
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Davisson Germer

For Students 9th - 10th
Simulate the original experiment that proved that electrons can behave as waves. Watch electrons diffract off a crystal of atoms, interfering with themselves to create peaks and troughs of probability. Java required.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Molecules

For Students 2nd - 7th
When two or more atoms combine they give rise to a molecule. A molecule can be made up of many atoms of the same element. There are 112 elements known to man, so can you imagine the different permutations and combinations of molecules...
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American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: Hompage

For Students 9th - 10th
ChemCenter, available from the American Chemical Society, provides chemistry news, reference sources and other public services.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Flex Book Textbooks: Chemistry Second Edition

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A complete, web-based, multi-media textbook covering a wide variety of Chemistry concepts.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Chemistry: Welcome

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to the College Board's AP Chemistry course, which is designed to be equivalent to a first year college chemistry course.
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Concord Consortium

Concorde Consortium: What Are All Materials Made Of?

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity 4 of this module determines: Which model best supports our observations? This activity reviews the evidence gathered in this investigation and considers how that evidence informs your model of matter. A timeline of the history...
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Eric Cornell

For Students 9th - 10th
Born in Palo Alto, California, and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts - homes to Stanford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, respectively - you could say Eric Cornell was destined to become a renowned scientist. And while he...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Democritus

For Students 9th - 10th
A guided lesson explaining Democritus' description of matter as discontinuous.
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Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte (Spain)

Cnice: Iniciacion Interactiva a La Materia

For Students 9th - 10th
Matter is anything that has mass and occupies a space. In this site you will find a lot of illustrations and interactive activities dealing with matter.
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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Viaje Al Interior De La Materia

For Students 9th - 10th
These interactive materials will help you to understand how matter is made up and will help you expand your knowledge on matter. You will find an evaluation at the end.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: La Aventura De Las Particulas

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the fundamentals of particles and forces with this site. Explore the paths that explain matter in the universe.
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Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Hole Y Water

For Students 2nd - 5th
This tutorial from Bill Nye uses an experiment with water and sugar to show how matter is mostly empty space.
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Museum of Science

The Atoms Family

For Students 3rd - 8th
Let this classic family of monsters guide you as you learn about energy. Interactive exercises, experiments, and demonstrations help to build knowledge and raise questions.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science

For Students 5th
This customizable digital textbook covers topics related to fifth-grade science. It is Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) aligned.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Science of Macaroni Salad: What's in a Molecule?

For Students 9th - 10th
Josh Kurz breaks macaroni salad down to its smallest chemical components. [3:14]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Covalent Bonding

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive activity from ChemThink takes a closer look at a covalent bond: how it is formed and how the sharing of two electrons can keep atoms together.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Chemical Bonds

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive activity developed for Teachers' Domain demonstrates how attractive forces between atoms create chemical bonds, resulting in the formation of molecules and compounds.
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Physics4kids

Physics 4 Kids: Where Traditional Physics Stops

For Students 9th - 10th
We're about to move into the modern age of physics. In the early 1800's, scientists began examining the basis of matter, space, and time. Sometimes it gets very confusing, but the big idea is that Newton's physics describe about 90% of...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Science: Elements

For Students 1st - 9th
Kid's learn about the science of chemical elements. Basic forms of matter made from a single type of atom.

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