A site containing a good deal of elemental information. Information on each element includes atomic number, atomic mass, melting point, boiling point, density, isotopes and more.

A site containing a good deal of elemental information. Information on each element includes atomic number, atomic mass, melting point, boiling point, density, isotopes and more.

A site containing a good deal of elemental information. Information on each element includes atomic number, atomic mass, melting point, boiling point, density, isotopes and more.

A guided inquiry in which learners test different physical properties, such as melting point or conductivity, to help them determine whether the compounds are ionic or molecular.

Explore survival strategies of animals in freezing climates. Investigate the role of glucose (sugar solution) when used as an antifreeze and the relationship between temperature and metabolism.

This lesson focuses on the physical properties of halogens, Group 7 elements on the Periodic Table. It includes the physical properties of the elements, provides a graph showing the melting and boiling points of the halogens, and links...

A very detailed look at the element Gallium, a member of the Boron Group.

A very detailed look at the element Indium, a member of the Boron Group.

Introduction to concepts and calculations related to colligative properties.

This lesson will introduce a phase change diagram for water, relating energy to progress of a phase change, with labeling including specific heat values, heat of fusion value and heat of vaporization value.

An exhaustive set of "lecture notes" on various topics in thermal physics (including thermal expansion). Explanations are well done and more interesting than most. Includes both a mathematical and conceptual treatment of topics. Humor,...

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.

Resource provides the ten signs that tell when a chemical change has occured. Each sign has a detailed explanation.

Learn about the English geologist who asserted a solid, rather than fluid, was the interior for the Earth and explained many geological phenomena in terms of his model.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of physical property and examples of the physical properties of matter.

For an overview of the four temperature scales, visit this site. General information is given about the scales including their boiling and melting points.

Observe the melting points and boiling points of the first 10 linear alkanes.

This site provides a chart of properties associated with silver, ranging from silver's melting point to conductivity.

This site from Chemicool takes a categorized look at the various properties of strontium, ranging from strontium's melting point to its conductivity.

This site takes a categorical look at sulfur, ranging from sulfur's melting point to its conductivity.

This lesson focuses on predicting chemical reactions using The Group 1 elements in the Periodic Table are known as the alkali metals. They include lithium, sodium and potassium, which all react vigorously with air and water. It provides...

A page from the University of Maryland Physics Lecture Demonstration Facility. Provides directions for a teacher demonstration on the phenomenon of regelation. Shows apparatus and set-up; provides suggestions. Easily adaptable as a...

Do you need to know a specific value of a specific quantity for any given substance? If so, this is the place. Find the heat capacity, heats of vaporization and fusion, and much more from this page.

A very descriptive site that allows students to understand the different states of matter at the atomic level. Also discusses the process of phase changes and displays phase change graphs. Thermochemistry is also touched upon for high...