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Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Molecular Structures: Polysaccharides

For Students 9th - 10th
View complex carbohydrates from every angle by manipulating starch and cellulose molecules. Also find links to information about other organic structures.
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Florida State University

Florida State University: Molecular Expressions: Making Crystals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will work in groups to grow crystals in different conditions, and then make conclusions about how and why crystals form. A detailed procedure and materials list, follow-up questions, and a teacher's guide that contains extension...
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State University of New York

State University of New York: Determining Molecular Polarity

For Students 9th - 10th
The following module illustrates a method for determining if a molecule is polar or nonpolar.
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Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: General Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from a general chemistry course taught at the University of California, Berkeley. The course teaches periodic table, chemical bonds, molecular shape, phase changes, chemical reactions, stoichiometry,...
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Francis Crick

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover Francis Crick, British molecular biologist, physicist, and neuroscientist who jointly won a Nobel Prize for his discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
An audio podcast accompanied by a diagram of a water molecule helps the learner understand molecular structure. [0:23]
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Ceramic Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
Different ceramic materials have different mechanical properties and molecular structures, which affect how each responds to a force exerted on it. Try varying amounts of force on a ceramic beam (an ionic lattice) to see how it responds...
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Other

My Science Box: Dna Models

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Hands-on lesson in which learners play with puzzle pieces representing the DNA molecule to discover the molecular structure of DNA.
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National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Dna Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
Access Excellence provides an interesting graphic which shows the helical structure of DNA from the molecular to chromosomal scale.
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University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Biochemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
Problem sets, tutorials, and activities related to biochemistry.
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Atomic Theory and Structure: The Mole: Its History and Use

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to the mole, a unit of measurement that quantifies atoms and molecules.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Metal Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore what happens when a force is exerted on a metallic material. The molecular structure of the material affects how it responds to an applied force at the macroscopic level.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: James Watson Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about James Dewey Watson, the co-recipient of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work with Franice Crick on decoding the structure of DNA. This article includes information on both Watson's personal life and public career.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1962 Award Ceremony

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can find the full text of the speech, by Professor A. Engstrom, presenting the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Maurice Wilkins, James Watson, and Francis Crick for their discovery of DNA's structure. The speech...
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Self Assembling Lattice Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
View this simulation to see how lattice structures are formed when particles of different shapes and charges form bonds.
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University of California

Ucla: Drawing Lewis Structures

For Students 9th - 10th
A step-by-step explanation on how to draw Lewis structures. An example problem is worked through to accompany the steps. There is also a list of the exceptions and a short explanation of resonance.
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Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Crawler

For Students 9th - 10th
Adjust variables to experiment with a worm like structure to see how the changes affect its movement.
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Yale University

Yale University Center for Structural Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an excellent resource on the research and graduate studies programs in the field of biophysics.
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National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Making a Phylogenetic Tree Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Constructing phylogenetic trees may be a daunting task for learners, but this lesson plan is a simulation of what molecular biologists must do to determine relationships. This plan is for students who have a good grasp of DNA structure...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Molecular Genetics and Microbiology of Zaire Ebolavirus

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this passage and study the graphics to complete a five-question quiz related to the Ebola virus life cycle.
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Towson University

Towson University: Shapes of Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
This chemistry class printout details the main points of molecular geometry and explains bond hybridization and bond angles.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Invisible Motion of Still Objects

For Students 9th - 10th
Ran Tivony describes how and why molecular movement occurs and investigates if it might ever stop. [4:44]
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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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Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Resonance

For Students 9th - 10th
This section from "An Introduction to Chemistry" describes how to draw resonance structures. A few examples are given. Also find links to 3-D molecular models of the examples.

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