This page gives useful numerical and qualitative information about copper, chemical symbol Cu. Includes videos of certain reactions, electronic configuration, and information about the isolation of copper metal.

This page gives useful numerical and qualitative information about silver, chemical symbol Ag. Includes videos of certain reactions, electronic configuration, and information about the isolation of silver metal.

The students will play a game of Battleship on the Periodic Table to review electron configuration of the elements.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.

This page gives useful numerical and quantitative information about gold, chemical symbol Au. Includes videos of certain reactions, electronic configuration, and information about the isolation of gold metal.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces fifth graders to atoms and elements. Key concepts include atoms, parts of the atoms, elements, and the periodic table. Opportunities for student participation are included...

This site provides a definition and other useful information about the enthalpy of vaporization.

A nicely organized summary table with information on the properties of bromine. Very helpful and easy to follow.

A video and a short quiz on the parts of an atom, the periodic table, and molecules.

Learn about the different chemical elements of the periodic table with these interactive activities.

A slide show presentation which demonstrates how to identify the number of valence electrons an element has based on its location on the periodic table.

A brief description of the metal group, with examples and links.

Discusses the organization of the periodic table into periods and groups, then looks at where the Lanthanoids and Actinoids are situated, and their properties.

Learn about Glenn Seaborg, the man who took part in the discovery of ten of the periodic table's chemical elements, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1951.

Describes the discovery and naming of copernicum, the heaviest element on the Periodic Table, named after the 16th century scientist Nicolaus Copernicus.

Slideshow looking at the history of models of the atom, including those proposed by John Dalton, J.J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, Niels Bohr, and James Chadwick. Discusses subatomic particles, including the numbers of protons, neutrons,...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will be introduced to some of the basic concepts of chemistry.