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Indiana University Bloomington: Reference Documents: Calcite [Pdf]
A fact card describing the characteristics of calcite and its presence in limestone, its chemical and physical properties, and the composition and structure of a calcite unit cell.
Amethyst Galleries
Amethyst Galleries: Mineral Gallery: The Mineral Calcite
The world's most common mineral, Calcite, has many uses and varieties. This website lists the physical characteristics of Calcite and includes color images.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Ether
Encyclopedia description of this chemical compound group. Includes structure, chemical reactions, synthesis, physical properties, nomenclature, and much more.
Other
Educational Innovations: Diaper Polymer Activities [Pdf]
What can you do with diaper polymer? Check out these six quick student experiments involving the chemical used in diapers.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Freezing Things: States of Matter
The class will go back over the Power Point presentation on chemical and physical properties. The teacher will then conduct numerous liquid nitrogen demos. This lesson is used early in the Chemistry course. The students love it. This...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Density: Determined by Using Mass and Volume of a Substance
In this activity, learners investigate the history of density, its uses, and applications. Students will generate and calculate data applying it to a graph. They will be looking at the relationship between mass and volume.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Package Those Foods!
This activity provides students with the opportunity to create a food package for a specific food. The students have three components to focus on in the design of their food package. The package will have to keep the food clean, protect...
Other
Us Peroxide
US Peroxide is the leading supplier of hydrogen peroxide and peroxygen based technologies and services for environmental applications. Their site includes information about hydrogen peroxide such as common applications, physical and...
Chemicool
Chemicool: Chromium
A very well organized set of data tables from Chemicool listing a great deal of information about the physical and chemical properties of chromium.
Chemicool
Chemicool: Mendelevium
A helpful set of data tables from Chemicool on what is known about the physical and chemical properties of this element.
Chemicool
Chemicool: Lead
This site from Chemicool provides nice summary tables with a great deal of information on the physical and chemical properties of lead.
Chemicool
Chemicool: Phosphorous
This site from Chemicool provides a set of tables summarizing many physical and chemical properties of phosphorous
Chemicool
Chemicool: Rh45 Rhodium
Set of tables from Chemicool summarizing many physical and chemical properties of rhodium.
Chemicool
Chemicool: Zirconium
Set of data tables from Chemicool with many physical and chemical properties of zirconium.
Chemicool
Chemicool: Rhenium
This site from Chemicool provides an excellent set of tables describing a great many physical and chemical properties of rhenium.
Chemicool
Chemicool.com: Silicon
This site from Chemicool.com provides a very through set of tables summarizing many physical and chemical properties of silicon.
Read Works
Read Works: Mix the Old With the New
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how cooking causes changes in matter. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Acids and Bases
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students investigate the different chemical and physical properties of acids and bases.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Characteristics of Halogens
Learn about the characteristics, chemical and physical properties, and uses of halogens.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Top 3 Contenders for the Strongest Metal in the World
Looks at the strength of tungsten, osmium, and titanium, and their chemical and physical properties.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Facts About Noble Gases
Learn how noble gases were discovered, what their properties are, and their uses. Includes a chart listing the six noble gases and some details about them.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Ketone
This Wikipedia article explains and illustrates the chemical compound ketone.
Other
The Science House: Combustion
In this experiment, students will observe that the weight of the product of combustion is greater than that of the starting material. Teacher's notes address the key concepts of this experiment.
Other
Classifying Matter and Changes in Matter
Learn to identify changes in matter and explain what happens as matter changes. The lesson is supplemented with several experiments to reinforce key concepts.