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Science Alive: What Is Organic Chemistry?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This reading/lesson plan introduces students to the concept of organic chemistry.
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Other

Science Alive: The Many Faces of Steroids

For Teachers 1st - 9th
This reading is an introduction to the great variety of steroids and their many different uses.
Handout
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: The Limits of Classical Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site discusses the limits associated with classical physics. Topics covered include light and heat with additional information...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Mercury

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the element mercury and its chemistry including atomic weight, atom, uses, sources, name, and discovery. Plus properties and characteristics of mercury.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Science: Molecules

For Students 1st - 9th
Kid's learn about the science of the molecules. Tiny chemistry and compounds of atoms and elements make up all matter.
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Le Moyne College:elements & Atoms, Indivisible No Longer

For Students 9th - 10th
Click to read different historical documents in chemistry related to the history of the study and discovery of radioactivity.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Neon

For Students 1st - 9th
Discover the properties and characteristics of neon on this site.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Biology: Chemistry of Life: Atomic Number,atomic Mass,and Isotopes

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the fundamental properties of atoms in this article. Understand the definition of atomic number, atomic mass, and isotopes. [6 min, 50 sec]
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Chemical Bonding

For Students 9th - 10th
Study chemical bonding in chemistry including atoms, valence electrons, ionic and covalent bonding, and how molecules are formed on this site!
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Famous Chemists

For Students 1st - 9th
Get some information about some famous chemists who made impacts on their fields! These scientists helped to develop the laws of chemistry and discovered many of the elements.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Naming Chemical Compounds

For Students 1st - 9th
Learn about naming chemical compounds in chemistry including conventions, the order of the elements, metals, non-metals, acids, and examples on naming on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Radioactivity and Radiation

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the science of radioactivity and radiation in chemistry including radioactive decay, types, measurements, half-life, and the dangers.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Isotopes

For Students 1st - 9th
Study the science of isotopes in chemistry including naming isotopes, hydrogen, examples, fun facts, unstable, and stable on this site.
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Periodic Table and Energy Level Models

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners interpret the information given in the periodic table to describe the arrangement of electrons on the energy levels around an atom.
Unit Plan
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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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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Science Struck

Science Struck: Explanation of John Dalton's Atomic Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the basic tenets of Dalton's atomic theory.
Activity
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Practice Writing Electron Configurations

For Students 9th - 10th
Choose the element that matches the electron configuration.
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Reading Comprehension Passages

For Students 9th - 10th
Thirty-three cloze reading passages on various scientific passages including the scientific method, the water cycle, earth science, atoms, elements, cell division, body systems, and more.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Organic Chemistry

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about organic chemistry including the importance of carbon, organic molecules, compounds, hydrocarbons, synthesis, and functional groups.
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Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Chemical Mixtures

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore all about chemical mixtures on this site including solutions, alloys, suspensions, colloids, dissolving, examples, and facts.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Soaps and Salts

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about soaps and salts in chemistry including interesting facts, how soap is made, how soap works, and what are salts in this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Solutions and Dissolving

For Students 1st - 9th
On this site, students learn about solutions and dissolving in chemistry including interesting facts, examples, solubility, saturation, concentration, and what is a solution?
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Separating Mixtures

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about separating mixtures in chemistry including separation processes such as filtration, distillation, and the centrifuge.