CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Chemistry of Compounds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores chemical compounds and how elements form different compounds.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Matter: Elements & Compounds
A video and a short quiz on elements, how they combine through chemical reactions to make compounds, and how to write the chemical formulas for water and salt.
Museum of Science
The Museum of Science: Gadget Anatomy
This site from The Museum of Science presents some compound machines and asks students to identify which simple machines they are composed of. Students provide their answer and receive immediate feedback.
Read Works
Read Works: Everyday Compound or Poison?
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how chemicals can be combined to form safe or unsafe compounds. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Compounds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Investigates compounds and their properties, the elements that form them, and their structure.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Matter: Periodic Table
A video and a short quiz on the periodic table of elements and how it is organized.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Compounds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores compounds and their properties, the elements that form them, and their structure.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Organic Compounds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The main chemical components of living organisms are known as organic compounds and are built around the element carbon. Living things are made up of very large...
Museum of Science
The Museum of Science: Sketch Gadget Anatomy
The Museum of Science provides this site that shows the activity in which students sketch all the elements of a compound machine describing each component's function. Also includes an extension activity for homework.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Chemistry of Life
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Many chemical reactions are going on constantly inside your body. In fact, there are probably thousands of chemical reactions occurring every second in every one of...
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Chemistry (Single Science)
This site lists the topics and lessons available for Chemistry. The topics include Particles; Elements, compounds and mixtures; Chemical reactions, Predicting and identifying reactions and products, organic chemistry, and more.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Covalent Bonding
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of covalent bond, the compounds and elements they make up, and why they form.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Physical Science
The Discovery Channel provides numerous lesson plans dealing with the physical sciences. Content is organized by grade level, but all lesson plans include suggestions for adaptations for older or younger audiences.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Transition Metals
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Group 3-12 elements and their properties.
Museum of Science
Museum of Science: Inventor's Toolbox: The Elements of Machines
Simple machines that were all in common use for centuries before Leonardo da Vinci's time, followed by devices that combine these in various ways.
Other
Science Alive: Synthetic vs. Natural: What's the Difference?
Through this reading, students will learn that a substance's properties arise from its molecular structure, not from how it's made (i.e., synthesized by people or found in nature). There is no fundamental difference between natural and...
Other
Science Alive: The Many Faces of Steroids
This reading is an introduction to the great variety of steroids and their many different uses.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kids Science: Molecules
Kid's learn about the science of the molecules. Tiny chemistry and compounds of atoms and elements make up all matter.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Comparing and Contrasting Matter
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a guided activity to help students compare different types of matter: atoms and molecules, elements and compounds, mixtures and solutions. It corresponds to Virginia science SOL 5.4.