CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Atomic Nucleus
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The nucleus of an atom and what holds it together.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 2.6 Nucleus
Discover the structure and function of the nucleus of the cell.
Upper Canada District School Board
Tom Stretton's Chemistry Pages: The Nucleus
This online slide show presents the basic ideas behind the structure of the atomic nucleus.
City University of New York
The World of Cells: Nucleus
A good description of the structure and function of the nucleus.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Quiz: Cell Nucleus
Take this ten-question review quiz over the nucleus of a cell. Read more about each question after an incorrect answer is given.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Cell Nucleus Commanding the Cell
A brief description of the central control center of every cell, the nucleus.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: The Nucleus and Isotopes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson, students learn about the particles in an atomic nucleus, isotopes, and nuclear forces.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Discovery of the Electron and Nucleus
Learn about Thomson's cathode ray experiment and the plum pudding model and Rutherford's gold foil experiment.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Cell Nucleus
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The nucleus is only found in eukaryotic cells. It contains most of the genetic material of the cell. It is surrounded by a double membrane, or nuclear envelope, that...
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: The Structure and Functions of a Cell Nucleus
The parts of a cell nucleus are described along with a list of the functions of a cell nucleus.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Nucleus: Lesson 3
This lesson will discuss the structure and function of the nucleus. It is 3 of 5 in the series titled "Nucleus."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Nucleus: Lesson 2
This lesson will discuss the structure and function of the nucleus. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Nucleus."
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Facts About the Cell Nucleus
Discusses the discovery of the cell nucleus, its location, size, structure, composition, and functions.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Nucleus
Learn the basic structure and function of the nucleus, or the control center of a eukaryotic cell.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: Sub Nucleonic Structure and the Modern Picture of a Nucleus
A simple explanation of the structures theoretically found within protons and neutrons. The resource consists of pictures and links to additional resources.
Physics4kids
Physics4 Kids: Modern Physics: Looking at the Nucleus
Explains basic information about the nucleus of an atom.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Cell Nucleus
Explore the cell nucleus in the science of biology on this site. Learn how this organelle is the control center of the cell, storing the DNA and hereditary information inside chromosomes.
NASA
Nasa: The Space Place: What's in the Heart of a Comet?
NASA site explores what a comet's nucleus is composed of. Animation and photographs are provided as well.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Mcat: Physical Processes: Atomic Nucleus: Decay Graphs and Half Lives Article
Explains how scientists can tell when radiation has been leaked, how to read a decay graph, what we mean by a half-life, and what carbon dating is.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Binding Energy of a Nucleus
Determine the binding energy per nucleon for a random isotope.
Math Science Nucleus
Math/science Nucleus: Light Magic
This animation discusses light and the properties of light in a storybook format. The animations cover the colors of the rainbow (ROYGBIV) along with prisms, light waves, reflection, and refraction.