Classroom Resources: Chemistry Basics
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Periodic Table, History, Physical Properties | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: Silicon Video Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)
In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about silicon.
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Atomic Radius, Ionic Radius, Electrons, Model of the Atom, Subatomic Particles, Periodic Table | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Animation: Atomic & Ionic Radii Animation Mark as Favorite (26 Favorites)
In this animation, students will have an opportunity to visualize atomic and ionic radii. They will look at the different sizes of atoms in the third period and the atoms in the sixth group. They will also look at an atom and its cation as well as an atom and its anion. **This video has no audio**
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Molecular Structure, Molecular Geometry, History, Periodic Table, Molecular Structure | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: Phosphorous Video Mark as Favorite (5 Favorites)
In this video, Sam Kean tells the story of how phosphorus was at the center of the race to discover the structure of DNA.
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Model of the Atom, Electrons, Electron Configuration, Quantum Numbers, Subatomic Particles, Periodic Table | High School
Animation: Orbitals Animation Mark as Favorite (45 Favorites)
In this animation, students will visualize how orbitals are superimposed upon one another within an atom, in three dimensions. The orbitals depicted in this animation are 1s, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 4s, and 3d. **This video has no audio**
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Periodic Table, History | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: Mercury Video Mark as Favorite (4 Favorites)
In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about Mercury.
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Periodic Table, History | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: Manganese Video Mark as Favorite (3 Favorites)
In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about manganese.
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Periodic Table, History, Physical Properties | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: Gallium Video Mark as Favorite (4 Favorites)
In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about gallium.
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Atomic Mass, Atomic Theory, Model of the Atom, Subatomic Particles, Periodic Table, History | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: Dimitri Mendeleev Video Mark as Favorite (21 Favorites)
This video tells the story of how Dimitri Mendeleev organized the periodic table, even leaving gaps to be filled in with elements that weren't yet discovered.
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Periodic Table, History, Identifying an Unknown | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: Cadmium Video Mark as Favorite (4 Favorites)
In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about cadmium.
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Periodic Table, History | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: Hydrogen Video Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)
In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about hydrogen.
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Periodic Table, History, Radioactive Isotopes | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: Astatine Video Mark as Favorite (7 Favorites)
In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about astatine, the rarest element in the universe.
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Periodic Table, History, Radioactive Isotopes, Alpha/Beta/Gamma Decay | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: Helium Video Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)
In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about helium.
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Periodic Table, History, Identifying an Unknown | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: Arsenic Video Mark as Favorite (11 Favorites)
In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about arsenic, a deadly element that was once referred to as the "Inheritance Powder".
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Periodic Table, History, Physical Change | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: Gold Video Mark as Favorite (7 Favorites)
In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about gold.
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Periodic Table, Elements, Introduction, History, Atoms, Electrons, Subatomic Particles | Middle School, High School, Elementary School
Activity: Writing Your Name using Chemical Element Symbols Mark as Favorite (3 Favorites)
In this activity, students will use their creativity to spell their name (first or middle name and their last name) using chemical symbols of elements on the periodic table. For example, you can spell Yvonne using the symbols for yttrium (Y), vanadium (V), oxygen (O), nitrogen (N), and neon (Ne).
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Introduction, History, Periodic Table, Elements, Observations, Physical Properties, Chemical Properties | High School
Lesson Plan: What is Chemistry? Mark as Favorite (10 Favorites)
In this lesson, students watch a video narrated by Bill Nye, and then complete a SOMA cube to enhance their perspective in the process of discovery.
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Periodic Table | High School
Activity: Trends of the Periodic Table Mark as Favorite (26 Favorites)
In this activity, students will assemble a fictitious periodic table based on clues about the structure of the real periodic table.
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Elements, Model of the Atom, History, Introduction, Matter, Observations, Periodic Table, Culminating Project, Atoms | Middle School, High School
Activity: Is a Picture Worth 1000 Words? Mark as Favorite (2 Favorites)
In this activity, students will learn about early chemistry discoveries through a textbook reading as well as from a cartoon.
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Periodic Table | High School
Lesson Plan: The Periodic Table Unit Plan Mark as Favorite (48 Favorites)
The AACT high school classroom resource library and multimedia collection has everything you need to put together a unit plan for your classroom: lessons, activities, labs, projects, videos, simulations, and animations. We constructed a unit plan using AACT resources that is designed to teach the Periodic Table to your students.
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Periodic Table, History | High School, Middle School
Activity: Ptable.com Investigations Mark as Favorite (39 Favorites)
In this activity, students will use the online periodic table found at www.ptable.com to investigate a number of chemistry concepts. Students will use this online resource to explore information about the elements, including historical data, physical properties, periodic trends and more.
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Periodic Table, Introduction, Elements | High School, Middle School
Activity: Element Skit Mark as Favorite (2 Favorites)
In this activity, students will become familiar with the periodic table by creating a skit to explain an element’s symbol, atomic number, and atomic mass.
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Elements, Periodic Table, Interdisciplinary, History, Atoms, Model of the Atom | Middle School, High School
Project: Element Baby Book Mark as Favorite (11 Favorites)
In this activity, students will “adopt” an element and create a baby book about their “new baby” while they research and learn about the element.
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Atomic Radius, Electron Affinity, Ionization Energy, Periodic Table | High School
Activity: Periodic Trends Investigation Mark as Favorite (28 Favorites)
In this activity, students investigate trends in atomic radius, electron affinity, and ionization energy using an online interactive periodic table.
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Electron Affinity, Atomic Radius, Ionic Radius, Periodic Table | High School
Activity: Periodic Trends II: Electron Affinity, Atomic Radius, & Ionic Radius Mark as Favorite (26 Favorites)
In this simulation, students will focus their investigation on the electron affinity of an atom. Through the use of this simulation students will have the opportunity to examine the formation of an anion as well as compare the atomic radius of a neutral atom to the ionic radius of its anion.
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Atomic Radius, Ionic Radius, Ionization Energy, Valence Electrons, Periodic Table | High School
Activity: Periodic Trends I: Ionization Energy, Atomic Radius & Ionic Radius Mark as Favorite (46 Favorites)
In this simulation, students will investigate several periodic trends, including atomic radius, ionization energy and ionic radius. Through the use of this simulation students will have the opportunity to examine atomic data as well as visually compare and interact with select elements from the periodic table.