Chemistry

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General

AP Chemistry Review Activities
Practice questions and vocabulary to prepare for AP Chemistry, by a California science teacher. High School.

Chemistry Guide - High School Ace
The High School Ace is a noncommercial learning portal to free online educational resources for high school students. A learning portal for chemistry related sites for high school students, this site provides links to basic general chemistry information, tutorials, practice exams, and reviews. Additional resources include an Online NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards and a section on organic chemistry.

General Chemistry Online!
This site, by Associate Professor Fred Senese of the Frostburg State University (Maryland) Chemistry Department, provides numerous online resources for understanding general chemistry. A library of over 800 common compounds, tutorials, and FAQ's, are included as well as a glossary and researchable database of more than 400 links to general chemistry web references.

It's Elemental - Element Flash Cards
Jefferson Lab, which is affiliated with the U.S. Dept. of Energy, provides a site for K-12 Science Education. The computer will give you an element and you have to supply its chemical name, its chemical symbol or its atomic number. Other learning games are also available.

Rader’s Chem4Kids!
This site, aimed at grades 4 to 10, introduces visitors to the basics of chemistry. Chemistry topics available on this site include matter, elements, and atoms, in addition to math and reactions.

What is Chemistry?
Activities, articles, and puzzles that introduce students to the ideas in chemistry from the American Chemical Society. Elementary and Junior High.

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History/Biography

Chemistry in History
Biographies, themes, and activities about the history of Chemistry.

Explore Chemical History
Timelines, major achievements and more from the Chemical Heritage Foundation.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry
This Official site of the Nobel Foundation provides facts about all Nobel Prize Laureates in Chemistry through press releases, biographies, Nobel lectures, interviews, etc.

Women in Chemistry: Her Lab in Your Life
Short biographies and information on the discoveries of women in chemistry from the Chemical Heritage Foundation. Junior High and High School.

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Periodic Table and Elements

C&EN: It's Elemental: The Periodic Table
"Biographies" of each of the elements, written by chemistry professionals, from Chemical and Engineering News. Junior High and High School.

Periodic Table of the Elements
This site, from the Chemistry division of Los Alamos National Laboratory, provides an easy to use introduction for students to the periodic table. Detailed information can be found by clicking on an element.

WebElements Periodic Table
Mark Winter, a senior chemistry lecturer at Sheffield University in England, has created this multimedia interactive Periodic Table that provides concise descriptions of elements along with links for more information, such as physical and biological data. A photograph is included for most elements.

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Last Updated: June 12, 2012