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Chapter 6: The Periodic Table
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Periodic Law

Read about the history of the periodic law and how it was discovered, including several biographies of notable scientists. Visit this site and study about how Mendeleev discovered the periodic law and summarize it in your own words in your journal.

The Copper Page
This page is provided as a service of the worldwide copper and brass industries. Visit this site and explain how you use copper and brass every day.

Metallurgy
Metallurgy is one of the oldest sciences. It studies different types of metals. Visit this site and discover how metals are used in everyday life.

Chemtutor Elements
Chemtutor provides a list of 50 of the most common elements. Click on one of the elements to read about its history and how it is used.

ChemicalElements.com
This Web page displays an interactive periodic table. You can visit this site and examine the properties of the alkali metals , alkali earth metals , and transition metals . Write a journal entry that explains the differences and similarities of these groups of elements.

Online Periodic Tables

Visit this site and put together a presentation that describes the trends of a certain periodic property.

Periodic Table: WebElements

Chemicool Periodic Table

Hyper Chemistry on the Web

Periodic Table

Web Sites for On the Internet: Activity 3-2

Mercury Pollution Prevention Education Program
This Web site details a pollution prevention program that combats mercury in the environment.

Chemical Contamination Concern
Here you will find a Florida group's Web page detailing chemical contamination in seafood.

Mercury (Hg) Pollution WebQuest
This page, presented by WebQuest, offers multiple links and background information on mercury pollution.

Search the U.S. EPA Internet Site
Search the Environmental Protection Association's Web site for more information on the health risks of heavy metals and other chemicals in your area.

 

Unit 1: The Nature of Matter
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CHEM 4 KIDS
Visit this chemistry web site to learn more about the states of matter. What is the difference between a physical and a chemical force? Which of these types of forces can change states of matter?

Diving into Math and Science
Learn about transverse waves at this site. Do the practice questions to check your understanding.

University of Cincinnati: Department of Physics
At this site you can view animated illustrations of how images are formed by spherical mirrors.

Brigham Young University
Go to this web site and view a demonstration of the refraction of light. What happens to light waves that enter water from the air? What if the second medium is glycerine instead of water?

 

 
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