Chemistry & Materials Classroom Resources
This collection of lessons and web resources is aimed at classroom teachers, their students, and students' families. Most of these resources come from the National Science Digital Library (NSDL). NSDL is the National Science Foundation's online library of resources for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. See www.nsdl.org
WWW Chemistry Guide
http://www.chemistryguide.org
A collection of more than 150 links aimed primarily at chemists and researchers but also useful to teachers, organized into categories such as green chemistry and chemistry blogs.
Strange Matter
http://www.strangematterexhibit.com/
The Strange Matter traveling exhibit, developed by the Ontario Science Centre, teaches kids about the amazing world of modern materials and materials science. The exhibition’s Web site includes a teaching guide and activities for teachers to use, and activities, games, experiments, videos and more for kids. And there’s fun stuff for families to do also!
Chem4Kids
http://www.chem4kids.com
We have information on matter, atoms, elements, the periodic table, reactions and biochemistry.
Chemtutor
http://www.chemtutor.com
Maintained by David Wilner, provides basic chemistry help for students in grades 9 through postsecondary.
Chemistry Experiments You Can Do at Home
http://people.bxscience.edu/~chinyu/2690/exper/exper.htm
A listing of chemistry experiments that students can do at home with adult supervision on such topics as gases, reactions with oxygen and solutions, as well as quantitative tests for substances.
MadSci
Network
http://madsci.wustl.edu/
A collective cranium of scientists from around the world who field questions from many people
in many places.
What is Materials Science
http://www.strangematterexhibit.com/whatis.html
This illustrated Web site provides students in grade 5 and up, with an overview of materials
science--the "study of stuff"--presented in four sections.
The
Open Door Web Site
http://www.knockonthedoor.com
Reference material for teachers and students in grades 3 through 12 on topics in biology,
chemistry, physics, history and technology.
General
Chemistry
http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/chemistry/general/index_en.html
Provides the user with a tool for converting from a particular unit of measurement to another.
The user may write a numerical value and permissible unit in the free form field.
Chemistry & Materials Research Overview
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