"Adopt an Element" Websites

Pierce Team

http://www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar/index.html (gives all the basic information)

http://www.chemicool.com/ (This site has the COST!!! Along with other basic information)

http://periodic.lanl.gov/default.htm (good for history and origin)

http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/Pages/pertable_j.htm (good for information about uses of the elements)

http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/index.html (quite a bit of information on elements in paragraph form)

http://www.popsci.com/popsci/periodictable/ (gives a short, but interesting, paragraph of information; highlights less well-known tidbits of information)

http://www.mii.org/periodic/MIIperiodicChart.html (gives basic information AND highlights any importance the element has for life)

http://www.bayerus.com/msms/fun/pages/periodic/i_table_noflash.html (not a much information as some other pages, but VERY readable. Also has a quiz question for each.)


M.O.S. (My Own Science) WEBSITES

http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/ (Many activities using household items. Very good explanations. Be sure to print it out if you need help understanding the explanation)

http://www.madsci.org/experiments/

http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/ (Some good activities, but not always so good on the explanations. You may have to do more research to understand your results!)


Current Science Articles

http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/

http://dsc.discovery.com/ (Choose a story from “News Headlines,” not “Popular Features,” etc.)


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