30 Places to Find Chemistry Teaching Resources

20 Things You Didn't Know About the Periodic Table - Discover Magazine

AP Chemistry PowerPoints-  6 units covered

AP Chemistry Study Cards

Chemistry 11- lessons and handouts

Chemistry 12- lessons and handouts

Chemistry Animations- 8 Flash animations

Chemistry Comes Alive- Chemistry Video Collection from the Journal of Chemical Education

Chemistry Demonstration Videos- 10 packets on various subject

Chemistry Lab Safety Tutorial

Chemistry Lecture Notes 

Chemistry Lesson Plan Links- from the Science Spot

Chemistry Lesson Plan Menu

Chemistry Software and  Science Teaching

ChemSpider - free chemical database which provides "fast text and structure search access to over 28 million structures from hundreds of data sources."

ChemSynthesis- Chemical Database

Doctor Mad Science- videos of experiments

Finding Science in Ice Cream

Flynn Scientific's Teacher Resources 

Free Chemistry Video Lectures- long list from LearnersTV

General Chemistry Glossary

General Chemistry Online!- includes simulations, compound library, tutorials and much more

High School Chemistry Education Resources- from the American Chemical Society

Interactive Chemistry Simulations- nice collection from the University of Colorado at Boulder

Mole Clip Art

NeoK12 Periodic Table Videos- reviewed by K12 teachers 

The Periodic Table of Comic Books- choose an element and see which comic book involving that element

The Periodic Table of Videos- includes quizzes

Reactions in Chemistry- from the Annenberg Foundation; VOD (video on demand)

Reeko's Mad Scientist Science Experiments- chemical reactions, chemistry experiments here; experiments are rated easy, medium, hard, dangerous

TeAchnology's List of Chemistry Lesson Plans

Top 10 Mad Science-Worthy Chemistry Experiments

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Thousands of Science Fair Project Ideas! Find Them on These 25 Web Sites

Agricultural Ideas For Science Projects

All Science Fair Projects- this site boasts that it has "hundreds of science fair projects"; all grade levels

Animal Science Fair Project Ideas

Biology and Chemistry Science Project Ideas

Discovery's Science Fair Central- everything you need to get you started

Earthquake Related Science Projects- from the US Geological Survey

Free Science Fair Projects

IPL2 Science Fair Project Guide- step-by-step instructions

Make it Solar Science Fair Topics and Projects

Prepare For a Science Fair- lesson plan for grades 6-8 from HotChalk

Science and Energy Projects

Science Fair Adventure- projects cover every category of science including mathematics and computer science

Science Fair Primer- getting started tips

Science Fair Project Ideas- from Education.com; covers grades K-12

The Science Project- ideas for 7th and 8th graders

Science Fair Project Ideas- choose from lists of easy, medium and challenging projects

Science Fair Project Ideas With Solar Energy

Science Fair Projects- over 400 to choose from

Science Fair Resources- Science From Scientists

Science Fair Sanity- grades K-12 ideas for download

Science Kids Science Projects

ScienceBob- this site has loads of "science stuff," and you'll find ideas, videos, research and experiments

Science Buddies- currently 1,073 ideas grouped by area of science

Steps of a Science Fair Project- yup, step-by-step

Super Science Fair Projects

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WOW! 100 Interactive Games, Lessons and Quizzes For Your Students

Hopefully you have been bookmarking sites you'd like to use with your students in the new school year. The collection on this page covers the main subject areas: Social Studies, Language Arts, Technology, Science, Math and Foreign Language. I could have continued on and on but thought at some point I needed to stop. Be sure and add any sites you like to use. I can always edit this page at any time. Enjoy!

Geography/ History
GeoGame- interactive geography game

Geography Hangman

Geography IQ-online world atlas "packed with geographic, economic, political, historical & cultural information".

Geography Quiz

Global History & Geography Multiple Choice Questions

Hiroshima Quiz

History Mystery

HyperHistory Online- over 2,000 files covering 3,000 years of world history

InfoPlease Interactive Atlas- from Fact Monster

Learn About Finland- for grades 9-12; video clips & quizzes

Lewis and Clark- from National Geographic

Mr. Nussbaum's Social Studies Games- grades 2-5

The Oregon Trail- interactive site produced by History Globe.com

Road Maps and Mileage Tables

Salem Witch Hunt- interactive from National Geographic

States Web Games- locate the state, place the state, state postal abbreviations, state capitals etc. Different levels.

U.S. Constitution Trivia

United States Presidents Trivia Game- interactive online game

United States Quiz Game- select your level of difficulty

World Capital Concentration

Language Arts
Activities for ESL Students

American Literature Trivia

Conjunctions

Correct or Incorrect?- check your grammar

English Zone- the BEST English-Learner's site on the Net!

Grammar Bytes

Mr. Nussbaums's Language Arts Games- grades 2-4

Name That Literary Element

Parts of Speech

Passive Voice

Preposition Practice

Self-Study Grammar Quizzes

A Shakespeare Quiz

SpellBee.org- for grades 2-6; compete with your peers in an online spelling bee

Using Nouns as Adjectives

Word Game of the Day- from Merriam-Webster; word games, downloads

Math
Algebra Flash Cards

Algebra Matching

BasketMath Interactive- exponents (in Spanish and English)

Billy Bug- helps middle school kids learn coordinates

Billy Bug 2- a new quest for middle schoolers

Decimal & Whole Number Jeopardy

Decimal Multiplication Football

Decimal Quiz

Exponents

Fish Tank-probability

Fractions

Hitting the Target- learning angles through sports

Hooda Math Games- geometry, arithmetic, logic

Interactive Graphs

Interactive Mathematics Miscellany & Puzzles- History of math, math glossary; GRADES K-12

Line Jumper Algebra

MathCar Racing- integers

MathDork- view 10 of 24 lessons for free; animated algebra lessons

Motivating Math- practical math for people on the go

Mr. Nussbaum's Math Games- color coated by grade level; mainly for younger kids

Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies- integers

Online Graphing Calculator- Java mathematical graphing system

S.O.S. Mathematics-Algebra

Sumdog- free math games

Virtual Coin Toss-probability

Mind Games
Brainbashers-brainteasers, puzzles, riddles, games and optical illusions

Play With Your Mind-collection of original mind games and IQ tests

Science
The Amazing Human Body

Animal and Plant Classification Mini Quiz

The Atoms Family- from the Museum of Science in Miami, FL

The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits

The Compass Activity Page

Cow's Eye Dissection

Creative Chemistry Crosswords

David's Whizzy Periodic Table

Digestive System

DNA Detective

Drop and Drag Body Parts

Edheads- virtual knee surgery, weather, machines

Electromagnets

Gadget Anatomy- site has an Inventor's Toolbox

Human Body- for Middle School (6th,7th)

Inventor and Inventions

Melting and Boiling

Microscope Magnification

Mitosis: an interactive animation

Mr. Nussbaum's Science Games- grades 2-4

Science Stumpers- play against your classmates

Vascular Plants

The Virtual Body- site is in English or Spanish

Virtual Open Heart Surgery- from the Australian Broadcasting Network; very cool!

Technology
The Bully Roundup- online board game

Career Capture- explore stories of women who use technology

The Carnegie Cyber Academy- Internet safety

Click-n-Learn JR- parts of the computer (interactive learning)

Dance Mat Typing- 4 levels to practice keyboarding

Find the Technology- from ABCya; for younger kids

How Do Computers Work?- keyboarding, computer parts, using a mouse

Online Safety Quiz

Technology: Grades 3-6- from the Utah Education Network; games cover keyboarding, hardware/software and Internet safety
Three Cyberpigs- interactive story teaches young kids about Internet safety

World Languages
Digital Dialects- covers 60 languages

Language Games- choose from 5 different languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian, German

Language Gain- 10 different languages

Vocabulary Games

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Animated Engines Shows How Engines Work

Matt Keveney has created a site which explains how a variety of engines work. Animations cover internal combustion, steam and stirling engines and offer the user control over the speed of the engine. Animated Engines a  great resource for science classes or anyone thinking of a career in engineering. Thanks to Dave Andrade for posting!

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Autotopsy: You Are the Forensic Investigator

Students who are interested in forensic science will be interested in this interactive experience. An investigation follows an automobile crash, with you as the one looking for clues. I've also compiled a list of forensic sites for science teachers here.

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