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Hubble Space Telescope Public Pictures
http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/Pictures.html
This site provides still images from Hubble's entire history, as well as movies
and animations (QuickTime and MPEG formats)
SETI Institute
http://www.seti-inst.edu/
This goal of this organization is to explore the universe and investigate the
presence of life in the universe.
Organic Chemistry Help!
http://www.chemhelper.com/
The Frostburg University Chemistry Department has sponsored this excellent site,
describing the properties, nomenclature, and reaction mechanisms for many of
organic chemistry's basic concepts.
Isomer Construction Set
http://antoine.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/senese/tutorials/isomer/index.cgi
This page from Frostburg University provides an interactive means of practicing
the determination of all possible isomers for alkanes.
Periodic Table (WebElements)
http://www.webelements.com
One of my personal favorite sites for finding elemental information. This site
provides information on a plethora of different chemical properties.
Chemical Elements.com - An
Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements
http://www.chemicalelements.com
This site allows the viewer to view the
Periodic Table with various property values displayed.
A Periodic Table of the
Elements at Los Alamos National Laboratory
http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm
This site provides background information on
each element, as well as some more obscure items (i.e. - its current cost,
special handling procedures)
Environmental Chemistry.com
- Periodic Table of the Elements
http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/periodic
This site provides basic background
information, as well as element names in different languages and health/safety
information.
The Comic Book Periodic
Table of the Elements
http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/
This site contains comic book references to
various elements of the periodic table...some as far back as the 1950's and
beyond!
The Visual Elements Periodic
Table
http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/periodic_table.html
This site provides viewers with artistic
representations of the periodic relationship of various properties (such as
atomic size, ionization energies, and densities). (Portions of the site require
Macromedia Flash)
The Pictorial Periodic Table
http://chemlab.pc.maricopa.edu/periodic/periodic.html
This site allows viewers to isolate elements
by different ranges of properties, as well as graphically illustrate the
relationships that elements exhibit.
CHEMystery: The Periodic
Table of the Elements
http://library.thinkquest.org/3659/pertable/
This site was designed by high school
students. It provides not only information about the individual elements, but
it also provides background into the history and organization of the Periodic
Table.
1001 Periodic Table of
Elements Quiz Questions
http://www.1001-periodic-table-quiz-questions.com
This site provides a number of different
interactive quizzes through which you can practice your element symbol and
naming skills. A good site to practice for our weekly element quizzes!
Chemistry Drill for Kids!
http://www.edu4kids.com/chem/
This interactive site helps viewers to truly
understand the set-up of the Periodic Table and how to navigate the information
that is presented.
Periodic Table ADventure
http://web.buddyproject.org/web017/web017/quest.html
This webquest requires students to perform research on a chosen element and
present an ad-campaign to support their element.
The National Mole Day Foundation
http://www.moleday.org
Check this site out for everything "Mole Day" related; everything from jokes and
songs, to t-shirts and cookie-cutters. A must-see for any Mole Day enthusiast!
Scirus
http://www.scirus.com
This site allows students and/or faculty to search for journal
articles/abstracts pertaining to science.
ChemFinder.com
http://www.chemfinder.com
This is an excellent site for finding physical and chemical data, as
well as structural information about different chemicals substances.
MDL Information Systems, Inc. - Chime Plug-in
(Recommended for Molecule of the
Month page)
http://www.mdlchime.com/chime/default.asp
The Chime plug-in is used by Netscape and Internet Explorer web browsers to
allow visitors to view and interact with molecular structures on various web
sites. Most sites that contain interactive molecular models will require the
Chime plug-in.
ACD Labs - ChemSketch 5.0 Freeware
http://www.acdlabs.com/download/chemsk.html
This freeware program allows students to construct molecular diagrams which
can be viewed and manipulated in 3-dimensional space or inserted into documents
(i.e. - for lab reports). ChemSketch can also be used to predict chemical and
physical properties, such as electronegativity, melting point, boiling point,
index of refraction, and density.
University College Departments
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
http://www.lhup.edu/chemistry
LHU is a small university in Central Pennsylvania that offers spectacular
surroundings and a solid educational program. The chemistry faculty are
devoted to their students and there is ample opportunity for one-on-one
interaction with the professors.
Bloomsburg University
http://departments.bloomu.edu/chem/Default.htm
Bloomsburg University, found in Central Pennsylvania is part of Pennsylvania's
State System of Higher Education. The chemistry program at Bloomsburg is
ACS accredited, and there are portions dedicated to the illustration of student
research projects.
Miscellaneous (not categorized...yet)
How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com
This site provides an in-depth explanation for many topics that students often
ask about.
VC2: Your Virtual Chemistry Club
http://www.acs.org/vc2
This site, sponsored by the American Chemical Society, provides high school
chemistry students with chemical resources, both educational and entertaining.
NOVA Online - See Inside a Diamond
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/diamond/inside.html
This site shows the viewer that diamonds are made up of the same material that
makes up pencil lead and oil. Included in this site are an Atom-Builder
activity (requires Macromedia Shockwave) and several molecular models of
carbon's multiple forms that can be manipulated using the Chime plug-in.
Time Service Department - U.S. Naval
Observatory
http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/
This site provides the "official" current time, and also provides information on
research being done in the field of atomic clocks.
Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division
http://www.dhmo.org/
This site provides information on the often debated chemical,
dihydrogen monoxide.
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