Matter

Particle Adventure from Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory - What holds the universe together? What are Protons and Neutrons? What other questions do you have about matter? This site has animated images and explanatory content to explore all aspects of particles and matter. For visual learners, this site can be the difference between facts and understanding.

Los Alamos National Laboratory's Chemistry Division's Periodic Table of Elements - An interactive table with information on each element's individual characteristics, downloadable/printable element charts, explanations of terminology, etc. This site is a great resource for exploring the elements.

Corrosion Source's Periodic Table of Elements - Much like the National Laboratory's table, this table is interactive and contains information on each of the different element. There is additional information on the structure of atoms and molecules as well as photos of some of the metals.

Visionlearning Library - Supported by the National Science Foundation, contains learning modules with visual components. Diagrams, photos, and animated images aid student understanding. This site is geared towards high school age or upper middle school and has an interactive periodic table of elements and really neat animations of the first 11 elements.

Chemistry for Kids - National Science Foundation's site with basic chemistry questions for kids to explore. While I love the questions and answers, the navigation is poor.. There is no constant menu. Once you select a question, you MUST use your "Back" button to go back to the list of questions otherwise, you end up somewhere else in the NSF site.

Elementary Elements and Molecules on the Move - A lesson plan to provide students with an understanding of elements, atoms, molecules, and energy potential contained in atoms. Hands on learning experiment helps students understand the concept and lesson content touches on Written Expression - creative writing; Grammar - usage and expression; and Mathematics - measuring.