High School Library : Project Links : Science

Element groups - LeTellier

SCIENCE RESOURCE CENTER
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/SciRC?locID=mlin_w_granhigh
Reference articles with good details.

Use these subjects:

OTHER GOOD WEB SITES

Visual Elements
http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/pertable_int.htm
Includes appearance, general reactivity, occurrence, physical properties, chemical properties, oxidation states, industrial information, and group specific catagories.

Wikipedia: Periodic Table Group
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodic_table_group
Articles on groups and families in publicly editable encyclopedia.

Chem Tutor
http://www.chemtutor.com/perich.htm#met
Descriptions of each of the groups as well as what makes a group.

Chem4Kids: Elements & Periodic Table: Families
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/elem_families.html
Basic concise overview in colorful format. Use navigation bar on right for specific families.

Final Chemistry Project
http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/3pchemistry/trends.html
Put together by a group of high school students, this is one of the better sites with good information and presentation. All groups included.

The Wooden Periodic Table
http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/index.html
Yes it really is wooden. There is some information here on all the groups but you will have to look around (Hint: Collections of elements sorted in different ways, scroll to the bottom). It's a neat layout and has a lot of extra information.

GCSE
Alkali Metalshttp://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page03/Alkali_Metals.htm
Noble Gaseshttp://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page03/Noble_Gases.htm
Halogenshttp://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page03/The_Halogens.htm
Good notes here, even if the colors are ugly.

Friends School Chemistry
http://www.bcpl.net/~kdrews/periodic chart/chart1.html#anchor183607
Describes metals, nonmetals, and metalloids.

Purdue General Chemistry Review
http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/topicreview/
Very technical writing, advanced content. Info on main group metals, transition metals, and nonmetals, and well as plenty of unrelated, though interesting, chemistry topics.

Element Groups
http://chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/blgroups.htm
Click on the groups for more information.

A Short History of Metals
http://neon.mems.cmu.edu/cramb/Processing/history.html
Some good history on a number of metals. You will need to know which metals are in your group before looking here.

BBC GCSE Bitesize
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/chemistry/periodictableandgroups/
Includes Alkali metals, transition metals, halogens, and noble gases.

SPECIFIC TO GROUPS

Transition Metals
http://chemicalelements.com/groups/transition.html
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0849276.html
http://bartleby.com/65/tr/transelem.html
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/periodic_table/transition_elements.html

Lanthanides & Actinides
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/periodic_table/transition_elements2.html

Poor Metals / Other Metals / Post-transition Metals
modelscience.com/periodictable.html
http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/education/elements/index_e.html
http://chemicalelements.com/groups/othermetals.html
http://principalmetals.com/utilities/50.htm
http://neon.materials.cmu.edu/cramb/?processing/history.html
http://periodic.lanl.gov/default.htm

Metalloids
http://chemicalelements.com/groups/metalloids.html
http://chemicalelements.com/groups/othermetals.htm
http://ull.chemistry.uakron.edu/genchem/21/
bcpl.net/~kdrews/periodic chart/metalloids.html

Alkaline Earth Metals
http://chemicalelements.com/groups/alkaline.html
http://gcsescience.com/pt1.htm

Halogens
http://chemicalelements.com/groups/halogens.html
http://corrosionsource.com/handbook/periodic/halogens.htm

Chemical Elements - Mayo

SCIENCE RESOURCE CENTER
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/SRC?vrsn=3.0&locID=mlin_w_granhigh&ste=1
Reference articles with good details. PASSWORD is fiddlestyx.

Visual Elements
http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/pertable_j.htm

The Wooden Periodic Table
http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/index.html

Wikipedia Periodic Table Articles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Periodic_table

Chem4Kids
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/elem_intro.html

Chemical Elements

http://chemicalelements.com/

Maldanis - Science Current Events

Science Resource Center
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/SciRC?locID=mlin_w_granhigh
Advanced search by date and document type or use the opening page spotlight.

American Institute of Physics Inside Science News Service
http://www.aip.org/isns/

Popular Science Magazine
http://www.popsci.com/popsci/

Scientific American Magazine
http://scientificamerican.com/

Brightsurf Science News and Current Events
http://www.brightsurf.com/

Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/
Scroll down and click on Science

Science News Online Magazine
http://www.sciencenews.org/

CNN Science & Space
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/

NPR Health & Science
http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1007

CBC Technology & Science
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/

Discover Magazine
http://www.discover.com/

Chemistry@nature.com
http://www.nature.com/chemistry/index.html

topix.net Chemistry News
http://www.topix.net/science/chemistry

American Chemical Society
http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/newscenter.html

ReactiveReports Chemistry WebMagazine
http://www.reactivereports.com/

SciCentral
http://www.scicentral.com/P-02phys.html

Science Daily
http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/matter_energy/chemistry/

Ancient Astronomers - LaBreck

Biography Resource Center
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC?vrsn=149&locID=mlin_w_granhigh&ste=1
Searchable by name. Very thorough. Some brief, some long articles.

Eric Weisstein's World of Biography
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/topics/Astronomers.html
Long list of choices, brief articles. Good place to start.

History of Women in Astronomy
http://cannon.sfsu.edu/~gmarcy/cswa/history/history.html
26 female astronomers from 18th century to present. Brief articles. Good place to start.

History of Astronomy: Persons
http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/hist_astr/ha_pers.html
Click on the first letter of your astronomer's last name, then browse. Includes multiple links to short and long online biographies.

Chemistry Everyday Things - LaBreck

Science Resource Center
Password is fiddlestyx. Search for articles about sciency things.

What's That Stuff?
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/stuff.html
Over 50 different products explained.

Chemistry and You
http://www.chemistryandyou.org/base_eng.htm
Interactive site where you can roll over objects and read about the chemistry of them, such as windows, cell phones, paint, wood, cleaning products, etc. Good introduction.

Mad Sci Network
http://www.madsci.org/
Use search box or browse.

How Stuff Works - Physical Science
http://science.howstuffworks.com/physical-science-channel.htm

Scientific American - Ask the Experts
http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_directory.cfm

Physics - LeTellier and LaBreck

Science Resource Center
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/SciRC?locID=mlin_w_granhigh
PASSWORD is melody. Science focused database of articles from magazines, newspapers, and reference books.

Student Resource Center
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/SRC?locID=mlin_w_granhigh
PASSWORD is fiddlestyx. Find magazine, newspaper, and reference articles on a huge range of topics.

Physics on Sport article from SRC with lots of web sites
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/SRC?locID=mlin_w_granhigh&tx2=skateboard*&sl3=TD&srchtp=adv&c=2&bl1=AND&docNum=A86044626&bConts=2&bl2=AND&vrsn=3.0&dty=zz&ste=32&tbst=ts_adv&tab=2&sl2=FT&n=10&tx1=physics&sl1=SU

PhysicsWeb
http://physicsweb.org/

How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/

Exploratorium Sports Science
http://www.exploratorium.edu/sports/index.html

Collection of links to physics of different sports
http://www.d230.org/vja/research/science/physcience/sport/

Why A Kite Flies
http://www.gombergkites.com/nkm/why.html

Wright Brothers Aerodynamics Slides
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/Wright/airplane/shortw.html

Physics of Football
http://physicsweb.org/articles/world/11/6/8

Tennis Raquet Physics
http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/~cross/tennis.html

Tennis Over the Net
http://wings.avkids.com/Tennis/Book/index.html

Physics of Archery
http://www.mrfizzix.com/archery/

Physics of Medieval Archery
http://www.stortford-archers.org.uk/medieval.htm

Physics, Technology, and the Olympics
http://physicsweb.org/articles/world/13/9/8

Pole Vaulting
http://www.howstuffworks.com/pole-vault1.htm

Fiddle Physics
http://whyfiles.org/shorties/087fiddle_physics/

Chemical Elements - LaBreck

Chemical Elements
http://chemicalelements.com/

Chem Tutor
http://www.chemtutor.com/elem.htm

Alternative Energy - LeTellier

Alternative Fuel Activity Book Fact Sheets
Look at fact sheets on alcohol fuels, biodiesel, electric vehicles, fuel cells, and propane.

Northeast Sustainable Energy Association Green Car Club
Advanced vehicles on the market today make, model, and fuel type.

Alternative Fuels Data Center, U.S. Dept. of Energy
Contains information on alternative fuel sources, vehicles, and incentives; a vehicle buyers' guide; a station locator; and an alternative fuels property comparison tool.

A Student's Guide to Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Information on alcohols, natural gas, electric, hybrid, fuel cell, hydrogen, liquids made from coal, and biodiesel.

Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
Includes innovations of hybrid electric, fuel cell, biodiesel, and other alternative fuel vehicles.

Motor Trend 2004 Alternative Fuel and Hybrid Vehicle Guide
Buyer's guide to alternative fuel vehicles. Use search box to find more articles.

American Hydrogen Association
Read current news articles about hydrogen innovations and uses.

Fuel Cells 2000
Fuel Cell Basics

U.S. Fuel Cell Council
About fuel cells, types, how they work, applications, codes and standards, laws and regulations.

Fuel Cell Vehicles
Details benefits, design, and how it works.

Veggie Power
All you need to know about making biodiesel fuel at home.

Tim's VW Rabbit Diesel Grease Car
Explains the highlights of the biodiesel conversion process, including photos.

Polystyrene - LeTellier

Look Out!

Bias / authorship - check "About Us" section
Date - often at bottom, if present

Student Resource Center
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/SRC?locID=mlin_w_granhigh
PASSWORD is fiddlestyx. Find magazine, newspaper, and reference articles on a huge range of topics.

Polystyrene Packaging Council Homepage
http://www.polystyrene.org/
Information that the polystyrene manufacturers and marketers distribute to the public. Beware the bias.

Wikipedia on Polystyrene
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polystyrene
Creation and composition of polystyrene in a publicly editable encyclopedia.

Canadian Polystyrene Recycling Association
http://www.cpra-canada.com/resources.htm
FAQs about polystyrene and recycling, links to external organizations with a variety of biases.

International Expanded Polystyrene Alliance
http://www.epsrecycling.org/pages/home.html
Describes creation process, life cycle analysis, and recycling.

Earth Resource Foundation - Polystyrene Foam Report
http://www.earthresource.org/campaigns/capp/capp-styrofoam.html
What is it, why not use it, recycling, ozone, alternatives.

"The Whole Truth about Expanded Polystyrenes"
http://www.aaamsa.com/Documents/publications/truth_about_ep.doc
Covers use as insulation, cost, CFC emissions, toxicity, fire performance, durability, reusability, recyclability.

National Starch and Chemical Company
http://www.nationalstarch.com/
Manufacturers of Eco-Foam and other starch based plastic alternatives.