High School Chemistry: Resources for Students, Teachers and Parents
Chemistry class gets down to the nitty-gritty—moles of atoms and molecules that come together in covalent and ionic bonds. You’ll learn what’s going on around you even when you can’t see it, and that the smallest of changes can make a big difference. In this Web guide, students and parents can find homework help, test prep and online references, while teachers can find lesson plans, worksheets and other classroom tools.
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Teaching Resources for High School Chemistry
Even though we’re dealing with atoms and tiny molecules, chemistry is best learned through experience and real-world examples. In this section, we spotlight the best Web sites that can help you drive home the chemistry concepts in class, and reinforce lessons with worksheets, test prep and even humor.
Dulcinea's Insight
- Working from a textbook? Check the publisher’s Web site to find additional materials online, and ways to differentiate the material for students who are below level, above level or English Language Learners. Textbook publishers with enhanced online content include McDougal Littell, and Pearson Prentice Hall. Prentice Hall’s chemistry page has a section with related articles from Science News Online for various chemistry concepts.
- We usually avoid recommending sites that are mere directories of links to outside sources. In our education guides, we make exceptions to this rule for lesson plans and student activities to provide you with as much helpful content as possible. Make sure to approach every directory with caution and evaluate the links before using a tool in the classroom.
- There are tons of great free online resources, so don’t be fooled into paying for something. We’ll show you where to find the best Web resources that don’t cost a cent.
Dulcinea's Picks
For chemistry worksheets and classroom tools...
Chemtutor
has information and references for the periodic table of the elements, moles, reactions and more. Use problems from the site in class as a review or to challenge students who excel in chemistry.
The Chemistry Virtual Textbook
has a teacher section with links to tests and quizzes, online media, podcasts, tutorials and even chemistry-related humor. Use it as a reference when planning a unit, and for specifics (such as tests or jokes) throughout the year.
Amazing Chemistry Teacher Resources
, a Web site by high school chemistry teacher Nancy Clark, has links to experiments, worksheets, tutorials, videos and more. Look for resources on topics like the atom, forensics, nuclear chemistry, gas laws and others.
For chemistry lesson plans...
The Illinois Institute of Technology
’s Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE) project has nearly 200 chemistry lessons in its Chemistry lesson index. Posted by teachers in the IIT education programs, the lessons are aimed at various levels, so some searching is required.
The Science Spot
has chemistry lesson plans complete with worksheets. Scroll down to find links to Internet lessons and activities, as well as chemistry trivia to incorporate into lessons and tests.
TeAch-nology
has chemistry lessons, labs and more for your class. Don’t be fooled by the Google ads near the top of the page; scroll down for the good stuff.
For other resources…
The Molecule of the Month
site has information about molecules updated monthly, a good way to introduce molecules one at a time.
The Particle Adventure
, produced in part by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, provides an overview and classroom activities about quarks, dark matter, antimatter, neutrinos and more.
ThinkQuest
’s Hi! Hydrogen has online tutorials, games and experiments all about hydrogen. Students can do experiments with hydrogen online at the Experimental Lab.
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