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Acid and Base pH Tutorial :: http://www.chem.ubc.ca/courseware/pH/launch.html
"This site contains notes and self directed exercises designed to help students with the fundamental concepts of acid-base chemistry. The level of instruction is aimed at first year university students with no prior knowledge of acid-base chemistry."
The Atoms Family :: http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/
Learn about chemistry and physics by exploring such "places" as the Mummy's Tomb, Dracula's Library, Frankenstein's Lightening Laboratory and more. You can find information about energy, light, atoms, electricity, fuel conservation and other science topics. Many of these topics are introduced with real experiments that you can perform, some online.
Chem101 :: http://library.thinkquest.org/3310/
Learn all about chemistry at this amazing site! This is an online chemistry textbook with some great features such as a chatroom, a newsgroup, and online videos.
Chem4kids :: http://www.chem4kids.com/index.html
Find lots of information about matter, the elements, atoms, reactions and more. There's also a section that teaches you how to use math in chemistry.
Chemistry Coach :: http://www.chemistrycoach.com/home.htm
There is a focus on Chemistry here, but there are also an enormous number of links to guide a student to success in a wide variety of areas. Provided by Wilton High School.
Chemistry Tutor :: http://library.thinkquest.org/2923/
The subtitle of this site says "Web pages to help you get through your chemistry homework!!" This site has: Introduction to Chemistry, Laws and reactions, Basic Chemistry, Equations & More, Types of Chemical reactions, Lab Safety, Chemistry Calculators, Chemistry/Science Links, and Web Elements.
ChemTeam: A Tutorial For High School Chemistry :: http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/webdocs/ChemTeamIndex.html
The ChemTeam offers several resources suitable for the Regular Chemistry students. ChemTeam was developed by a group of high school chemistry teachers and delivers its content in an understandable and well-organized format. Just some of the topics covered include: Acid Base, Bonding & Isomerism, Equilibrium, The Mole, Radioactivity, Reduction Oxidation, and Thermochemistry.
ChemTutor :: http://www.chemtutor.com/
"Basic chemistry help is available here for high school or college students. Chemtutor begins with the fundamentals and gives expert help with the most difficult phases of understanding your first course inchemistry. Chemtutor is not necessarily a complete text for your course or a complete outline, but we are proud to offer some insightful help in the parts of primary chemistry that have been, from our experience,the hardest for students to grasp."
CHEMystery: An Interactive Guide to Chemistry :: http://library.thinkquest.org/3659/
Created by high school students, this site offers a virtual chemistry textbook to provide an interactive guide for high school chemistry students. It covers subjects such as chemical reactions, thermal dynamics, equilibrium, acids and bases, and much more. You'll find advanced concepts as well as basic information about chemistry at this site.
eMolecules :: http://www.emolecules.com/index.htm
Allows you to search for Chemistry information online in addition to drawing chemical structures for molecules that are searched.
Gas Laws :: http://library.thinkquest.org/12354/
"With lively music and pleasant graphics, learning the basics of kinetic molecular gas theory is easier than one would have supposed, thanks to this clever production. The site includes a glossary, information about basic concepts and formulas, and even a sample test."
Glossary of Chemical Terms :: http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/gloss/terms.html
Need to find a definition for a chemistry term? If so, here is a great site that has it all from A to Z. You can simply browse or do search for a specific word.
Help with Predicting Reactions :: http://www.chemmybear.com/preactions.html
Studying for the AP Chemistry Test? Check here for some ideas about how to classify and organize the reactions you see in the Predicting Reactions portion of the Test.
Jefferson Lab: Student Zone :: http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/index.html
If you need information about, or just want to explore math and the physical sciences, this is the place for you! At this site from the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, you can learn "All About Atoms," take the Jefferson Lab virtual tour, find a glossary of science terms, and much more. You can also test your math and science skills by playing online games.
Periodic Table of the Elements :: http://library.thinkquest.org/2782/index.html
Learn the periodic table of elements with this interactive site. Find out properties of each of the elements.
A Periodic Table of the Elements :: http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm
A colorful resource for chemistry students of all ages, provided by the Los Alamos National Lab.
Physics Van :: http://van.hep.uiuc.edu/
Watch physics demonstrations by students at the University of Illinois as they show "science as fun and worthwhile for people who wonder about why the world acts the way it does".
Polymer Science Learning Center :: http://www.pslc.ws/
Offers step-by-step tutorials for students of all levels who want to learn about polymer science.
Sheppard Software - Online Games and More :: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_menu.htm
Learn about world continents, countries and oceans at this fun website. Free web games also include vocabulary, United States geography, chemistry and trivia. Fun, educational games for all levels!
Unit Converter Tool :: http://www.digitaldutch.com/unitconverter/
Great Chemistry reference tool. Converts area, density, energy, force, length, mass, power, pressure, speed, temperature, volume, etc.
WebElements :: http://www.webelements.com/
"WebElements aims to be a high quality source of information on the WWW relating to the periodic table. Coverage is such that professional scientists and students at school will all find something useful. You will find thousands of graphics showing elements structures and periodic properties here. Currently, most information is about the elements themselves but the scope of WebElements will include simple compounds as well in the future." Click on an element's symbol in the periodic table and get detailed information about the element, along with graphics and images. There are also several chemistry-related calculators. A Scholar Edition for students is also in the works.