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Atomic structure activity (BBC Bitesize)
Watch the animation and have a go at the interactive activities when they appear on screen.
Periodic table activity (BBC Bitesize)
Watch the animation and have a go at the interactive sections.
Ionic bonding activity (BBC Bitesize)
Watch the animation on ionic bonding to recap the key points.
Covalent bonding animation (BBC Bitesize)
Watch the cartoon on covalent bonding and find out how to draw dot-cross diagrams.
Transition metals cartoon (BBC Bitesize)
Watch the cartoon about transition metals.and have a go at the quiz at the end.
Periodic table of videos (Nottingham University)
Click on an element to watch an interesting video about it!
Periodic table (s-cool)
Follow the links to concise revision notes on the periodic table, then have a go at the multiple choice questions and exam style questions.
Atomic structure (s-cool)
Follow the links to concise revision notes on the atomic structure, then have a go at the multiple choice questions and exam style questions.
Chemical bonding (s-cool)
Follow the links to concise revision notes on chemical bonding, then have a go at the multiple choice questions and exam style questions.
Ionic bonding (SCool)
Read the text and watch the animations to help you to understanding what happens when metals and non-metals form ionic bonds.
Covalent bonding (SCool)
Read the text and watch the animations to learn how non-metal atoms form covalent bonds.
Noble gases and halogens (S-cool)
Read through the summary of the noble gases to explain why they are unreactive. Then read through the description of the properties and reactivity of the halogens.
Gridlocks (RSC)
Choose the topic you want from the list on the left. There is a video explaining how to play Gridlocks if you need it.
Periodic table game (ABPI)
Follow the instructions for this game which will test your understanding of the properties of different elements and their locations in the periodic table.
Atoms and the periodic table - RI Christmas Lecture
Watch this video to check your understanding of the link between atomic structure and the periodic table.
YouTube - Ri Christmas Lectures 2012
Watch some of these video clips to see some amazing chemical reactions, based on the elements and how they react.
Testing for ions (Doc Brown)
Have a go at this multiple choice quiz which covers a variety of methods to test for ions in solution.
Periodic table quizzes (Doc Brown)
Have a go at some of these quizzes to test your knowledge of the periodic table.
Alkali metals quizzes (Doc Brown)
Have a go at these quizzes on alkali metals to test your understanding.
Transition metals quizzes (Doc Brown)
Have a go at some of the these quizzes to test your knowldege of transition metals.
Noble gases quizzes (Doc Brown)
Have a go at these quizzes to check your understanding of the noble gases.
Halogens quizzes (Doc Brown)
Have a go at these quizzes to check your understanding of the halogens.
Atomic structure quizzes (Doc Brown)
Have a go at the quizzes and worksheets to check your understanding of atomic structure and electron configuration.
Bonding quizzes (Doc Brown)
Have a go at the quizzes on chemical bonding.
Atomic structure (BBC Bitesize)
Read through this handy summary of atomic structure. The pages that follow cover isotopes, relative atomic mass and relative formula mass.
Atomic structure (Chem4kids)
Read through the information on atomic structure and follow the links to other topics, quizzes, etc.
Electron configuration (BBC Bitesize)
Read through the information to find out how electrons are arranged in energy levels (shells) around atoms. The page that follows gives some useful examples.
Webelements
Click on an element to find out more about it.
Periodic Table (Chemicool)
Click on an element to find out about it.
Alkali metals (BBC Bitesize)
Read through the pages to find out about the alkali metals. Follow the links on page 4 to the interactive quizzes.
Ionic bonding (BBC Bitesize)
Read through the pages to find out about ionic bonding and then have a go at the quizzes.
Halogens (BBC Bitesize)
Read through the pages of information on the halogens and have a go at the quizzes at the end.
Transition metals (BBC Bitesize)
Read through the information on the transition metals and then have a go at the quiz at the end.
Metals and metallic bonding (BBC Bitesize)
Read through the pages on the properties of metals, metallic bonding and superconductivity, then have a go at the quiz at the end.
Atomic structure (BBC Bitesize)
Read through the linked pages and find out about atomic structure, isotopes and electron configuration. Have a go at the quiz at the end.
Ionic, covalent and metallic solids (SCool)
Read this to check you understand the different properties of ionic, covalent and metallic solids.
Group 1 and Group 2 (S-cool)
Read through the summary of the properties of the elements of Groups 1 and 2.
Compounds and formulae
Read this short summary that explain what a compound is and how to interpret chemical formulae.
Interactive periodic table (RSC)
Explore individual elements, find out when different elements were discovered, what state they are in at a given temperature, and much much more!
Ionic and covalent bonding animations
Click on the animation tab and then 'click through'. Choose either 'ionic bonds' or 'covalent bonds'.
Atom builder
Drag the sliders to change the number of protons, neutrons and electrons in the atom. See how the atomic number, mass number and ionic charge change.
Ionic bonding - drag and drop electrons
Select a metal atom and a non-metal atom from the periodic table. Drag the outer shell electrons from the metal atoms to the non-metal atoms to make ions.
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