Walter McKenzie's Innovative Teaching

BANK OF CHEMISTRY QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
Retired chemistry educator Malcolm Melcher presents this archive of some 7,000 test questions and answers.

CHEM4KIDS
Designed for students, covering topics such as Matter, Atoms, Elements, Reactions, Key Topics and Mathematics

CHEM COLLECTIVE
Excellent JAVA applets including a virtual chemistry lab and a spectroscopic simulator

CHEM CONNECTIONS JAVA APPLETS
Includes demonstrations of emission and absorption, equilibrium, reaction and molecules in motion

CHEM TEAM
Resources and links to a variety of Chemistry topics

CHEMBALANCER
Type numbers in front of each molecule until there are the same number of atoms on both sides of the equation, then click the 'Balanced' button to verify your answer

CHEMICAL ELEMENTS PERIODIC TABLE
Yinon Bentor created this colorful table for 8th graders but now hosts it for sudents everywhere

CHEMISTRY OF AUTUMN COLORS
A nice discussion of the chemistry behind tha Fall foliage including birch, maple and sumac trees

CHEMISTRY OF DYEING
Paula Burch devdlope dthis site on different approaches to dyeing cloth and science behind it

CHEMISTRY QUIZ ACTIVITIES AND GAMES
Syvum offers this collection of online activities for grades six and up

CHEMYSTERY
ThinkQuest site that serves as a virtual chemistry textbook for students

COMIC BOOK PERIODIC TABLE
Creative combination of comic book heroes paired with elements on an interactive periodic table; lots of solid facts too

CREATIVE CHEMISTRY
Nigel Saunders hosts this wealth of worksheets, three hundred pages of question sheets and practical guides, and fun activities

DELIGHTS OF CHEMISTRY
This University of Leeds site offers all kinds of illustrations and examples of chemistry principles

DNA
Touted as the "instruction manual for all life", this page is full of information and images - easy to navigate and pleasing to the eye

MARTINDALE'S CHEMISTRY CALCULATORS
More than four dozen calculators specifically targeting chemistry equations

pH FACTOR
Examines the many facets of pH, includes teacher guides

POLYMERS: THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!
A discussion of polymers at home and in nature, with a teacher/parent section to boot

PROTON DON
Challenge to see if you can correctly identify elements on the peridoic table; from Funbrain

PUTTING DNA TO WORK
These interactive activities help students understands applications for DNA research in everyday life.

SDA KID'S CORNER
The Soap and Detergent Association answers all kinds of kids' questions about its products

TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CALCULATOR
Online tool converts back and forth from Kelvin, Celsius, Farenheit and Reamuer

WHAT'S THAT STUFF?
Chemical and Engineering News articles that reveal the chemical make-up of common household products

WOMEN IN CHEMISTRY
The Chemical Heritage Foundation offers this look at women in chemistry entitled "Her Lab in Your Life"

WORLD OF CHEMISTRY
Eric Weisstein's comprehensive online chemistry resource