ELEMENTS PATHFINDER

Print Resources

World Book Encyclopedia. You may look up many of the elements by name. This reference is a good starting point and will provide much for which you are you looking. Skim the appropriate article using the main headings and subheadings throughout the article. Also, use the index (volume 22) to help you navigate through the articles.

Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton by David E. Newton. (REF 546 NEW) This user-friendly three-volume reference work contains alphabetic entries on over 100 elements.
Use the table of contents at the beginning of each volume to find your specific element. Each volume also contains a complete index to the entire set.

eBook version of Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton found at: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/fres89581

This the same information found in the print reference work listed above.

Elements by Brian Knapp. (REF 546 KNA) This 18-volume set contains information on many elements. Each volume contains a complete index.

The Elements (series). This series (20 volumes) is found in the general nonfiction546 (usually). Titles in this series include: Lead, Hydrogen, Magnesium, Chlorine, as well as 16 others. collection at the Dewey number of

ELEMENTS – WEBSITES

http://www.chemicalelements.com/
Good site – logical – easily navigated – information is laid out in digestible bites

http://www.chemicool.com/

http://periodic.lanl.gov/
Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Chemistry Division Presents Periodic Table of the Elements — a resource for students.
Information about the elements can be found by clicking on the element abbreviation on the table or alphabetically by element name. Includes atomic number, symbol, weight, and electron configuration. Gives a brief history of the element and its sources, isotopes, uses, and properties. Information only goes through element 112. There is additional information on what the periodic table is, how to use it, the naming of new elements, and the Mendeleev’s original table. Designed for elementary through high school students. If you copy and paste this site into a word processing document, you will need to change the font color to black.

http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/
Basic information about all known elements from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

http://www.chem4kids.com/files/elem_intro.html
Simple straightforward site offering basic information on the elements.

http://www.webelements.com
This site provides current information on the periodic table. Click on any element to learn more about it. Read the notes at the bottom of the page for the latest developments.

http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/index.html
Jefferson Lab – Good information, straightforward information.

Another good site for finding information on the elements.

Online Encyclopedia

Wikipedia — an online encyclopedia (use with caution — most of the science information is reliable)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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