Great Interactive Periodic Table - Click on any element for more information about it, change the temperature by a slider at the top to see what phase each element would be at different temperatures, etc.
Periodic Table of Element Uses - Interactive periodic table showing at least one thing that every element is used for as well as up-to-date names and symbols for the super heavy metals as of 2016.
Periodic Table of Videos - Has a short video for each element of the periodic table with information or a demo to learn more about it.
Chemsoc Timeline - A Chemistry timeline of significant historical events that relate to chemistry. Each entry lists the date, a pictorial representation, a small paragraph about the event, and links for further information!
Online Conversion Calculator - Use this site to check the answers to any homework problems (or lab conversions!) you are unsure of. Remember, you still have to show work to get credit and you will have to do problems without the site on tests and quizzes. So use it to check your homework, not DO your homework.
Chemistry Tutorials (University of Illinois) - A site with many chemistry tutorials on topics we cover in this course. Several are linked in the Unit 2 downloads section already!
Khan Academy Videos - A site with many chemistry tutorial vodcasts and explanations you may find helpful.
Printable Graph Paper - In case you need graph paper for any of your labs or assignments and forget to get it from me before you go home.
ChemQuiz.net - Great site I link several times throughout the course that has make-your-own quizzes you can complete digitally on a variety of chem topics and it will grade them for you instantly!
(The video to the left has great tips - some you know, some you may have forgotten, some you may not have thought of before. The Study Smart Articles below make amazing points about interruptions and focus... study smarter not harder! Spending time on schoolwork doesn't equal understanding. You can spend less time and understand more if you minimize distractions.)
Study SMART articles:
A Productivity Lesson from a Classic Arcade Game (Cal Newport) - I quote this author's book several times in my smartphone presentation.
Important quote — “If, like most, you rarely go more than 10–15 minutes without a 'just check', you have effectively put yourself in a persistent state of self-imposed cognitive handicap.”
Award-Winning Director Christopher Nolan Explains Why He Doesn't Have a Cellphone - while realistically we cannot really function completely without a cellphone since we don't have assistants to take care of calls/texts/emails/etc for us, this is still an interesting perspective and has some good research.
Important quote - "Research has shown that not only does mind wandering encourage creative connections and new solutions – the very activity surfing our smartphones eliminates – but a certain level of passive boredom (the type incited by reading a particularly dense text or attending a monotonous meeting) often leads to fresh perspectives and new approaches to problems."
Less Smartphone Time Equals Happier Teenagers, Study Says -
Important quote - "Adolescents who spent more time on non-screen activities had higher psychological well-being. They tended to profess greater happiness, higher self-esteem and more satisfaction with their lives."