Periodic Table of Elements

The following resources will help you in your research of specific Elements.

Print Resources

 Stwertka, Albert. A Guide to the Elements. 2nd Ed. New

     York: Oxford University Press, 1996.  Print.

 

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 Newton, David E. Chemical Elements.  Vol. 1-3.

      Ed. Lawrence W. Baker. Farmington Hills, MI:

      U.X.L., 1999.  Print

 

The Elements Series. New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp.,

      2004. Print.

 

Databases

 Science Resource Center- Articles from magazines, journals, and reference books; biographies and images. Covers life and physical sciences, health, medicine and technology.

World Book Online Encyclopedia- Offers a combined search feature of encyclopedias, research tools, biography center, magazines, websites and much more.
 

WebSites

WebElements- Periodic Table on the Web by Dr. Mark Winters of the University of Sheffield (UK)

It's Elemental- from Jefferson Lab's Science Education Program

Periodic Table of Elements- Library Think Quest

The Photographic Periodic Table of Elements- Contains many images, buts lots of sales pitches as well.

If you do not find what you're looking for in the above resources, try the search tips listed below.
 

 Search Tips

  1. Type the URL (web site address) of a search directory/engine in the address box: ex: www.google.com  Be sure to type the address exactly the way you see it, including any uppercase letters and punctuation.
     
  2. Type in keyword(s).  If your keyword has two or more parts such as "electron shell structure", be sure to put quotes around it so that the search engine only finds the Internet sites on electron shell structure as opposed to all of the sites containing the word electron, plus all of the sites containing the word shell, plus all of the sites containing the word structure.
     

  3. If you would like to search for the electron shell structure of a specific element, try a combined keyword search by adding a comma followed by a space and your other search term. For instance; if I wanted to find the electron shell structure of manganese,  I would enter the following:

    "electron shell structure", manganese

    Hit Enter on your keyboard, or click on Search, then scan the description of the "hits" (entries) and click on the links that sound best.
     

  4. Be sure to evaluate each Internet site for the following:

     

  5. Avoid Plagiarism!  Always record the information you find in your own words.  See Region 15 Plagiarism Guide.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
  6. Cite Your Sources!  Remember: If you choose to use any information (text or graphics) found on an Internet source, 
    you must include it in your bibliography.

Part 2: Photo story

For help using Microsoft's Photo Story, visit their online tutorial Create Your First Photo Story.  It will walk you through the steps.

 


 

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