Did you know that beryllium is transparent to X-rays? Or yttrium is found in moon rocks and bullet-proof glass? Or that curium was named after Pierre and Marie Curie? Or that because tantalum is used ...

Cal: OK, friends. Chemistry time and in the studio with me I have super science school teacher Mrs Roberts, who's gonna show us how to make a massive fizzing volcano. We're gonna have sparks, lava ...

Elementary school teachers can use these activities to enrich the study of many different science topics in the elementary curriculum. Topics are aligned with curriculum for physical science, earth ...

Play this game to learn about lots of different elements in the periodic table. While you're watching, look out for where different elements are found in the periodic table. Mrs Roberts: So, here I ...

Education Collections allow us to curate the most relevant online resources related to specific NOVA programs. Use this collection of resources as a source of inspiration for your classroom: find a ...

This year (2019) we celebrate the 150 th anniversary of Mendeleev’s achievement in formulating the structure of the periodic table that we use today. He announced his structure in 1869, but the ...

What makes the idea remarkable? It was a way of organising elements in the absence of any theory (Image: Theodore Gray/Visuals Unlimited/Corbis In A Tale of Seven Elements, Eric Scerri reveals ...