Research Guide: Chemistry

Associations/Societies | EducationGateways to Resources | HistoryLaboratory | News | Periodic Tables | Properties | Toxicity


Associations/Societies

American Institute of Chemists
Chemistry.org
American Chemical Society Web site
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemists


Education

ChemBalancer
Game for teaching students to balance equations
Chemistry Teaching Resources
Comprehensive listing of sources.
ChemMatters
Magazine for chemistry students and educators
Creative Chemistry
"Chemistry puzzles, interactive revision quizzes, molecular models"
Intuit
92 pages of interactive chemistry tutorials.
Molecule of the Month
NYS High School Chemistry Resource Guide with Core Curriculum
From the NYS Education Department.  Large PDF file.
Rader's Chem4Kids
Basic chemistry information for all.
Reactive Reports
Chemistry Web Magazine
Science
From the New York State Education Department. Includes science reference tables as well as materials on assessment.
 

Gateways to Resources

CHEMINFO
From Indiana University. Includes Selected Internet Resources in addition to traditional referencesources.
ChemSoc
From the Royal Society of Chemistry
Martindale's Virtual Chemistry Center
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Links to FDA information including foods, human drugs, biologics, cosmetics.
 

History

Chemical Heritage Foundation
History of chemistry
History of Chemistry
Biographies and classic papers

Laboratory

Chem Lab Skills
Delights of Chemistry
Lab Safety Online Safety Course
Organic Syntheses
Virtual Laboratory
 

News

Annals of Improbable Research
International science humor magazine
New Scientist.com
Science Daily
Latest research news. Stories can be sorted by topic.

Periodic Tables

Visual Elements Periodic Table

WebElements
Information such as atomic weight, number, properties, as well as history and crystal structure. Provides a printable periodic table. WWW Table of Radioactive Isotopes


Properties

Analytical Scientists Digital Library
Sources for teaching, technique, and reference material.
ChemFinder
Requires free registration
Emolecules
Find structures and information on over 6 million chemicals.
Extended Periodic Table
NIST WebBook
A gateway to data from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Includes thermochemical data , heat of reaction data , IR spectra, mass spectra, and ion energetics data for thousands of compounds.
Sigma Technical Library
Referenced information such as CAS registry number, structure, stability, storage, physical properties.
Virtual Museum of Minerals & Molecules

Toxicity

Household Products Database
From the National Institutes of Health. Provides information on over 4000 brands. Includes MSDS.
TOXNET
From the National Library of Medicine. Databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas.
Hazardous Chemicals Database
Information on about 2000 hazardous chemicals. From the University of Akron.