MERLOT Materials

Tutorials on fundamentals of nuclear and particle physics. Many foreign language versions available.

Titled, "An Introduction to the Electronic Structure of Atoms and Molecules", this site is an in-depth review of the... see more

Tutorials on software applications for Windows and Macintosh. Applications include Microsoft Office products, Adobe... see more

A six-part, in-depth online tutorial for General Chemistry

An interactive educational tutorial designed to provide information on atomic structure. This tutorial includes... see more

An interactive educational tutorial designed to provide information on atomic structure. This tutorial includes... see more

A Link to one of the GREATEST lessons on Atoms! What will you get? 1. A really good power point. 2. A student worksheet... see more

This is a free textbook that is offered by Amazon for reading on a Kindle. Anybody can read Kindle books—even without a... see more

This resource describes how elements are built from protons, neutrons, and electrons. Animations and movies effectively... see more

This web site uses the Java applet Jmol to allow students to compare and manipulate up to 4 accurately rendered atomic... see more

Can you teach radioactivity using inquiry? Yes! To beginning science students? Of course! Topics include general... see more

This film briefly considers the nature of atoms as an introduction to an educational unit on the health effects of... see more

This film examines the process of radioactive decay as part of an educational unit on the health effects of ionizing... see more

An interactive educational tutorial designed to provide information on matter. This tutorial includes animations and... see more

This site provides videos that introduce users to the world of chemistry. Some of the topics include: The Atom, The... see more

This resource provides an animated explanation of the operation of the EasyScan Atomic Force Microscope. Information on... see more

These Physlets give graphical representations of the wavefunctions of the Hydrogen atom. Available are the radial... see more

To quote the author, "Water seems, at first sight, to be a very simple molecule, consisting of just two hydrogen atoms... see more

Give students a quick and easy way to explore relative size and scale, from a coffee bean to a carbon atom. Particular... see more

This quantum mechanics simulation shows electric dipole transitions, interactions of classical electromagnetic radiation,... see more

In this activity, by the Concord Consortium's Molecular Literacy project, students "undertake a simulation of the Atomic... see more

Atomic Learning, an award-winning provider of affordable web-based software training and tutorials, has expanded its... see more

Electrons are distributed around an atom according to probability density distributions. Visitors can use this... see more

This presentation consists of a summary of Chapter 7 - Atomic Structure and Periodicity from Chemistry, Fourth Edition by... see more