![Rolls of aluminum](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2023-12/rolls%20of%20aluminum.jpg?itok=pT5LBL_q)
Chemistry in the Aluminum Industry
Backgrounders
Learn about the role of chemistry in the aluminum industry.
![Green chemistry industry icon](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-09/Green_chemistry_industry_icon.jpg?itok=NorVcUt3)
Introduction to Green Chemistry
STEM Explained
Green chemistry is a field that looks at the sustainability of products and processes designed by people.
![Cars driving through thick smog](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-12/cars_driving_through_smog.jpg?itok=oUpI0xvE)
How Vehicles Pollute the Air
Backgrounders
Learn how vehicles affect air quality, including their contribution to smog.
![fuel cell car header](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-12/fuel%20cell%20car%20header.jpg?itok=jTanjOIn)
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles
Backgrounders
Learn about vehicles that use hydrogen for fuel.
![Hand writing chemical equations](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2021-10/writing_chemical_equations.jpg?itok=aOerl6xI)
Chemical Equations
Backgrounders
Learn about how to write and balance chemical equations.
![Heating a liquid over a flame in a lab](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2021-11/reaction_types_header.jpg?itok=RwhxbpFu)
Types of Chemical Reactions
Backgrounders
Learn about the four main types of chemical reactions.
![Test tubes with colourful liquids](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2021-11/test-tube-with-colourful_liquids.jpg?itok=MEo5D0U_)
Evidence of Chemical Change
Backgrounders
Learn how to tell if a chemical reaction has taken place.
![Periodic Table with molecular model](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2021-11/benzene_periodic_table.jpg?itok=fCC8x3H6)
Introduction to the Periodic Table of the Elements
Backgrounders
Learn about the elements of the periodic table and how they are organized.
![Electroplating equipment](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2021-11/electroplating-equipment.jpg?itok=jJASnDjb)
Chemical Reactions: Conditions & Speeds
Backgrounders
Learn about the special conditions that let some chemical reactions take place.
![Cloud model of an atom](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2021-01/cloud_model_atom.jpg?itok=3YgrftL8)
Introduction to the Atom
Backgrounders
Learn about the parts of an atom and its history.
![Colourful liquids and periodic table](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2021-01/colourful_liquids_periodic_table.jpg?itok=BiLEZpiY)
Describing and Classifying Matter
Backgrounders
Learn about the physical and chemical properties of matter.
![Cube overflowing with spheres representing particles](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-12/cube_filled_with_particles.jpg?itok=bKfAvtCi)
Introduction to the Particle Theory of Matter
Backgrounders
Learn about how the Particle Theory helps us understand matter.
![Timothy Burkhart](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-11/Timothy_Burkhart.jpg?itok=_rID7Ano)
Query a Career Profile
Lessons
Students will explore career profiles and relate them to what they are learning in science class.
![Casting hot iron](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-04/casting_hot_iron.jpg?itok=mE6eP_bv)
What Causes Hot Things to Glow?
STEM Explained
Getting electrons excited by heat can cause certain materials to give off visible light when heated - like filaments in light bulbs.
![Platinum crystals](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-02/Platinum-crystals.jpg?itok=CIVtGM1E)
Catalytic Converters
STEM Explained
Learn about how catalytic converters make vehicle emissions less harmful.