Matter

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matter : material substance that occupies space, has mass, and is composed predominantly of atoms consisting of protons, neutrons, and electrons, that constitutes the observable universe, and that is interconvertible with energy — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook

Thesaurus

Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords

Encyclopedia

Matter is any substance that has mass and takes up space by having volume. All objects that we can touch are ultimately composed of atoms, which are made up of interacting particles, and in everyday as well as scientific usage, “matter” generally includes atoms and anything made up of them, and any particles (or combination of particles) that act as if they have both rest mass and volume. However it does not include massless particles such as photons, or other energy phenomena or waves such as light or sound. — Wikipedia

Matter (Encyclopædia Britannica)

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Adventures

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Inspiration

Reactions (American Chemical Society, YouTube Channel)
Reactions (American Chemical Society, Official Website)

Talks about Chemistry (TED: Ideas Worth Spreading)
Articles about Chemistry (Big Think)

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Innovation

The nature of the chemical bond is the problem at the heart of all chemistry. — Bryce Crawford

Science

Chemistry is the scientific discipline involved with compounds composed of atoms, i.e. elements, and molecules, i.e. combinations of atoms: their composition, structure, properties, behavior and the changes they undergo during a reaction with other compounds. Chemistry addresses topics such as how atoms and molecules interact via chemical bonds to form new chemical compounds. — Wikipedia

Chemistry (Free Animated Education, YouTube Playlist)
Free Animated Education (Facebook)

Chemistry (Encyclopædia Britannica)

Oxford Dictionary of Chemistry (Oxford Reference)
Combined Chemical Dictionary (CRC Press)

Chemistry (Eric Weisstein’s World of Chemistry, Wolfram Research)

Chemistry (Wolfram Alpha)
Step by Step Chemistry (Wolfram Alpha)

Merck Index: Chemicals, Drugs and Biologicals (Royal Society of Chemistry)
Merck Index (Wikipedia)

Technology

Chemical engineering deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw material into useful products. — Wikipedia

Materials Engineering deals with determining the best material to use based upon its strength, electrical properties, resistance to heat or corrosion, and a host of other reasons; but they all relate to the matter’s properties. — Materials Engineering, Purdue University

Materials (Wolfram Alpha)

Commerce

Entrepreneurship

Chemistry Campaigns (Kickstarter)

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Preservation

History

Chemistry (Free Animated Education, YouTube Playlist)
Free Animated Education (Facebook)

Alchemy is an ancient branch of natural philosophy, a philosophical and protoscientific tradition that was historically practiced in China, India, the Muslim world, and Europe. — Wikipedia

History of Science: Alchemy (Crash Course History of Science)
Alchemy (Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Studies of Selected Pivotal Ideas)

The Creation of Chemistry (Crash Course Chemistry)
Changing Concepts of Matter from Antiquity to Newton (Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Studies of Selected Pivotal Ideas)

The Chemical Revolution of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier (American Chemical Society)
Aintoine Lavoisier (Encyclopædia Britannica)

Robert Boyle (Official Site)
Robert Boyle (Encyclopædia Britannica)
Boyle’s Law (Encyclopædia Britannica)

All Nobel Prizes in Chemistry (Nobel Foundation)

Landmarks in Chemical History (American Chemical Society)
History of Chemistry (Nature)

History of Chemistry (Wikipedia)
Timeline of Chemistry (Wikipedia)

Materials Engineering History (Engineering and Technology History Wiki)

Library

DDC: 539 Matter (Library Thing)
Subject: Matter (Library Thing)

DDC: 540 Chemistry (Library Thing)
Subject: Chemistry (Library Thing)

Subject: Matter (Open Library)
Subject: Chemistry (Open Library)

LCC: QC 170 Matter (UPenn Online Books)
LCC: QD Chemistry (UPenn Online Books)

LCC: QC 170 Matter (Library of Congress)
Subject: Matter (Library of Congress)

LCC: QD Chemistry (Library of Congress)
Subject: Chemistry (Library of Congress)

Subject: Matter (WorldCat)
Subject: Chemistry (WorldCat)

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Participation

Education

Miacademy Learning (YouTube Channel)
Miacademy (Official Website)

Matter (Chem4Kids)
What’s Matter? (Crash Course Kids, YouTube Video)
Properties of Matter (Crash Course Kids, YouTube Playlist)

Chemistry (The Franklin Institute)
Collisions Chemistry (PlayMada Games)
Chemistry (Wired Chemist)

Chemistry (Science Trek)
Compounds (Science Trek)

Chemistry (PHET Interactive Simulations, University of Colorado)

Adventures in Chemistry (American Chemical Society)
ChemMatters (American Chemical Society)

American Association of Chemistry Teachers (American Chemical Society)
Educational Resources (American Chemical Society)

Journal of Chemical Education (American Chemical Society)
Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Chemical Engineering (American Society for Engineering Education)
Materials Engineering (American Society for Engineering Education)

MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources

Course

Crash Course Chemistry (YouTube Playlist)
Crash Course Chemistry (Web Site)

General Chemistry I: Atoms, Molecules, and Bonding (MITx)
General Chemistry II: Chemical Equilibrium, Kinetics, and Transition (MITx)

Chemistry Department Courses (MIT OpenCourseWare)
Chemistry Courses (edX)

MicroBachelors Program in University Chemistry (HarvardX)

Structure of Materials Course (MITx)
Materials Science and Engineering Department Courses (MITx)

Chemical Engineering Department Courses (MIT OpenCourseWare)
Materials Science and Engineering Department Courses (MIT OpenCourseware)

Community

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Expression

Fun

SnuggliePuppy (YouTube Channel)
Paige the Border Collie (Facebook Page)

Humor

Reactions, American Chemical Society (YouTube Channel)
Reactions, American Chemical Society (Official Instagram)

Alchemy (Tim Hunkin, Rudiments of Wisdom Encyclopedia)
Materials (Rudiments of Wisdom Encyclopedia, Tim Hunkin)

Toy

Science History Institute (YouTube Channel)
Science History Institute Museum & Library (Official Website)

Science at Play: The History of Chemistry Sets (Sciience History Institute)
The Rise and Fall and Rise of the Chemistry Set (Sarah Zielinski, Smithsonian Magazine)
Chemistry Set (Wikipedia)

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Knowledge Realm

Physical

“Fundamentals”
Law (Constant) Relativity
Force Gravity, Electromagnetism (Light, Color)
Matter (Microscope) Molecule, Atom (Periodic Table), Particle

“Space”
Universe (Astronomical Instrument)
Galaxy Milky Way, Andromeda
Planetary System Star, Brown Dwarf, Planet, Moon

Our Neighborhood
Solar System Sun
Terrestrial Planet Mercury, Venus, Earth (Moon), Mars
Asteroid Belt Ceres, Vesta
Jovian Planet Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Trans-Neptunian Object
Kuiper Belt Pluto, Haumea, Makemake
Scattered Disc Eris, Sedna, Planet X
Oort Cloud Etc. Scholz’s Star
Small Body Comet, Centaur, Asteroid

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