These sites will help you find information on many of the chemical compounds your teachers would like you to explore: List of inorganic compounds  (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_inorganic_compounds Scroll down, past the additional links, to find an alphabetical listing. List of organic compounds   (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organic_compounds Has an extensive collection of additional links.  Scroll down to find an alphabetical listing. Compounds http://www.ucc.ie/academic/chem/dolchem/html/comp/comp000.html Links to all the compounds listed in the Dictionary of Scientific Terms. Created and maintained by Ms. B. Knoepfel (Teacher-Librarian), McMath Secondary School. Updated February 2007.