SciShow
New Oil Spill Clean Up Method, Guess What?
There are many conventional ways to treat oil spills, both at sea and on land, but some of the strangest include human hair and chicken manure.
SciShow
How Can E. coli Help Save Humanity?
The name "E. coli" is enough to strike terror into the stomachs of anyone who has experienced food poisoning. But some strains of this bacteria don't actually make you sick, and have turned out to be useful tools for bioengineers.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What's the best fuel for your car? | TED-Ed
Historically, most cars have run on gasoline, but that doesn't have to be the case in the future: other liquid fuels and electricity can also power cars. So what are the differences between these options? And which one's best? Dig into...
Crash Course
Alkanes - Crash Course Organic Chemistry
Alkanes are kind of the wallflowers of organic chemistry, but they still have important functions in the world around us. In this episode of Crash Course Organic Chemistry we’re building our knowledge of organic molecules by learning all...
Bozeman Science
Fossil Fuels
In this video Paul Andersen explains how fossil fuels are formed when organic material is heating and squeezed in an anaerobic environment. Formation, extraction, advantages, and disadvantages are discussed for coal, petroleum and...
Curated Video
Hydrocarbons
Any organic compound composed only of carbon and hydrogen. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
Curated Video
Crude oil
A naturally occurring thick brown liquid, composed of a mix of hydrocarbons, and usually found deep underground. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
Curated Video
Factpack: Hydrocarbons
An introduction to hydrocarbons. Learn how unreactive alkanes can be made into reactive alkenes. Chemistry - Chemical Industries - Learning Points. A Twig FactPack Film. Open a discussion on what has been already learnt in a topic, or...
Curated Video
Leaded and Unleaded Petrol
In USA in the 1970s, 200,000 tonnes of lead was added to petrol every year. Now leaded petrol for cars is banned. Discover the dangers of tetraethyl lead in petrol. Chemistry - Chemical Industries - Learning Points. Midgley Junior added...
Curated Video
Invention of Nylon
Nylon is one of the strongest polymers created by man. What makes it so durable? Chemistry - Chemical Industries - Learning Points. In the past, clothes were all made from natural sources, such as silk, wool and cotton. Then Wallace...
Curated Video
Oil Spills - Environmental Impact
Offshore oil spills can lead to decades of ecological harm for marine life. How can we clean-up oil spills and limit damage to the environment? Earth Science - Human Impacts - Learning Points. Offshore oil spills float on the surface of...
Curated Video
Fractional Distillation - Crude Oil Separation
Learn how the industrial process of fractional distillation transforms crude oil into a variety of products, from plane fuel to road surfacing. Chemistry - Chemical Industries - Learning Points. Extraction of crude oil from Fractional...
Curated Video
Frontier Oil Exploration
Dwindling oil supplies mean exploration drilling is moving to far-flung reaches of the Earth. What difficulties does this pose, and what could the environmental impacts be? Earth Science - Earth's Resources - Learning Points. In the USA,...
Curated Video
Plastics and Polymers
Plastics are all made in a similar way, but can be manipulated to have very different functions. Discover how their properties are determined. Chemistry - Chemical Industries - Learning Points. Plastics are synthetic materials called...
Curated Video
Advanced separation
Find out how advanced separation processes are used to separate substances in complex mixtures. Material processes - Separating mixtures - Other means of separation Learning Points Chromatography separates pigments in a liquid....
Curated Video
Fractional Distillation - Oil Separation
Learn about fractional distillation and how it is used to separate crude oil. Material processes - Separating mixtures - Other means of separation Learning Points Distillation separates liquids using their different boiling points. The...
Curated Video
The Devastation of the Amoco Cadiz Oil Spill
This video provides a detailed account of the catastrophic oil spill caused by the oil tanker Amoco Cadiz on March 16th, 1978. The video describes the events leading up to the spill, the heroic efforts of volunteers and armed forces who...
Curated Video
GCSE Chemistry - Crude Oil and Fractional Distillation #53
In this video, you'll learn: - How crude oil is formed - How crude oil is separated using fractional distillation - The process of fractional distillation - Some of the common products of fractional distillation, and their uses
Curated Video
GCSE Chemistry - Cracking Crude Oil & Alkenes #54
In this video you'll learn: - Two methods of cracking - How to write a balanced equation for cracking - What an alkene is, and how they differ from an alkane - The test for alkenes - The properties of alkenes
Curated Video
GCSE Chemistry - Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) #73
This video covers: - The 4 stages of a life-cycle assessment - A comparison of plastic vs paper bags - The difficulties of measuring LCAs - Bias in LCAs This video is suitable for: - Higher and Foundation tiers - All exam boards - Triple...
Curated Video
Earth’s Resources
Earth’s Resources explains the usefulness of Earth’s physical resources as raw materials for the man-made world by describing the usefulness of these resources.
Curated Video
The Keystone Project
The Keystone Project explores the Keystone Project and its effects on environment.
Zach Star
What is Chemical Engineering?
In this video I discuss "What is chemical engineering?" To put simply, in chemical engineering you design processes to transport, transform, and produce materials. Chemical engineering is much more than just working with chemicals. You...
Professor Dave Explains
Synthetic Biology and Materials Science Part 2: Nature-Made Plastics
In the previous tutorial we outlined the basics regarding synthetic biology as applied to materials science. We can engineer microorganisms that will produce virtually any compound we want, via a series of reactions that are catalyzed by...