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231 resources with the concept metals

Why Are the Inner and Outer Planets Different? Video

Why Are the Inner and Outer Planets Different?

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4 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
How did the planets form? An interesting video from the SciShow Space series identifies the differences between the inner and outer planets and how the history of the solar system's sun put everything in its place. Viewers also learn...
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Flame Tests Lab Resource

Flame Tests

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9th - 12th
Light a fire in your pupils! Scholars conduct a flame test and observe the emission spectra of several different salts in an enlightening hands-on investigation. They use their observations to make comparisons and conclusions about the...
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Comparing Activities of Selected Metals Lab Resource

Comparing Activities of Selected Metals

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9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Don't overreact! A simple experiment demonstrates chemical reactions as scholars mix chemical solutions and metals in a large well plate. They note all changes to the metals, solutions, precipitate, colors, and more. A full data table...
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Determination of the Specific Heat of an Element Lab Resource

Determination of the Specific Heat of an Element

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9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Many periodic tables mention specific heat, but how do scientists determine those numbers? Scholars attempt to find the specific heat of a metallic element by using a calorimeter. Three experimental trials ensure accuracy, and analysis...
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Replacement of Hydrogen by a Metal Lab Resource

Replacement of Hydrogen by a Metal

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9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
As the most abundant element on the earth, hydrogen requires no replacement. Yet scholars learn to replace hydrogen with a metal to liberate the hydrogen gas. A simple procedure and data table include the necessary information and...
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Metals and Ceramics: Crash Course Engineering #19 Video

Metals and Ceramics: Crash Course Engineering #19

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10 mins 9th - 12th
Do you want metal or ceramics for your braces? An informative YouTube video introduces learners to two basic materials, metals and ceramics. It looks at the properties of each material, and also describes ores, alloys, clay, and cement. 
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The Periodic Table
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The Periodic Table

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7th - 11th
CCSS: Adaptable
Whether you're giving a broad introduction to the periodic table or honing in on particular element groups, this collection will have what you need. I've put the general resources at the front, and resources that focus on particular element groups at the end.
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Alchemy: Crash Course History of Science #10 Video

Alchemy: Crash Course History of Science #10

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13 mins 9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
If the word alchemy makes you think of wizards gathered around bubbling cauldrons, you're not completely wrong! Introduce scholars to the history of chemistry during part 10 of a 15-part History of Science series. The video takes viewers...
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GMAW Shielding Gas Mix Lesson Plan

GMAW Shielding Gas Mix

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9th - 12th
Can your young welders select the correct shielding gas mixture for the task at hand? Introduce them to the percent calculations needed to get the job done right with a simple, yet effective, career and technology lesson. After working...
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Virtual Lab: Identifying the Unknown Metal (Metals Density Problem) Interactive

Virtual Lab: Identifying the Unknown Metal (Metals Density Problem)

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6th - Higher Ed
A metal's density could be considered its fingerprint! A virtual lab activity has learners calculate the density of a sample of metal to make its identification. The simulation allows individuals to perform the measurements as if they...
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Hardcore Metal Stars Video

Hardcore Metal Stars

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4 mins 9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Astronomers classify all elements that are not hydrogen or helium as metals. Their "heaviness" causes turbulence that may form metal stars. An installment of a comprehensive solar system series explains how scientists believe these stars...
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Cleaning Up Your Act Lab Resource

Cleaning Up Your Act

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9th - 12th
Keep it clean! An interesting lesson has young scholars create their own soaps. They investigate different scientific concepts along the way such as density, basic solutions, and ions.
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Why is NASA Sending a Spacecraft to a Metal World? Video

Why is NASA Sending a Spacecraft to a Metal World?

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4 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Can we journey to outer space to learn more about inner Earth? Discover the method to NASA's madness with an enlightening short video. The narrator explains the composition of the asteroid the resource is studying, what scientists hope...
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Creepy Metals Lab Resource

Creepy Metals

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9th - 12th
The behavior of metals may surprise your students! A well-designed lesson has scholars explore the tensile strength of various metal wires. Under pressure, the length of the wire changes and learners measure and graph the change to look...
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Flame Test Colours Interactive

Flame Test Colours

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6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Scientists identify elements by the color of flame they produce because each element is defined by exactly one line on the emission spectrum. By completing a series of puzzles, scholars reinforce their knowledge of the results of flame...
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DIY Lightning Experiment! Make a Shocking Capacitor Video

DIY Lightning Experiment! Make a Shocking Capacitor

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8 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
If you need a project to add a little spark to your physics class, why not build a capacitor? A video from a larger physics playlist demonstrates how a capacitor works and how to make one from easily sourced materials. As an added bonus,...
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Lead Compounds: Precipitation Reactions and Pigments—Microscale Chemistry Lab Resource

Lead Compounds: Precipitation Reactions and Pigments—Microscale Chemistry

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9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Colorful lead compounds never fail to impress! Solubility scholars examine a series of double replacement reactions involving lead nitrate and record their observations. The second part of the experiment illustrates the differences...
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Naming Complexes—Metals Interactive

Naming Complexes—Metals

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6th - 12th
Which of your students will solve these puzzles the fastest? Learners associate the symbol, name, and nomenclature of many metals using an interactive. Printables in the teacher's guide allow you to print the puzzles for offline use.
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Can the Mettle of Metal Be Improved? Lab Resource

Can the Mettle of Metal Be Improved?

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9th - 12th
How do you make metals stronger? Young scholars explore just that in an interesting lab activity. Through annealing, quelching, and tempering, learners analyze the change in the strength of the metal. 
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Chemistry: Introduction to the Periodic Table Video

Chemistry: Introduction to the Periodic Table

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9 mins 9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Introduce your class to the most important table they will never dine on! From a larger playlist covering chemistry concepts comes a thorough walk through of the periodic table. The narrator details the structure of the table, how to use...
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Metals—Gifted and Talented Chemistry Unit

Metals—Gifted and Talented Chemistry

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6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Malleable, magnetic, mesmerizing metals! Pupils love learning about metallic elements, especially through the hands-on activities in an engaging lesson plan. The resource provides thorough instruction on the properties of metals, the...
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Alloys Interactive

Alloys

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6th - 12th
What are alloys, and why do we use them? Through a series of interactive puzzles, scholars examine the components and uses of several common alloys. The accompanying teacher's resources provide support in using the lesson, printable...
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Why Does Metal Rust? Video

Why Does Metal Rust?

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2 mins 9th - Higher Ed
Are your learners' oxidation skills a little rusty? Shake it off using an informative and engaging resource. Scholars view a video in the ACS Reactions channel to learn why metals rust. They see how oxidation and reduction (redox)...
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Single Displacement Reactions: What Is Thermite? Video

Single Displacement Reactions: What Is Thermite?

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6 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Nothing engages a class quite like fire! Turn up the heat by showing pupils a video from JFR Science about single displacement reactions. The narrator explains how your class uses the activity to predict single displacement reactions as...
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