Learning Games Lab
Cation Exchange
Understanding soil composition requires an understanding of chemical bonding. An informative video lesson shows learners how the atoms and molecules in the soil form ions that attract and repel other atoms and molecules. The...
Learning Games Lab
Everything is Chemical
Chemistry is the foundation of good farming. Learners explore how chemical bonding applies to agriculture. The lesson highlights the difference between organic and inorganic compounds and how similar compounds bond in very different ways.
Bite Sci-zed
Saturated vs. Unsaturated Fats
What are good fats and bad fats? Learn about the structure and function of lipids and how that relates to carbon bonding. Scholars explore the structural differences between saturated and unsaturated fats and examine relevant...
American Chemical Society
How Do You Catch Fruit Flies?
You can catch more fruit flies with vinegar than honey! Yes, that's right—they prefer vinegar over honey, and a video lesson explains why. It describes the chemical components of the food fruit flies prefer, and the results may surprise...
American Chemical Society
How Is Leather Made?
Leather tanning is a chemical production! Scholars watch as a video outlines the chemistry behind processing leather. The instructor describes the chemical makeup of the leather itself and the structure of the chemicals that preserve the...
American Chemical Society
How Does Low-Dose Aspirin Work?
Baby aspirin is a life saver for many adults! A video lesson discusses the effect aspirin has on blood even in low doses. Learners discover how aspirin changes blood clots—a key to preventing medical conditions such as heart attacks and...
American Chemical Society
How Plastic Recycling Actually Works
Those recycled plastic bottles end up as some pretty interesting things in their second lives. A lesson explains the process of recycling plastic. Scholars learn about the different products of recycled plastic—including t-shirts!
American Chemical Society
How Air Conditioning Works
In mid-July, most are thankful for the chemistry of air conditioning. Learn how those chemical processes create the cool air that makes those hot summer months more manageable! A lesson installment describes how an air conditioner uses...
TED-Ed
Which Is Stronger: Glue or Tape?
To tape or to glue? Finally, an answer to a very sticky question. The narrator of a short, entertaining video offers insight into the science of adhesion.
Periodic Videos
Carbon
Most people realize graphite is soft and black while diamonds are strong and clear. So how can these be made of the same element? The sixth video in a series about chemical elements discusses carbon. The most versatile element appears in...
Socratica
Ionic and Covalent Bonds and Hydrogen Bonds
What determines the type of bond two atoms will form? Science scholars examine the factors that affect the formation of molecules and compounds through a short video from Socratica's biology series. Topics include valence electrons,...
American Chemical Society
Milk vs. Dark Chocolate: The Ultimate Showdown
Which would you choose ... milk or dark chocolate? Your answer just may change after viewing a video lesson! The presentation considers characteristics such as health, texture, flavor, and cost. Each characteristic has a scientific...
JFR Science
Covalent Bonds: Why Can't We Have a Molecule of Salt?
Sharing just makes you feel good ... especially if you're a non-metal! Young chemists examine bonding basics with a video from JFR Science. Topics include how covalent bonding differs from ionic bonding, how covalent bonding works, and...
JFR Science
VSEPR Theory: Determining the 3D Shape of Molecules
Ready to take molecules out of the two dimensional world and into 3-D? Chemistry scholars explore molecular geometry through a well-written video from the JFR Science series. Topics include the effects of bonding and non-bonding...
Socratica
What Are Intermolecular Forces?
Johannes Diderik van der Waals won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1910. The video, part of the Socratica chemistry playlist, explains what the van der Waals forces are and how they interact based on type. It details dipole interactions...
Domain of Science
The Map of Chemistry
Many people study for years to understand even a subsection of chemistry, yet an informative video attempts to cover all of chemistry in 12 minutes. It starts with atoms and elements and moves through bonding, reactions, energy, and...
American Chemical Society
Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions
What happens when chemical bonds break and form? Science scholars explore the movement of energy in a chemical system by watching a well-rounded video. The narrators illustrate exothermic and endothermic reactions in terms of temperature...
Bozeman Science
PS1B—Chemical Reactions
Thinking back to the last time you taught a lesson on chemical changes ... was there no reaction? Check out an explosive video to put some spark back in your instruction! The narrator of the video guides you through the...
Fuse School
Ionic Bonding of Calcium Chloride, Lithium Fluoride and Potassium Oxide
How do you know when an ionic bond requires two ions or if it needs more? The fifth video in the six-part series explains this concept. The video uses multiple examples using diagrams of valence electrons.
Fuse School
How Atoms Bond - Elements and Compounds Part 2
Build a solid foundation of the different types of chemical bonds. A thorough video lesson discusses the formation of chemical bonds between various element types. The instructor references the periodic table when discussing molecular...
Fuse School
How Atoms Bond - Elements and Compounds Part 1
Ionic, covalent, metallic, oh my! Atoms use various methods of bonding to form molecules. The video lesson provides an overview of the different types and the role of the subatomic particles in bonding.
SciShow
The 2016 Nobel Prizes: Chemistry and Physics!
Tiny discoveries won big at the 2016 Nobel prize ceremony, recognizing chemists who developed new machines out of molecules and pushed the limits of nanotechnology. Individuals see how physicists created new materials through topology...
Educreations
Introducing Lewis Symbols
While it is impossible to know both the speed and the location of an electron at the same time, Lewis dot structures enable people to visualize them. The video explains valence electrons, drawing Lewis dot symbols, knowing when dot...
Educreations
Bonding
Not all solids are the same type, and it all comes down to bonding. A short yet engaging tutorial goes over how to assign substances to the correct type of solid. The presenter explains a fast method for sorting 12 solids.