THNKR
Bill Nye Explains Why Jupiter Is Like a Blender
Jupiter could make one mean smoothie! Discover how the massive planet helped shape the rest of our solar system through a Why with Nye! video from THNKR. The resource discusses Jupiter as the first planet in the solar system to form, how...
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
Element, Mixture or Compound
Don't get mixed up about the differences between elements, mixtures, and compounds! Part one of a six-part series discussing these important classifications of substances illustrates simple tests one can perform to determine a material's...
SciShow
Rare Earth Elements
Lanthanides are a group of rare earth elements found at the bottom of the periodic table that are needed for cars, computers, phones and most other technology that we use daily. A video discusses where these elements are found and...
Be Smart
The Recipe For Life…
The narrator of a short video explores carbon and why it is the basis for all life on Earth and discusses all elements necessary for life that can be found in the human body.
Berkeley University of California
Lewis Electron Dot Structures
You think all of the good periodic table jokes argon? I don't zinc so! Video discusses electron dot structures based on valence electrons. It highlights the arrangement of the periodic table and the stability of the noble gasses. This is...
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Chemistry Lesson: Chemical Formulas
Prepare your young chemists for the world of chemistry! In the first installment in a series of ten, pupils follow Dr. Ken's lead as they interpret elemental symbols, learn subscripts, and explore various chemical formulas to begin the...
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Chemistry Lesson: Types of Chemical Reactions
A descriptive video segment details five types of chemical reactions, including synthesis, decomposition, single displacement, double displacement, and combustion. It is engaging for even the most discerning young chemists.
TED-Ed
Where Does Gold Come From?
Your class will never believe that their gold jewelry originated in outer space, but it's true! Learn about the way Earth's gold supply originated in a supernova and became integrated with our planet's terrain with a short, informative...
TED-Ed
Where Did Earth's Water Come From?
It's commonly known that over 70 percent of of the earth's surface is covered by water, but exactly where did it all come from? Join this short video as it travels back to the beginning of the universe in search of the origins...
Educreations
The Aufbau Hotel
A simple analogy helps to explain a complicated concept in this instructional chemistry video. After first listening to a description of a hotel with different types of rooms on different floors, each with its own...
TED-Ed
The 2,400-Year Search for the Atom
From ancient Greek philosophers to early American Quakers, people have sought to understand the composition of matter for millennia. Follow along with this video as it explores the long scientific journey that eventually led to the...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Periodic Videos
Students click on the chemical element symbol, and watch a video lesson about each element on the periodic table.
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #18: The New Chemistry
The Scientific Revolution in Chemistry did not begin until the 1770s. Trace the developments in Chemistry from the Phlogiston Theory to the New Chemistry in this video. Learn how chemistry became more quantitative and less qualitative...