SciShow
How Much of Me Is "Star Stuff?"
Sugar and spice and everything nice ... and a little bit of star stuff! An enthusiastic presentation describes the elemental makeup of the human body and how these materials originated in a red giant star. As an episode of a larger solar...
Teacher's Pet
Matter
You are living, occupy space, and have mass; therefore, you matter! The video discusses matter including both substances and compounds. Then it details elements, mixtures, and phases of matter before concluding with a couple of...
Teacher's Pet
Bonding in Metals
Metals bend the rules of bonding to create their own version. A thorough video lesson describes how metals bond using animated models. The instructor explains how metallic bonding leads to different chemical properties than ionic or...
Teacher's Pet
Naming and Writing Ionic Formulas
Explore the process of writing and naming ionic formulas and compounds. Pupils learn to build ionic compounds by analyzing their charges. The instructor then explains how to name the newly created compound.
Bozeman Science
Matter
In 1924, Bose and Einstein predicted a fifth state of matter. The prediction proved to be true in 1995 and is referred to as the Bose-Einstein condensation. This video discusses the concept of matter, all five states of matter, and what...
Bozeman Science
Naming Compounds - Part 1
A movie critic would describe this resource as a bit formulaic, but that's what makes it work! The video explains the formula, or rules, for naming both covalent and ionic compounds.
Crash Course
Pollution
An environmental science video covers natural and synthetic compounds and the impact they have on the environment. It includes carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous, cyanide, mercury, sulfur, nitrogen dioxide, and endocrine disruptions.
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...
Curated OER
Chemistry Chemical Reactions
See a science experiment in action. These 9th graders explain what happens when a catalyst is introduced into a compound. They demonstrate their explanation by mixing baking soda, calcium chloride and phenol red. The chemical reaction...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to Ions
Do you know the difference between ions and atoms? Video explore the definition of ions, atoms, and how to calculating charge on an ion. [6:36]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Chemical Reactions: Lesson 2
This lesson will present a basic understanding of the periodic chart of elements and how to predict chemical reactions based on given information. It is 2 of 9 in the series titled "Chemical Reactions."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Compounds and Elements: Lesson 3
This lesson will present a basic overview of elements and how they interact in chemical reactions and compound formations. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Compounds and Elements."