PBS
Why Does Caffeine Exist?
Today, billions of people around the world start their day with caffeine. But how and why did the ability to produce this molecule independently evolve in multiple, distantly-related lineages of flowering plants, again and again?
SciShow
There's Alcohol in the Middle of the Galaxy!
There's a massive cloud in the center of our galaxy, and it's full of alcohol. Party in the Milky Way! But how did it get there? And what does it have to do with the search for life elsewhere in the universe? SciShow Space explains!
Crash Course
Synthesis and Column Chromatography: Crash Course Organic Chemistry
Even though all living things have a lot in common, different organisms can have very different reactions to the same organic chemicals. That means it’s really important for organic chemists to be able to purify chemicals and separate...
SciShow
IDTIMWYTIM Organic
In the world of chemistry, an "organic" compound is often described as anything with carbon in it, and "organic chemistry" is the study of carbon compounds, but there is actually no single definition of what "organic" means in chemistry,...
Curated Video
Urea
An organic compound containing nitrogen that plays an important role in animal metabolism, and is excreted in the urine of mammals. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and...
Curated Video
Electron Push and Pull: Inductive Effects Explained
The inductive effect is all about how atoms in a molecule affect electron distribution. Electron-withdrawing groups, like halogens, pull electrons through sigma bonds, reducing electron density in adjacent atoms. Conversely,...
Next Animation Studio
NASA finds possible clue for life on early Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover found organic compounds called thiophenes in soil samples that may have been produced by bacteria.
Visual Learning Systems
The Role of Hydrocarbons in Everyday Life
In this video, we explore the concept of hydrocarbons, which are organic compounds made up of hydrogen and carbon atoms. The video also highlights the different types of hydrocarbons, such as saturated and unsaturated, and emphasizes the...
Science ABC
How Long It Takes For Chloroform To Make A Person Unconscious?
In 1865, The Lancet, the medical journal, called upon any person, criminal or not, to prove that waving a chloroform-drenched handkerchief was enough to knock someone out. To date, nobody has stepped forward! While the right dose of...
TMW Media
Naming Molecular Compounds
This program covers the very important topic of naming molecular compounds. We begin by discussing how molecular compounds form and how they arise in nature. We discuss in detail the naming method for molecular compounds including all of...
Schooling Online
Chemistry Properties and Structure of Matter: Properties of Matter - Naming Monoatomic Ions
This lesson will introduce the rules for writing the names and chemical formulae of non-metal anions and metal cations, including metals with multiple positive oxidation states.
Definitions included: compound, cation, anion, IUPAC,...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Blossoms: Plastics and Covalent Chemical Bonds
Interactive video lesson discusses the distribution of electrons in a carbon atom, and then follows with a chemical investigation of plastics.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Organic Molecules: Carbohydrates
This lesson will discuss the structure and function of carbohydrates as well as introduce the types of carbohydrates and their roles in your body.