Periodic Videos
Thulium
Charles James tried 15,000 times to recrystallize thulium before he was able to isolate it. Learn more about this uncommon and expensive element in a feature episode from a longer series on chemical elements. A chemistry professor...
Periodic Videos
Xenon
High-powered lamps use xenon due to its electrical excitement. As part of a series on each of the chemical elements, the 54th featured element is xenon. Chemistry professors share the history, research, and properties of this noble gas....
Periodic Videos
Europium
Young scientists can find europium in many homes inside compact fluorescent light bulbs. An installment of a series on each of the chemical elements focuses on europium. Two chemistry professors share their knowledge about this rare...
Periodic Videos
Indium
Indium's name comes from the color indigo, not the country of India. Young scientists observe two samples of indium while likely looking at a third without realizing it. Chemistry professors share the properties and history of this metal...
Periodic Videos
Iodine
Most of the iodine produced gets used in livestock feed. Learn more about iodine in a video from a series on each of the chemical elements. Chemistry professors share the properties, history, and applications of this element. Viewers...
Periodic Videos
Thallium
Thallium, once known as inheritance powder, plays a role in many historic murders. Learn more about a mysterious element as the chemistry professor shares his knowledge. He mentions a few properties and historical facts to encourage...
Socratica
Empirical Formula
With empirical formulas, it's all about keeping it simple! Introduce the concept of empirical formula to your chemistry scholars through a detailed video from Socratica's Chemistry Lessons series. The resource uses visual cues,...
Periodic Videos
Rutherfordium
Physicist Ernest Rutherford might have hated chemistry, but we love his contribution to science! Rutherford won the Nobel Prize in chemistry. Viewers learn about this interesting man through a look at his personal photos, research, and...
Educreations
Lewis Dot Structures
What may look like a bunch of dots is actually complex science! Gilbert Lewis' work is important for understanding molecular chemistry, and his approach is great for visual learners. The video describes the process of drawing a Lewis dot...
JFR Science
Representing the Atom: Bohr, Rutherford and Lewis Diagrams
What's the best way to draw an atom? Well, that depends on what information you need to convey. Compare and contrast the atomic models of Bohr, Rutherford, and Lewis using a video from the JFR Science series. The resource shows the basis...
Periodic Videos
Rubidium
Both plants and animals actively absorb rubidium, though it does not seem to serve a purpose. Highly reactive to both air and water, rubidium rarely finds its way into a chemistry lab. Viewers learn about the properties and applications...
Periodic Videos
Zinc
While some find zinc uninteresting, others use it to shoot fire across the lab. A chemistry video details the metal, along with demonstrations that provide new insight to an common element.
Periodic Videos
Ruthenium
Ruthenium, an element that can be extracted from nuclear waste, finds new applications in solar energy. Chemistry professors share their knowledge about ruthenium's properties in a video about the element. They speakers also discuss...
GPB Television
Chemistry 203: Separation of Mixtures
Do not pass this resource by! Everything you need to teach the property of density,and the separation of mixtures is here: an educational video, several classroom handouts, and a laboratory exercise. The video is engaging, though a...
The Brain Scoop
Death Rocks
If you're into death metal, this video's for you! Young geologists can rock out with a variety of deadly minerals, including asbestos and cinnabar, in this installment in Brain Scoop's playlist on fossils and geology. The narrator...
Periodic Videos
Rhodium
Rhodium plays a key role in reducing air pollution from cars. A video from a series about chemical elements shares many interesting facts about rhodium. It goes beyond sharing the properties and history to also include applications of...
Periodic Videos
Hassium
Hassium decays so quickly that scientists do not expect to ever see the element in an observable state. Chemists share more about the synthetic element by visiting the lab in which researchers discovered it. They explain the properties...
Periodic Videos
Nobelium
Nobelium is recognized for the scientist it is named for rather than for the element itself. Chemists share their knowledge of the element, Alfred Nobel's research, and the Nobel Prize in a video that's part of a series on each of the...
Crash Course
The Nucleus
Einstein didn't just discover relativity, he proved the existence of atoms in 1905 — more than 110 years ago. Discover how he did it and begin learning about basic chemistry: parts of an atom, atomic mass, atomic number, and how to read...
Crash Course
The Electron
Electrons don't really exist as particles in an atom, but more as waves which move at different frequencies. Explore electron configurations through learning about their shells and orbitals and how this relates to the periodicity of the...
Fuse School
Group 0 - The Noble Gases
I won't tell a noble gas joke because there is never a reaction! The fifth video in a 15-part series goes into detail on each of the noble gases. It offers the properties they share and many uses for each of them.
Fuse School
Properties of Nitrogen
Manufacturers package foods using nitrogen to help preserve freshness and prevent bacteria from growing. The 14th video in a 15-part series discusses the properties of nitrogen. It has many uses in industry, research, and health, and the...
Fuse School
Uses of Halogens and Their Compounds
Although halogens are toxic, their compounds surround you every day from swimming pools to iodized salt. The 10th video in a 15-part series connects the information scholars already know about halogens to the compounds they see...
Fuse School
Properties of Sulfur
What element can you blame for the smell of onions, stinky feet, and bad breath? The final video lesson in the 15-part series details the many applications and properties of sulfur. From straightening curly hair to the amino acids that...