TED-Ed
The Genius of Mendeleev's Periodic Table
The author-narrator refers to the periodic table of elements as a "massive slab of human genius," then goes on to explain Mendeleev's development of this foundational chemistry tool. Why was his version so much better than others that...
TED-Ed
Solving the Puzzle of the Periodic Table
Did you know that the first time someone isolated a pure element was when Henning Brand boiled down his own urine in 1669 and unknowingly discovered phosphorus? The history of our current periodic table of elements is entertainingly...
SciShow
Glenn Seaborg: Shaking Up the Periodic Table
High school chemists receive a blast of history as Hank paraphrases the life and times of Glenn Seaborg, the renowned American scientist. Highlights of his long and illustrious career are displayed, educating and inspiring your class to...
Crash Course
The Periodic Table
Don't underestimate the power of a driven mother. Learn how Mendeleev's mother helped him enter college and how she passed her passion to her son, helping him to believe in his theories. Discover the contributions he made to our current...
TED-Ed
Periodic Videos
From hydrogen to ununoctium, this collection of videos has everything you need to begin teaching about the periodic table. Offering descriptions of each element and interesting experiments demonstrating their properties, this resource is...
Curated OER
Sodium - Periodic Table of Videos
Learn characteristics about the element sodium by viewing this presentation. A chunk of sodium metal is dropped into a pot of water to demonstrate its reaction. Have your chemistry charges view this in conjunction with other element...
American Chemical Society
The Race to Invent the Periodic Table
Mendeleev was a visionary, providing a tool to predict things we didn't even know about yet! He was the first to recognize the pattern in the properties of elements and create the skeleton of the chart that we know today as the periodic...
Curated OER
Introduction to the Periodic Table
Professor Martyn Poliakoff shows viewers a variety of versions of the periodic table all around his office as an introduction to this series of videos on the elements. The only educational value in this particular presentation is that he...
Scholastic
Study Jams! Periodic Table
In a friendly, casual conversation on the beach, two animated teens discuss the periodic table. Assign this video to be viewed at home by physical science fans. After viewing, they can write definitions for key vocabulary terms and take...
Bozeman Science
A Tour of the Periodic Table
The major groups on the periodic table and their general properties based on their electrons are the focus of a video that also explains why the table is drawn in two parts and which elements are crucial to life.
American Chemical Society
The Periodic Table Table
You'd be hard pressed to find someone more dedicated to the periodic table than Theodore Gray. A video lesson interviews him as he describes his passion and his creation. The installment of a larger series on reactions shows Gray's table...
SciShow
Mendeleev's Periodic Table
Scientists are working on creating and verifying element 120 which would change the appearance of the periodic table. A short video, one in a series of 48, which explores Mendeleev's Periodic Table. The narrator shows how Mendeleev...
Teacher's Pet
Periodic Table
Explore the design of the periodic table. The lesson instructor explains how the periodic table's structure predicts the properties of elements. The video includes a discussion of periods and families of elements.
Curated OER
Boron - Periodic Table of Videos
Boron is explained by an enthusiastic female chemist and a chemistry professor. Footage alternates between the two of them as they each share different characteristics and historic facts about this element. Show this along with some of...
Curated OER
Potassium - Periodic Table of Videos
Potassium is violently reactive, yet a biological necessity in our bodies. View this fascinating video as part of the series to introduce young chemists to the world of elements.
Curated OER
Nitrogen - Periodic Table of Videos
Nitrogen exists as a gas at earth's normal temperatures. In this video, explosive experiments are performed with liquid nitrogen. One way you could use these is to assign each student a different element to research and present to the...
Fuse School
How the Elements are Laid Out in the Periodic Table
When scientists confirm new elements, do these elements always fit in on the periodic table where scientists expect? The second video in a series of 15 discusses how the elements are organized on the periodic table. The resource includes...
Fuse School
Periods and Groups in the Periodic Table
J is the only letter not in the periodic table. The third video in a 15-part series discusses the periods and groups in the periodic table. It explains how they are assigned to both a period and a group as well as the similarities...
Fuse School
Mendeleev and the Periodic Table
Two hundred years before Mendeleev created the periodic table, scientists observed patterns in the elements and tried to sort them. The brief first video in a 15-part series explains the development of the periodic table and the many...
Fuse School
Electron Configuration of the First 20 Elements in the Periodic Table
Why is the periodic table arranged the way it is? As pupils complete the electron configuration of the first 20 elements, they see the relationship to the rows and columns in the periodic table. The video instructor highlights these...
Curated OER
Neon - Periodic Table of Videos
Neon molecules are excited to produce a glow. Two chemists take turns enlightening viewers about this fascinating gas. Have your chemistry classes view this in conjunction with other element videos as an introduction to the periodic table.
Education Development Center
TV 411 What's Cooking? Salt
Here is a recipe for a practical cross-curricular lesson! Cover unit conversions and ratios for math, the periodic table of elements for science, the difference between sodium and salt and its relation to high blood pressure for...
Curated OER
A Brief Overview of Several Interesting Elements
What a creative way to introduce elements of the periodic table! A Hazel G. Scott middle schooler presents interesting elements from a large book with great graphics. What are some of your classroom's favorite elements and why?
American Chemical Society
The Four "New" Elements and How We Got Them
How are new elements created? Are they really new? Journey to the end of the periodic table with a video from the American Chemical Society's Reactions playlist. The narrator describes the conditions under which new elements are formed...
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