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Instructional Video9:28
Bozeman Science

A Tour of the Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
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. 
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Instructional Video4:49
Fuse School

Mendeleev and the Periodic Table

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
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...
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Instructional Video2:53
Fuse School

Periods and Groups in the Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
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...
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Instructional Video3:57
Fuse School

Electron Configuration of the First 20 Elements in the Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 12th
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...
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Instructional Video15:39
Curated OER

Other Periodic Table Trends

For Students 7th - 10th
Ionization energy is the focus of this science video. Specifically, it covers 2nd Ionization Energy of the elements. Electronegativity is a key concept when trying to understand 2nd Ionization energy. Sal also discusses the metallic...
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Instructional Video11:32
JFR Science

Periodic Trends: Why Can't I Get Any Francium?

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
We are family! Why are elements in the same group so similar in many ways? Science scholars explore the relationship between valence electrons and an element's characteristics through a video from the JFR Science playlist. The narrator...
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Instructional Video9:15
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Mystery of Matter

Mysteries of the Periodic Table, Part 4: The Noble Gases

For Students 9th - 12th
Standoffish or loners? You decide! The discovery of noble gas elements confused scientists since they didn't seem to fit the accepted model at the time. Learners discover how scientists adjusted the model to fit the new discovery in the...
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Instructional Video3:04
Curated OER

Mini-Video on Ion Size

For Students 7th - 10th
Sal discusses what happens to elements when they become ionized. He demonstrates that when neutral atoms become ionized, it can significantly change their relative atomic sizes. He uses the Periodic Table of the Elements to illustrate...
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Instructional Video4:21
SciShow

Great Minds: Dmitri Mendeleev

For Students 9th - 12th
Can you name the man who created the periodic table, committed bigamy, and literally defined Russian vodka? Dmitri Mendeleev did all of these things. The video takes a balanced look at his work and his life. 
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Instructional Video4:51
Fuse School

Reactions of Metals with Water

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Scientists rarely need to react metal with water, but they demonstrate an interesting trend in the periodic table. The video describes the reaction metals have with water. It goes through many examples, noting their positions on the...

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