Ricochet Science
Polar Bonds and Hydrogen Bonds
Hydrogen bonds aren't your run-of-the mill bonds — they make life possible! Use the video to understand how hydrogen bonds form between water molecules.
NASA
The Anatomy of a Raindrop
After reviewing the water cycle, zoom in on a raindrop and learn about the physics determining its shape. See actual footage of raindrops falling with high-speed photography! A written description of the same information is also provided...
TED-Ed
How Polarity Makes Water Behave Strangely
Water is common? Not really! Learn how the polarity of the water molecule gives it tremendous properties that make is quite unique in the universe. Learners will understand surface tension, adhesion, and cohesion, as well as why these...
Steve Spangler Science
Traveling Water - Sick Science! #026
Transfer water from one cup to another without touching it. The amazing properties of water make this wonder occur! Have your young earth scientists conduct this experiment when learning about adhesion, cohesion, and water molecule...
Socratica
Properties of Water: Hydrogen Bonding in Water
Water is life! How is one small molecule responsible for so many big things? Socratica's series on biology presents a fascinating look at the universal solvent. From its adhesive properties caused by hydrogen bonding to its ability to...
Learning Games Lab
Unavailability of Water in Saline Soils
Viewers of a short video learn about salt and water molecules and how their characteristics determine how they interact with each other. Then, they watch a simulation of how the interaction limits the uptake of water in plant roots and...
Fuse School
Properties of Water
The Universal Solvent? Module nine of a 14-part video series involving solids, liquids, and gases is packed full of useful hydration information. The narrator explains such concepts as water solubility, hydrogen bonding, and polarity.
Amoeba Sisters
Properties of Water
Being essential for life is only one of water's many amazing properties! Why is water so versatile? Biology scholars discover the myriad of uses for water and the properties that make them possible. Content includes density, surface...
Crash Course
Polar and Non-Polar Molecules
Ever wonder why oil and water don't mix? Or why washing butter off of your hands is difficult? A video explores the different types of molecules, reviews charge and geometric asymmetry, and covers why water is one of the best...
Bozeman Science
Water - A Polar Molecule
Details why the polarity of water is so important to life with a video that explains how polarity impacts cohesion, adhesion, capillary action, high specific heat, and solvents.
Educreations
Recognizing Polar Molecules
Bend — yes, bend — water by taking advantage of its polar property. The instructor featured in this video examine bonds to determine if a molecule is polar or nonpolar and explains situations that would create a polar compound.
Socratica
Chemistry: What Is a Covalent Bond? (Polar and Nonpolar)
When it comes to covalent bonding, sharing is caring! As part of the Socratica chemistry playlist, a useful video explains the definition of covalent bonding. Then, it works through examples of single bonding, double bonding, polar...
Fuse School
Fats and Oils (Plant Oils)
Sow the seeds of knowledge with a short video about plant oils! Science scholars discover the methods people use to extract oils from olives, coconuts, and flowers. The narrator also explains the chemical structures of these oils and why...
Curated OER
STEMbite: Hydrogen Bonding
The hydrogen bonds in a water molecule result in an electric charge, allowing water to stick to other objects. Drew demonstrates the attraction between a charged balloon and a stream of water, but no images of the actual molecules are...
Socratica
What Are Functional Groups?
What's the function of functional groups? Explore the portions of biological molecules that make things happen with a video from Socratica's series on biology. The narrator illustrates each major functional group, then describes them in...
Socratica
Ionic and Covalent Bonds and Hydrogen Bonds
What determines the type of bond two atoms will form? Science scholars examine the factors that affect the formation of molecules and compounds through a short video from Socratica's biology series. Topics include valence electrons,...
Fuse School
Covalent Bonding of Carbon Dioxide
How does a polar molecule, H2O, compare with a nonpolar molecule, CO2? Young chemists learn the similarities and differences between their covalent bonds and properties. They practice applying prior knowledge in a new way to reinforce...
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Chemistry of Water
Video that explores the properties of the water molecule as a "universal" solvent. Content is explained in plain, easy-to-understand language with simple analogies for young chemistry students. [4:46]
Crash Course
Crash Course Chemistry #23: Polar & Non Polar Molecules
A crash course in molecular symmetry and electronegativity with information about about polar and nonpolar molecules.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Chemistry: Polar & Non Polar Molecules
In this video, you'll learn that molecules need to have both charge asymmetry and geometric asymmetry to be polar, and that charge asymmetry is caused by a difference in electronegativities. You'll also learn how to notate a dipole...