Instructional Video12:41
JFR Science

Gas Laws: Why Do My Tires Deflate in Winter?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
How many phenomena in the natural world can you explain through the relationship between temperature, pressure, and volume? Science scholars explore the gas laws with a video from JFR Science. Topics include manipulating gas laws...
Instructional Video10:15
JFR Science

Acid Strength: What Does pH Mean?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
What makes one acid stronger than another? Pupils peruse the property of pH through a video from the JFR Science playlist. The narrator explains what is meant by a neutral pH, what that looks like from a chemical standpoint, and how...
Instructional Video9:41
JFR Science

Gas Stoichiometry: How Does an Airbag Work?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Airbags save lives ... and combining the Gas Laws and stoichiometry saves time. Find out how airbags inflate using a video from JFR Science. Topics covered include the Ideal Gas Law, standard temperature and pressure, and how to combine...
Instructional Video9:13
JFR Science

Titrations: Can I Trust the Vinegar People?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Are you suffering from titration frustration? An engaging video revolution might be just the solution! Introduce young chemists to one of the more intricate labs performed in Chemistry 1 using a video from JFR Science. The narrator...
Instructional Video7:00
JFR Science

Representing the Atom: Bohr, Rutherford and Lewis Diagrams

9th - Higher Ed Standards
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...
Instructional Video7:56
JFR Science

Organic Chemistry: Simple Hydrocarbons

9th - Higher Ed Standards
The words organic chemistry and simple are not usually seen in the same sentence. Introduce the foundation of the science to young chemists with a video from JFR Science. Topics include the chemical classes of hydrocarbons, their uses in...
Instructional Video7:22
JFR Science

Organic Chemistry: Branched Chain Alkanes

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Is your organic chemistry class ready to branch out? Go out on a limb and show them a helpful video from JFR Science. The narrator addresses branched chain alkanes in the resource, complete with handy tips for identifying the parent...
Instructional Video6:41
JFR Science

Organic Chemistry: Alkenes, Alkynes and Isomers

9th - Higher Ed Standards
How do we tell organic molecules apart? Discover the basics of alkene and alkyne formulas, bonding, and isomers with a video from JFR Science. The narrator shows examples, adds functional groups, then creates isomers to elaborate on how...
Instructional Video7:45
JFR Science

Development of Atomic Theory: An Introduction

9th - Higher Ed Standards
The atom has come a long, long way! From its early days as a ball of goo that exhibited the same properties as the whole it was part of, to the tiny sphere we know today, atomic theory has truly evolved. Explore these changes with an...
Instructional Video4:39
JFR Science

Average Atomic Mass: Why Are There Decimals on the Periodic Table?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
How do you count half of a neutron? Solve the mystery of those awkward atomic masses that contain decimals with a video from JFR Science. The narrator shows viewers how to calculate the average atomic mass using the relative abundances...
Instructional Video11:32
JFR Science

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

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...
Instructional Video6:52
JFR Science

Introduction to Rates of Reaction

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Why are rates of reaction so important? Discover the answer to this, and many other questions, through a video from JFR Science. Pupils examine how, through the balanced chemical equation and experimentation, they can determine how fast...
Instructional Video4:53
JFR Science

Isotopes and Half-Life: What Are Medical Isotopes?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
How do medical professionals use radiation without doing more harm than good? Budding nuclear chemists begin their study of all things radioactive with a video from the JFR Science playlist. Topics include differences between isotopes,...
Instructional Video7:20
JFR Science

Rate Law: Intro to Reaction Order

9th - Higher Ed Standards
How does concentration affect the rate of reaction? Introduce chemistry scholars to the concept of reaction order using a well-written video from JFR Science. The narrator explains unfamiliar variables, shows reaction orders as graphs,...
Instructional Video6:11
JFR Science

Potential Energy (PE) Diagrams

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Can your class explain the changes in energy during a chemical reaction? Map them out with a video from JFR Science's playlist. The narrator discusses in detail how to create, manipulate, and use a potential energy diagram.
Instructional Video7:50
JFR Science

Ionic Compounds and Bonds: Why Does Salt Melt Ice?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
These atoms don't believe in sharing. Introduce intrepid chemists to ionic boding using an engaging JFR Science video. Topics include ionic compounds, how the bonds form, and properties of ionic salts.
Instructional Video10:08
JFR Science

Covalent Bonds: Why Can't We Have a Molecule of Salt?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Sharing just makes you feel good ... especially if you're a non-metal! Young chemists examine bonding basics with a video from JFR Science. Topics include how covalent bonding differs from ionic bonding, how covalent bonding works, and...
Instructional Video6:33
JFR Science

Polar Covalent Bonds: Who Was Linus Pauling?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Linus Pauling: Nobel laureate and ... orange juice fan? Examine the varied interests of one of America's greatest scientific minds with a video from JFR Science. The narrator discusses Pauling's work in chemical bonding research, his...
Instructional Video7:51
JFR Science

Factors Affecting Rate: Controlling the Rate of a Reaction

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Why was neon mad at fluorine? Because it was always overreacting! Science scholars discover how scientists control chemical reactions thanks to a video from the JFR Science playlist. The example-filled resource explains why not all...
Instructional Video9:40
JFR Science

Kc vs Qc: An Introduction to Equilibrium

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Why are some reactions sort of like watching a tennis match? Introduce junior chemists to the basics of equilibrium using a video from JFR Science. Topics include why and how reactions shift from products back to reactants, factors that...
Instructional Video10:07
JFR Science

Le Chatelier's Principle

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Sometimes chemistry is a balancing act. Get to know Le Chatelier's Principle with a video from the JFR Science playlist. The narrator discusses pressure, temperature, and concentration in chemical reactions and how they affect the...
Instructional Video6:32
JFR Science

ICE Tables: Quantitatively Analyzing Equilibrium Systems

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Struggling your way through equilibrium systems? You—and your class—will think ICE is nice! Discover time-saving ways to solve equilibrium constant problems through a video from the JFR Science playlist. The narrator maps out the ICE...
Instructional Video7:23
JFR Science

Combustion, Synthesis, Decomposition: How Does a Fire Extinguisher Work?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Pull the trigger on chemical reaction understanding! Curious chemists discover the three basic reaction types using a video from JFR Science. The resource presents each reaction with written and verbal tips and practice problems.
Instructional Video7:45
JFR Science

Double Displacement Reactions: What Is a Barium swallow?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Here is a video that is a double displacement delight! Show young scientists how to tackle the longest (and most interesting) chemical reactions to write with a video from JFR Science. The narrator shows examples of double displacement...