Sometimes you just get lucky. An engaging video in the ACS Reactions series lists some examples of how accidents have led to scientific discoveries. In particular, it focuses the development of dynamite and TNT.

Concepts

scientific discoveries, accidents

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Team up with a history teacher for the lesson

Classroom Considerations

• Scholars should have some knowledge of chemical compounds and reactions
• Learners must be familiar with acids

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Cool graphics add interest
• Well-paced video make the content easy to understand
  

Cons

• None