Viewers of this short video learn how atom economy is calculate, why the information is important, and when people in the industry use the calculations.

Concepts

atoms, reactants, products, molecular mass

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Invite a chemical engineer to discuss the importance of atom economy in product development and manufacturing
• Connect the lesson to percent yields and efficiency standards

Classroom Considerations

• Requires confidence in figuring the molecular mass of many reactants and products
• The seventh installment in a series of 29

Pros

• Includes two cues for pausing the video to solve sample problems
• Provides the formula multiple times throughout the video

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4