Instructional Video

Europium

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Young scientists can find europium in many homes inside compact fluorescent light bulbs. An installment of a series on each of the chemical elements focuses on europium. Two chemistry professors share their knowledge about this rare earth metal. 

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CCSS: Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
  • Discuss who gets to choose the name for a new element and how people select them
  • Graph the price of europium over time and discuss the observable changes
Classroom Considerations
  • Relies on prior knowledge of chemical reactions and cathode ray tube television sets (the boxy screens before flat screens)
  • This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
  • Requires very little class time
  • Contains subtitles in English and Portuguese for ease of note taking
Cons
  • None