Instructional Video

Pbs Learning Media: Fireworks! Making Color

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What gives a fireworks display its brilliant blue, green, and red colors? Learn how pyrotechnicians give fireworks color in this video segment adapted from NOVA.

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Concepts
fireworks
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black powder, chemicals in fireworks, chemistry of fireworks, color in fireworks, firework design, metal salts, potassium chlorate, potassium nitrate, pyrotechnics, pbs learningmedia: fireworks! making color, teachers' domain, wgbh
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)