What element can you blame for the smell of onions, stinky feet, and bad breath? The final video lesson in the 15-part series details the many applications and properties of sulfur. From straightening curly hair to the amino acids that form life, we literally could not live with it.

Concepts

sulfur, chemical properties, the periodic table

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Discuss if anyone has ever smelled sulfur; pupils may know if they smell rotten eggs, it is the sulfur that keys you in to a natural gas leak, for example
• Use the graphic from the 3:57 point in the video and cover up the center circle to see if scholars can guess what each of these things have in common

Classroom Considerations

• Relies on prior knowledge of chemical equations

Pros

• Connects chemistry to real-life applications
• Encourages using your senses to remember past experiences

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4