The breakdown of your breakfast and plants photosynthesizing all relate to the simple movement of electrons. Learn about the complex manner of redox reactions, where electrons move from one compound to another, changing and propelling our world and our bodies.

Concepts

redox reactions, electrons, covalent bonds, covalent compounds, oxidation numbers, oxidation, reduction, balancing chemical equations

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Preview video and script questions to ask throughout
• Create a cheat sheet for learners, explaining the rules of redox reactions
• Support video through further labs, discussions, examples, problems, and assignments that further teach redox reactions

Classroom Considerations

• Requires a computer, access to the Internet, and projection device to use the resource
• Video assumes learners understand how to balance chemical equations
• Pupils should know the difference between monoatomic, diatomic, and polyatomic ions and can determine their charge

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Shows a demonstration of redox reactions, which is great for visual (and all!) learners
• Resource explains and balances redox reactions

Cons

• Video moves quickly through complex concepts, so it will require additional support through further discussion, questions, labs, and analysis of redox reactions

Common Core

RST.11-12.3