Sulfur is mentioned in both the Bible and the Torah, proving we have known about this element for a very long time. Today, sulfur stars in an engaging video jam-packed with facts and properties about the element. It also demonstrates two experiments using sulfur including "the barking dog." 

Concepts

sulfur, chemical elements, the periodic table

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Remind scholars that everyone makes mistakes, even chemists trying to spell sulfur in the video
• Discuss in more detail why the reaction rate increases rather than staying constant

Classroom Considerations

• Relies on prior knowledge of chemical reactions

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Maintains viewer attention with explosive demonstrations
• Provides closed captioning in English and Portuguese for the hearing impaired
• The video is the 16th in a series about all 118 chemical elements
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4