Carbon bonds with one, two, or three atoms in order to gain four electrons and fill its outer shell. Here is a video that explores the chemistry aspects of biology through the lens of carbon. A review of Lewis dot structures begins the video and brings learners to a review of covalent, ionic, and hydrogen bonds. 

Concepts

covalent bonds, ionic bonds, hydrogen bonds, the octet rule, electron shells, carbon, lewis dot structures

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Review parts of the atom, their charges, and their role in bonding before showing video

Classroom Considerations

• Needs include a computer, Internet access, and a projection system to view the video
• As the name of the video suggests, carbon is related to a tramp throughout; preview entire video to determine if appropriate to your learning situation
• Assumes learner understands parts of an atom
• Comments below the video on YouTube may not be appropriate for school
• The first in a series of 40 related resources

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Great visuals showing bonds between atoms

Cons

• Includes a fair number of sexual references throughout the video, which may not be appropriate for school

Common Core

RST.11-12.4