Your cell phone contains many elements you may not have even heard of! Explore the science of the smartphone with a lesson from the Reactions playlist. The instructor explains the location and purpose of the many different elements that create these cellular devices.

Concepts

batteries, anodes, cathodes, elements, conduction, copper

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Color a periodic table with each of the elements found in a typical iPhone
• Sketch the interior and exterior of a smartphone; label the parts as mentioned in the lesson

Classroom Considerations

• A familiarity with the elements of the periodic table is helpful

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Uses a topic important to pupils to teach various science concepts
• Integrates science and technology seamlessly

Cons

• Information is a little dated with reference to the iPhone 6 as the new phone release

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.7