{"results":"
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n9\nItems in Topic\n\n
\n
\n
\n\"Why\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nLesson Planet Curated\n
\n

\nWhy with Bill Nye!\n

\n
\n\nFor Teachers\n\n6th - 12th\n\nStandards\n
\n
\n
\nFind out Why with Bill Nye in a nine-video collection in which he details the science behind NASA's Juno Mission to Jupiter. Although dated, the satellite was launched in 2011 and went into orbit around Jupiter in 2016; the science...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Instructional Video4:45
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Helium\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nPeriodic Videos\n
\n

\nHelium (Version 1)\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n9th - Higher Ed\n\nStandards\n
\n
\n
\nHelium is the second most common element in the universe, yet we are running out of helium on Earth. A video on this important element includes common reactions, uses, and concerns that scholars need to know to understand helium.\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Instructional Video3:53
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Helium\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nSciShow\n
\n

\nHelium\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n9th - 12th\n\nStandards\n
\n
\n
\nThe helium in a balloon comes from the radioactive decay of the elements thorium and uranium. Video two in this series of 48 explores the element helium. The narrator discusses how humans use it, where it is found, how the United States...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Instructional Video4:35
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Are\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nAmerican Chemical Society\n
\n

\nAre We Running out of Helium?\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n9th - Higher Ed\n\nStandards\n
\n
\n
\nHelium is a favorite element of young children everywhere! A video lesson from a larger series examines the properties of helium and why they may contribute to its eventual extinction. The lesson also explores possible industrial...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Lesson Plan
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Art:\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nCurated OER\n
\n

\nArt: Hot Air Balloon Replicas\n

\n
\n\nFor Teachers\n\n1st - 12th\n
\n
\n
\nStudents investigate the science behind hot air balloon flight. In a lecture and demonstration, they observe how helium-filled balloons are affected by the wind. Using basic household items such as newspaper, paper cups, and balloons,...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Interactive
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Atoms\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nCK-12 Foundation\n
\n

\nAtoms to Molecules: Constructing Helium\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n7th - 9th\n
\n
\n
\nProtons and neutrons and electrons, oh my! Physical science scholars get hands-on with interactive atomic modeling. Starting with a simple helium atom, participants create and name ions, then build isotopes. Questions throughout the...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Lesson Plan
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Helium\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nCurated OER\n
\n

\nHelium Balloon Race\n

\n
\n\nFor Teachers\n\n7th - 8th\n
\n
\n
\nStudents determine the force of a helium balloon that allows it to rise a specific distance.  For this helium lesson students calculate the amount of paper needed to construct a weight and determine the density of a piece of...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Interactive
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Non-Bonding\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nConcord Consortium\n
\n

\nNon-Bonding\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n9th - 12th\n
\n
\n
\nWhat makes helium so Noble, anyway? Explore the bonding properties of helium versus those of hydrogen using an interactive resource. Science scholars manipulate atoms of each element and observe changes in potential energy as the atoms...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Lesson Plan
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Gases\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nCurated OER\n
\n

\nGases Lighter and Heavier than Air\n

\n
\n\nFor Teachers\n\n2nd - 4th\n
\n
\n
\nStudents explore the concept of air density. In this air density lesson, students fill balloons with helium and carbon dioxide. Students determine which gases are heavier or lighter than air.\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Worksheet
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Name\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nCurated OER\n
\n

\nName That Gas!\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n5th\n
\n
\n
\nYoung scientists discover that air is a mixture of different gases - mainly nitrogen and oxygen. The properties of some of the other gases found in oxygen are listed in a table, then learners must decide which one of those gases is...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Instructional Video3:14
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Baumgartner's\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nSciShow\n
\n

\nBaumgartner's Super Sonic Dive\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n9th - 12th\n
\n
\n
\nFelix Baumgartner jumped to Earth from a helium balloon in 2012, setting five world records in the process. The video answers the most commonly asked questions about this amazing feat that may not be quite what people advertised it...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Interactive
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Runaway\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nCK-12 Foundation\n
\n

\nRunaway Balloon\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n9th - 12th\n\nStandards\n
\n
\n
\nWhen a child lets go of a helium balloon, what happens to it? Does it float all the way to space? The simulator allows pupils to experiment on party balloons and weather balloons under different conditions to see what happens to them in...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Instructional Video11:36
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Cosmic\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nKhan Academy\n
\n

\nCosmic Background Radiation, Scale of the Universe, Cosmology and Astronomy\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n9th - 12th\n
\n
\n
\nAn informative video explains the density of particles immediately after the Big Bang, as well as the concept that whenever a particle was released, it would merge with another particle. Sal develops the concept of being able to receive...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Worksheet
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Grahams\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nCurated OER\n
\n

\nGrahams Law\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n12th - Higher Ed\n
\n
\n
\nIn this Grahams Law worksheet, learners determine which gas will escape faster when equal amounts of helium and argon are placed in a porous container and allowed to escape. Then they determine what the molecular weight of a gas is that...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Instructional Video2:01
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Our\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nMinuteEarth\n
\n

\nOur Atmosphere is Escaping!\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n6th - 12th\n\nStandards\n
\n
\n
\nOur atmosphere keeps us from the extreme temperatures experienced on the moon. The video explains that our atmosphere actually leaks. It describes exactly which molecules escape and the multiple factors that contribute.\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Worksheet
\n
\n
\n
\n\"The\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nCurated OER\n
\n

\nThe Universe\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n6th - 8th\n
\n
\n
\nIn this space science worksheet, middle schoolers use the clues given at the bottom of the sheet to complete the crossword puzzle relating to the universe. There are 16 clues to solve in the puzzle.\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Activity
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Investigation:\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nTexas State Energy Conservation Office\n
\n

\nInvestigation: Gas Laws in Action - Propane\n

\n
\n\nFor Teachers\n\n6th - 9th\n\nStandards\n
\n
\n
\nUsing helium as an example of propane, physical science middle schoolers experiment with and graph the relationship between temperature and volume in gases. In a whole-class demonstration, they show how molecules behave under different...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Interactive
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Atom\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nConcord Consortium\n
\n

\nAtom and Ion Builder\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n6th - 12th\n
\n
\n
\nExplore and control the building blocks of atoms! Physical science superstars add and remove subatomic particles to create atoms and ions with an easy-to-use interactive. An alternate activity includes an assignment that focuses on the...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Worksheet
\n
\n
\n
\n\"WS\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nCurated OER\n
\n

\nWS 8.2 Formation of Solutions\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n10th - 12th\n
\n
\n
\nFor this solutions worksheet, students answer questions about the solubility of various substances in solvents such as oil in water and nitrogen gas in helium. They draw water molecules to show bonding between them and they diagram a...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Instructional Video6:32
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Seeing\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nVeritasium\n
\n

\nSeeing the Invisible: Schlieren Imaging in Slow Motion\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n9th - 12th\n\nStandards\n
\n
\n
\nHeat rises, but what does that actually look like? The video shows many examples of air currents, such as a burning match and squeezing helium out of a balloon. It highlights common observations that are rarely seen such as gas vapors...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Interactive
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Elements\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nRoyal Society of Chemistry\n
\n

\nElements 2\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n6th - 12th\n\nStandards\n
\n
\n
\nDid you hear about the chemist reading the book about helium? He couldn't put it down. Scholars match 12 chemical elements, including helium, to their symbols. Then they complete three Sudoku-style puzzles using these names and symbols...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Instructional Video7:16
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1\n\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
\n\"Periodic\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nTED-Ed\n
\n

\nPeriodic Videos\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n5th - 12th\n\nStandards\n
\n
\n
\nFrom hydrogen to ununoctium, this collection of videos has everything you need to begin teaching about the periodic table. Offering descriptions of each element and interesting experiments...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
Instructional Video14:37
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Exploring\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nCrash Course\n
\n

\nExploring the Universe: Crash Course Big History #2\n

\n
\n\nFor Students\n\n9th - Higher Ed\n
\n
\n
\nAccording to Carl Sagan, we are all made of star particles. The second video in a series of 16 explains what happened after the big bang. It discusses cosmic background radiation, chemistry, galaxies, heavy elements, and the creation of...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
PPT
\n
\n
\n
\n\"Emission\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\nCurated OER\n
\n

\nEmission Spectra\n

\n
\n\nFor Teachers\n\n9th - Higher Ed\n
\n
\n
\nThese attractive slides explain the basics of the electromagnetic spectrum and then display the emission spectra for a number of elements. argon, helium, hydrogen, xenon, neon and krypton are shown here and two graphs showing log scale...\n
\n
\n
\n\nGet Free Access\n\nSee Review\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
\n\n\n","pagination":"
\n
\n
\n"}