Teacher's Pet
Bohr Model and Lewis Dot Structures
Don't let your pupils become bohred! Use the video lesson to describe the Bohr Model and the closely related Lewis Dot Structures. The video instructor describes the electron orbits and the importance of the valence electrons. She shows...
Teacher's Pet
Atoms
Discover the relationship between mass number, atomic number, and the makeup of the atom. The video instructor explains how to determine the number of each subatomic particle from the atomic and mass number. She demonstrates multiple...
Veritasium
What Are Atoms and Isotopes?
Atoms may make up everything, but what are they made of? The narrator asks patrons at a local park what atoms are in an interview-style video. He then creates an atomic model and adds a neutron to it, opening the discussion to isotopes.
Veritasium
Cathode Rays Lead to Thomson's Model of the Atom
Examine the experiment that led to the present-day atomic model. The video experiment shows the stream of electrons that travel through a vacuum between an anode and cathode. J.J. Thompson's model of an atom provides the explanation...
Veritasium
Make Plasma with Grapes in the Microwave!
Capture plasma in a plastic cup! Two scientists demonstrate how to create plasma by microwaving a grape. They capture a ball of plasma during their final demonstration. The video highlights strategies and procedures to make the...
Fuse School
How Atoms Bond - Elements and Compounds Part 2
Build a solid foundation of the different types of chemical bonds. A thorough video lesson discusses the formation of chemical bonds between various element types. The instructor references the periodic table when discussing molecular...
Fuse School
What are Ions?
Add a charge to your classes with a lesson on ions! The video instructor describes the formation of ions through an analysis of the electron configuration. Scholars learn the configuration and the notation related to ions.
TED-Ed
Will We Ever Be Able To Teleport?
Quantium entanglement? The Uncertainty Principle? A cubit of data? Spooky Action at a Distance? How do these terms figure in an answer to the question of whether or not it will ever be possible to teleport? A short video provides all the...
Crash Course
A Brief History of the Universe
No one was actually there to see the birth of the universe, but years of collaboration between physicists and mathematicians allow us to glimpse all but a fraction of a second of it. A narrated journey shows the phase changes...
MinutePhysics
How To Discover Weird New Particles | Emergent Quantum Quasiparticles
Creating new particles is only limited by the imagination. An entertaining video lesson shows scholars how scientists manipulate known particles, atoms, and molecules to create new particles. The instructor discusses many examples as...
Crash Course
High Mass Stars
It's better to burn out than fade away! Viewers experience the birth of neutron stars and supernovae in a video that explains the life cycle of high mass stars. Learners see the conditions needed to produce these events, as well as...
Crash Course
White Dwarfs and Planetary Nebulae
Like a phoenix, planetary nebulae rise from the ashes of a star's demise. Young science scholars view stars in the white dwarf phase and the planetaries that sometimes occur in the aftermath. The video explains the composition of...
Crash Course
Light
All this talk about seeing the light... but, what is it, and how do we see it? Science students learn the basics of the nature of light in a narrated video that discusses concepts such as how light behaves, the electromagnetic...
Fuse School
What Are Dot and Cross Diagrams - Part 1
Throughout history, scientists used different methods for drawing elements, but most often the dot and cross diagrams appear. The video explains dot and cross diagrams, electrons, and electron shells. It highlights the importance of...
Fuse School
Energy Levels and Electron Configuration
Electron location accounts for many properties of an element. A video lesson describes how to create electron dot diagrams. The instructor discusses electron shells and the number of electrons in each.
Fuse School
Atomic Number and Mass Number
Discover the significance of the atomic number and mass number. A video lesson describes the relationship between the two numbers and the subatomic particles. The instructor leads several examples that use the two numbers to determine...
Fuse School
The Atom: Part 2 - Isotopes
How can atoms with different masses be the same element? An interactive video lesson describes the meaning of an isotope. The instructor emphasizes the relationship among the subatomic particles. The lesson continues by discussing...
Fuse School
The Atom: Part 1
Learn the ins and outs of the particles we call atoms. A thorough video lesson describes the atom as a building block. The instructor discusses the periodic table as a reference to atoms and then explains the parts of the atom in detail.
Fuse School
Properties of Benzene
This lesson has a nice ring to it! Teach your class about the important solvent, benzene, in a short, informative video. Young organic chemists learn the structure of the benzene ring through various acceptable representations. The...
MinutePhysics
What is Touch?
Share a touching moment with your physics class! Discover the nature of touch in an animated video. Scholars learn what actually happens at the subatomic level when they sit in a chair. The narrator also examines the...
Fuse School
Conductors and Non-Conductors
To conduct or not to conduct ... that is the question! The sixth and final video in a series depicting elements, mixtures, and compounds digs deeper into the concept of conductivity. Pupils learn how the arrangement of electrons within a...
MinutePhysics
Picture of the Big Bang (a.k.a. Oldest Light in the Universe)
Everyone knows the Big Bang Theory ... but, then what happened? Go beyond the bang in an illustrated video that discusses the after effects of the event that set our universe in motion. Physics scholars discover how the creation of...
MinutePhysics
Theory of Everything: What is Matter?
Ever wonder why matter, well, matters so much? In the follow-up to the Theory of Everything video, pupils discover how the Pauli Exclusion Principle, which governs electron behavior, ultimately dictates how matter throughout the universe...
Fuse School
Giant Chemical Structures - Part 2
This lesson's gonna be huge! The fifth of a six-part series discusses the formidable lattices created by ionic compounds, as well as bonding in metallic elements. Chemistry scholars learn the properties of both types of substances and...