Just as important as learning reactions that generate carbon-carbon bonds, we need ways to cleave carbon-carbon bonds as well.This is useful for splitting a molecule up into fragments, or transforming a cyclic molecule into a linear...

We know about the ideal gas laws, like Boyle's and Charles's and so forth. Now let's look at one law that involves mixtures of gases. This is called Dalton's Law, and to understand it, we have to learn about the concept of partial...

Watch the first part of our Carbon Cycle videos, as part of environmental chemistry. Photosynthesis and respiration help carbon to be cycled in nature by using energy from the sun. As living things grow, they have to build up large...

Students will explore the basic parts of a plant including the stem, roots, and leaves. The series of videos describes the functions of each of these plant parts using many real-world examples that students will recognize easily....

Upon viewing the Water, Water, Everywhere video series, students will be able to do the following: List some of the ways they use water everyday in their lives. Describe why water is important to plants and animals. Explain the...

In this video, the concept of atoms and elements is introduced, explaining how everything we see is made up of tiny particles. The video also introduces the concept of chemical compounds, which are substances formed by the combination of...

Water in a glass looks clear and colourless, but you still can't see the bottom of the ocean. Therefore, water is opaque! So what colour is water? And speaking of the bottom of the ocean, Giant Tube worms are weird!

In this video, we explore the purpose and components of blood. We learn that blood carries oxygen, nutrients, and waste products throughout the body. This video is part of the 10-part series, Circulation and Respiration.

In this video, we explore the fascinating world of plants. With over 300,000 different kinds of plants, each with unique characteristics, this video highlights the common features and incredible diversity found in the plant...

Students will learn why photosynthesis is so important to us. The different plant structures and compounds involved in photosynthesis and transpiration are highlighted. Beyond photosynthesis, plant responses to certain stimuli and...

Ion Channel Selectivity K+ Channel

An introduction to leaving group derivatives.

In this video, we do an overview of the following:<br/>
[1] Lipolysis | Mobilization of fatty acids from adi<br/>pose tissue
[2] <br/>Transport in the blood
[3] Import into Cells for metabolism

Have you ever had a ketone and wished you had an amide instead? Not to worry! The Beckmann rearrangement is the solution to your problems. Check out this nifty reaction where we get an oxime and then get an alkyl group to migrate. We can...

I pour Liquid Nitrogen, Diethyl Ether, and Dry Ice into my pool! Can liquid nitrogen put out a fire? what about dry ice? <br/>
Diethyl ether is one of the most flammable solvents around!

Upon viewing the Investigating Mixtures, Solutions, Elements, and Comnpunds video series, students will be able to do the following: Understand that everything we see, touch, and even things we can't see are made up of matter. Understand...

Watch the first part of our Carbon Cycle videos, as part of environmental chemistry. Photosynthesis and respiration help carbon to be cycled in nature by using energy from the sun. As living things grow, they have to build up large...

This video program explores the role of the body's circulatory and respiratory systems, emphasizing things we can do to maintain these important systems. Regular exercise, healthy eating habits, and not smoking are just a few of the...

Glycogen Phosphorylase Function and Mechanism

Several important plant activities including photosynthesis, reproduction, growth and germination are investigated in this series of videos. Students will learn how these processes are related to the structure of plants. Important...

How to assign absolute configuration to alkenes.

Learn the basics about the natural greenhouse effect. The atmosphere helps to keep our planet warm by making it harder for the energy we get from the sun to escape back to the universe. Our atmosphere is held to the earth by the force of...

Learn the basics about the properties of oxygen.



Oxygen is a gas, it has no smell, colour, or taste; but without it, we as humans would not be able to inhabit pla

net Earth.

When cooled to a very low...

Astronauts onboard the ISS get their breathable oxygen in two main ways - through systems onboard the ISS that generate breathable oxygen and through resupply missions that deliver breathable oxygen to the ISS. There is plenty of oxygen...