American Chemical Society
We Are Made of "Star Stuff"
Explore the validity of a famous quote by Carl Sagan, "We are made of star stuff." An episode of the ACS Reactions playlist explains how deteriorating stars became the origin of all the elements in our world. Learners consider different...
Veritasium
Atomic Rant
Quantum mechanics made the traditional model of the atom obsolete. The episode of the Veritasium playlist explains the location and behavior of an electron in an atom. Scholars learn the different shapes of orbitals electrons occupy.
Bozeman Science
PS1C—Nuclear Processes
Need some strategies for teaching nuclear processes that are sure to cause an explosion of learning in your classroom? Get all the essential background knowledge, plus tips for getting your point across in a thoughtful...
Teacher's Pet
Atomic Mass
Demonstrate the complex process of calculating a weighted atomic mass. Given the atomic mass of isotopes of a sample, the lesson instructor models the calculation. Multiple examples give learners the opportunity to review the process.
Teacher's Pet
The Nucleus
Explore the makeup of the atomic nucleus. A video lesson describes the subatomic particles of the nucleus. The instructor explains the connection between the mass and atomic numbers and the isotopes of an atom.
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...
Teacher's Pet
Acid-Base Theories
This is definitely not your basic acid-base resource! Science scholars compare acid-base theories in a brief video. Content includes properties of acids and bases, the principles of each acid-base theory, and the role water plays in...
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
Where Does The Sun Get Its Energy?
How does the sun give us light and heat? Discover what's really going on inside the centerpiece of our solar system in a brief video. The content includes common misconceptions about the sun's source of energy, how the simple elements...
Crash Course
Deep Time
Are our universe's days numbered? Yes and no, depending on how you look at it. Travel as far into the future as possible in a video describing the five ages of the universe. The narrator begins the tale in current days, which are 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...
Fuse School
What are Radioactive Isotopes (Radionuclides)
Create a little excitement with a radioactive resource! An engaging lesson builds a solid understanding of the nature of radioactive isotopes. The narrator explains the desire of a nucleus to become stable, which leads to radioactive...
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
In Depth: Atomic Mass Units
The facts are in the numbers! Using atomic mass units, a video lesson explains the carbon atom as the reference mass. Building from that idea, the narrator describes the relative isotopic mass.
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.
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
Faster Than Light Neutrinos (Maybe): Field Trip!
Walk in the shoes of a research scientist. A short video describes the hurdles necessary to prove that neutrinos are faster than light. The narrator describes the initial experiment and the follow-up research necessary to support the...
Fuse School
Ammonium Salts and Solutions
The importance of ammonium salt solutions is covered in a video that explains how to solve the reactions, the chemical equations, and the structure of the various ions.
SciShow
Higgs Boson Discovery! We Think?
More than 50 years after the Higgs Boson was predicted, scientists discovered it. The video shares the excitement of this monumental discovery, often compared to the discovery of the electron. It explains the hesitation with the initial...
SciShow
Strong Interaction: The Four Fundamental Forces of Physics #1a
The strong force holds quarks together to form hadron particles, which include baryons and mesons. Common baryons, such as protons and neutrons, are the focus of a video that shows how they use the strong force. Then it explains the...
SciShow
Strong Interaction: The Four Fundamental Forces of Physics #1b
There is a force stronger than electricity or gravity, so scientists named it the strong force. The video continues the explanation of the strong force and the way it works. It also describes the limitations, such as only working in very...
Fuse School
What is a Weighted Average?
Have you ever wondered why the atomic mass listed on the periodic table isn't a whole number? This video explains how weighted averages are calculated and relates the average to the relative atomic mass. Viewers are then given an element...