SciShow
Can We Predict Earthquakes?
Hank talks about why it is so difficult for scientists to predict earthquakes in the short term.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Is radiation dangerous? - Matt Anticole
When we hear the word radiation, it's tempting to picture huge explosions and frightening mutations. But that's not the full story - radiation also applies to rainbows and a doctor examining an X-ray. So what is it, really, and how much...
SciShow
Can We Predict Earthquakes?
Hank talks about why it is so difficult for scientists to predict earthquakes in the short term.
Curated Video
Greater Sudbury Public Library lends out radon detectors
Patrons at the Greater Sudbury Public Library can now borrow radon detectors. Radon is an invisible and odourless gas present in all homes. At high concentrations, over a long period of time, breathing it can cause lung cancer. Other...
Curated Video
Los gases nobles
Los gases nobles fueron uno de los últimos grupos de elementos que se descubrieron. Son muchas las aplicaciones que tienen en el mundo que nos rodea, desde los globos de helio hasta su presencia en las bombillas.
Twig - Química - La...
Curated Video
Factpack: Background Radiation
Although radioactive materials are associated with power stations and bombs, we live with radioactive substances all around us. What are they, and do they affect us? Physics - Energy And Radioactivity - Learning Points. A Twig FactPack...
Curated Video
The Noble Gases
The noble gases were one of the last groups of elements to be discovered. From helium balloons to light bulbs, these gases have many uses in the world around us. Chemistry - Periodic Table - Learning Points. The noble gases are found in...
Curated Video
Understanding Background Radiation: Sources and Exposure
This video is a lecture that explains the concept of background radiation, which is a type of ionizing radiation that humans are exposed to every day but at low levels. The video discusses the four main types of ionizing radiation, which...
Professor Dave Explains
Periodic Table Part 9: Noble Gases (He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn, Og)
It's time to check out Group 18 on the periodic table, the noble gases. This includes helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, radon, and oganesson. What can we say about their properties, reactivities, and applications? Let's find out!
Curated Video
Nuclear Equations: Understanding Radioactive Decay and Balancing Equations
The video is a lecture on nuclear equations, which explains how radioactive decay can be written in the form of an equation. The lecturer describes the symbols for alpha and beta particles and demonstrates how to balance equations on...
FuseSchool
Noble Gases - The Gases In Group 18
Have you ever heard the term "Noble Gases" before? In this video we are explaining the properties and real world examples of these gases of Group 18 of the periodic table, what they have in common and what distinguishes them individually.
Curated Video
Invisible danger: American Lung Association calls for radon testing in schools
The American Lung Association urges schools to test for radon, a silent threat responsible for 21,000 U.S. lung cancer deaths. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
Dangerous radon gas levels
Researchers at the University of Calgary found one in eight homes in the city contained radon levels higher than Health Canada's acceptable limit.
Curated Video
Dangerous radon gas levels
Researchers at the University of Calgary found one in eight homes in the city contained radon levels higher than Health Canada's acceptable limit.
Curated Video
Is there radon in your home? Here’s how to know
The CBC’s Clare Mackenzie visited the Research Productivity Council in Fredericton to find out more about radon: what it is, what makes it harmful and how to test for it.
Periodic Videos
Radon
Radon is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, radioactive gas that exists in most areas of the world. Learn more about the history and competition surrounding the interesting gas. The professor shares the properties and original letters...
Educreations
Decay Equations
Scholars will be in their element with these decay equations found in a video that solves an example of alpha decay and beta decay. Gamma, or light, emission adds an extra concept to the equation. Then, through an analysis of which...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Frontline: Radon Radiation
The biggest source of environmental radiation might be in your home. Find out more in this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE: "Nuclear Reaction." [1:46]
University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham: Periodic Table of Videos: Radon
The importance of the element radon is explained by Professor Poliakoff. [9:53]