Fuse School
Green Chemistry - Principle 4
How can we reduce carbon emissions and make safer solvents, all at the same time? Part four in a 12-installment green chemistry series demonstrates how chemists have traded in their hazardous go-to solvents and begun using safe...
Fuse School
What Are Dilutions?
Many people use dilution when cooking sauces, soups, and gravy. The 29th lesson in a 30-part series explains how scientists use dilution in a chemistry lab. The activity focuses on the equation for solving dilution problems and...
Crash Course
Water - Liquid Awesome
If H2O is water and H2O2 is hydrogen peroxide, what is H2O4? Drinking, bathing, and cooking among others. Viewers of a short video explore water through its molecular structure, its ability to stick to itself through adhesion (cohesion...
Bozeman Science
Water - A Polar Molecule
Details why the polarity of water is so important to life with a video that explains how polarity impacts cohesion, adhesion, capillary action, high specific heat, and solvents.
Bozeman Science
Water and Life
Learn about the wonders of water and why it is required for life. The resource contains a simulation to see how the molecules interact as a medium for metabolism.
Crash Course
Water and Solutions - for Dirty Laundry
The Earth is over 70% water and so are our bodies. What makes water so special? Learn about water and its properties as it relates to solutions, dilutions, electrolytes, and molarity.
Ricochet Science
Properties of Water
Show young learners that water is a unique compound with one-of-a-kind properties. The second video in an eight-part series analyzes the life-supporting properties of water. It discusses water as a solvent, adhesion and cohesion...
Crash Course Kids
The Great Picnic Mix Up
What do iced tea and fruit salad have in common, besides the fact that they're both delicious? Learn about the different types of mixtures with an entertaining physical science video. Examples from a picnic table reinforces what...
Crash Course
Crash Course Kids 19.2: Chemical Changes
We've talked about mixtures and solutions, solutes and solvents, but what about things that can't be undone? What about chemical changes? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks to us about how to tell if you have a chemical...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Solubility of Organic Compounds
Organic compounds tend to dissolve well in solvents that have similar properties to themselves. This principle is often referred to as like dissolves like, which means that polar molecules will generally dissolve well in polar solvents...