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Atoms, Elements, and Isotopes PresentationAtoms, Elements, and Isotopes Presentation

Atoms, Elements, and Isotopes

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewRings and golden nuggets contain the element gold, but how small can you break it down before it is no longer considered gold? A helpful presentation explains the basics about atoms, elements, and isotopes through a presentation.
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The Periodic Table
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The Periodic Table

7th - 11th
Whether you're giving a broad introduction to the periodic table or honing in on particular element groups, this collection will have what you need. I've put the general resources at the front, and resources that focus on particular element groups at the end.
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Modeling the Periodic Table Lesson PlanModeling the Periodic Table Lesson Plan

Modeling the Periodic Table

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewImagine a race to complete a puzzle where each person has the same 50 pieces, knows they are missing other pieces, and must figure out how everything fits together. The winner gets fame, listed in books for years to come, and a financial...
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Connecting Models and Critical Questions Lesson PlanConnecting Models and Critical Questions Lesson Plan

Connecting Models and Critical Questions

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewScholars use data to analyze and determine which sets of information need to be counted. They create a model to explain differences among chemical elements using graphs to prove concept mastery.
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Exploration of a Problem: Making Sense of the Elements Lesson PlanExploration of a Problem: Making Sense of the Elements Lesson Plan

Exploration of a Problem: Making Sense of the Elements

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
New ReviewWhen given too much data to simply memorize, it helps to sort it into manageable groups. The second lesson in the six-part series of Cosmic Chemistry challenges groups of pupils to take a large amount of data and figure out how to best...
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What Element Would You Be? Lesson PlanWhat Element Would You Be? Lesson Plan

What Element Would You Be?

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Primo Levi wrote a collection of short stories comparing his life from Italy to Auschwitz to elements in the periodic table. Pupils read an excerpt from his book and research the characteristics of various elements. Then, they make a...
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Tennessine VideoTennessine Video

Tennessine

4 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Some isotopes of tennessine decay through spontaneous fission. When only one atom can be produced at a time, many people are surprised with what we know and don't know about this element. Individuals learn what we do know in the...
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The Smelliest Element: Livermorium VideoThe Smelliest Element: Livermorium Video

The Smelliest Element: Livermorium

4 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
The most stable isotope of livermorium has a half-life of around 53 milliseconds. Pupils understand the synthetic element and appreciate the unique properties with a video on livermorium. It describes the many scientists who collaborated...
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Flerovium VideoFlerovium Video

Flerovium

7 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
The atomic weight of flerovium is considered provisional until more research is performed on it. Viewers learn about the discovery, confirmation, research, and naming of the synthetic element with an engaging and informative video.
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Copernicium VideoCopernicium Video

Copernicium

4 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Copernicium's symbol is Cn rather than Cp because Cp was once the symbol for lutetium and that might get confusing. Pupils learn about one of the newest elements on the periodic table with a video that focuses on copernicium.
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Darmstadtium VideoDarmstadtium Video

Darmstadtium

3 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Scientists originally discovered darmstadtium in 1994 in Germany. A chemistry professor shows the lab where this happened and describes the process of creating the synthetic element in an engaging video.
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Hassium VideoHassium Video

Hassium

3 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Hassium decays so quickly that scientists do not expect to ever see the element in an observable state. Chemists share more about the synthetic element by visiting the lab in which researchers discovered it. They explain the properties...
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Seaborgium VideoSeaborgium Video

Seaborgium

9 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Glenn Seaborg might be the only man to have an element named after him while he was still alive. Learn more about a great scientist and the element named to honor him in a scientific video. It includes photos, interviews with people who...
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Dubnium VideoDubnium Video

Dubnium

1 min 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Researchers discovered dubnium in the 1960s, but they were in no hurry to name it—waiting until 1997 to do so! Chemists share the little they know about the element as well as how scientists named it in part of a series on chemical...
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Lawrencium VideoLawrencium Video

Lawrencium

5 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
While lawrencium appears to be a transition metal based on the position on the periodic table, it is actually an actinide. Chemists know very little about the element, but its namesake sure is interesting. Learn more about lawrencium,...
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Nobelium VideoNobelium Video

Nobelium

5 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Nobelium is recognized for the scientist it is named for rather than for the element itself. Chemists share their knowledge of the element, Alfred Nobel's research, and the Nobel Prize in a video that's part of a series on each of the...
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Fermium VideoFermium Video

Fermium

2 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Why is fermium, discovered after the nuclear fallout, on the periodic table when it has no known uses? It may not sound like an important element, but the story of the construction of the first nuclear reactor outside is fascinating....
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Californium VideoCalifornium Video

Californium

1 min 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
People use californium in metal detectors, cancer treatments when radiation fails, and airplane safety protocol. Discovered in 1950, the element has many unique properties, especially when compared to those around it, and is the focus of...
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Berkelium VideoBerkelium Video

Berkelium

24 seconds 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Berkelium was originally discovered at Berkeley, California—that's easy to remember! Viewers learn about the tiny amount of this element needed to prove its existence. Berkelium is the focus of a video in a series on every element in the...
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Oganesson VideoOganesson Video

Oganesson

8 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
In the 12 years following 2005, scientists only produced four atoms of oganesson. While scientists know very little about this element, it completes the Mendeleev periodic table. The possible finale to the series on chemical elements...
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Moscovium VideoMoscovium Video

Moscovium

8 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Each atom of moscovium costs millions of dollars to produce and only lasts for a few seconds—that's not a lot of bang for your buck! Scholars learn more about the synthetic element and its properties from a chemistry professor. 
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Nihonium VideoNihonium Video

Nihonium

10 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Scientists named the element nihonium after Japan—the place where it was first discovered. Scientists spent years trying to create one atom of nihonium before finding success. A chemistry professor explains the properties of the element...
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Roentgenium VideoRoentgenium Video

Roentgenium

4 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Scientists originally produced three atoms of roentgenium in 1994. Learn more about the creation of the element and the scientist it was named for in an engaging episode of a playlist on the periodic table.
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Meitnerium VideoMeitnerium Video

Meitnerium

3 mins 9th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Lise Meitner discovered nuclear fission but couldn't win the Nobel prize. Because Meitner was a female,   her name was excluded from the paper. Later, she was honored by having an element, meitnerium, named after her. Young scientists...
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