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Nitrogen - Periodic Table of Videos
Nitrogen exists as a gas at earth's normal temperatures. In this video, explosive experiments are performed with liquid nitrogen. One way you could use these is to assign each student a different element to research and present to the...
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Potassium - Periodic Table of Videos
Potassium is violently reactive, yet a biological necessity in our bodies. View this fascinating video as part of the series to introduce young chemists to the world of elements.
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Iron - Periodic Table of Videos
Thermite, a mixture of iron oxide and aluminum, is ignited, producing molten iron. Alternating between footage of this reaction and a professor expounding on the iron, this video is interesting and informative.
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Introduction to the Periodic Table
Professor Martyn Poliakoff shows viewers a variety of versions of the periodic table all around his office as an introduction to this series of videos on the elements. The only educational value in this particular presentation is that he...
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Magnesium
What happens when you apply a torch to magnesium powder? Find out by watching this video. A nutty professor explains how magnesium is used, and then we watch the sparks fly. This short video is probably only worth watching alongside the...
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Electricity and Matter Part 4 - Atoms and Elements
Consisting entirely of photos and simple graphics, this fundamental video is an informative presentation. Topics include elements, molecules, chemical bonds, atomic mass, isotopes, and ionization. Because it covers a wide range, it would...
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Neon - Periodic Table of Videos
Neon molecules are excited to produce a glow. Two chemists take turns enlightening viewers about this fascinating gas. Have your chemistry classes view this in conjunction with other element videos as an introduction to the periodic table.
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Aluminum
A bit of history and the current uses of aluminum are explained by a chemistry professor. The video is extremely short; it would be best if viewed along with videos about other elements as well.
Crash Course
Crash Course Chemistry #4: The Periodic Table
Hank gives us a tour of the most important table ever, including the life story of the obsessive man who championed it, Dmitri Mendeleev. The periodic table of elements is a concise, information-dense catalog of all of the different...
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: A Tour of the Periodic Table
Mr. Andersen describes the major groups on the periodic table.