TED-Ed
The Law of Conservation of Mass
This short video simply explains the Conservation of Mass with graphics that show the atoms being conserved in pictures of balanced equations. The connection between mass and energy is explained and Einstein's energy equation is mentioned.
TED-Ed
Why Neutrinos Matter
What can we learn from one of the smallest particles in the universe? A lot more than you might expect. Check out this short video as it takes a closer look at neutrinos, tiny elementary particles that carry valuable information from the...
Educreations
The Aufbau Hotel
A simple analogy helps to explain a complicated concept in this instructional chemistry video. After first listening to a description of a hotel with different types of rooms on different floors, each with its own...
TED-Ed
Einstein's Miracle Year
Why was Albert Einstein initially labeled as a "failed" academic, and what events occurred in 1905 that constituted a major turning point for this great scientist? Review Einstein's major theories regarding relativity, light...
TED-Ed
How Does Your Smartphone Know Your Location?
When your smartphone tells you the weather of your current location or gives you directions to the nearest gas station, there's more going on that you might realize. Follow along with this short video as it explains how...
TED-Ed
The 2,400-Year Search for the Atom
From ancient Greek philosophers to early American Quakers, people have sought to understand the composition of matter for millennia. Follow along with this video as it explores the long scientific journey that eventually led to the...
TED-Ed
Particles and Waves: The Central Mystery of Quantum Mechanics
Help young physicists make a quantum leap in their understanding of matter with this short instructional video. Tracing the early work of Max Planck, Albert Einstein, and others, this resource explains the science behind the...
Curated OER
Nuclear Reactions
Part of a longer film, "Our Friend the Atom," this segment focuses on how nuclear radiation was discovered. Ping-Pong balls and mouse-traps combine to show a very visual demonstration of how nuclear reactions occur. The dangers of...
Curated OER
Bohr Model of the Atom
Your fifth graders will totally get atomic structure after viewing this clip. The Bohr Model of the Atom is defined by its parts, mass, and function. Each part of the atom is personified to help learners remember what they are and how...
Curated OER
Birth of the Universe, Part 3/4
Part three of this four-part series on the origins of the universe describes the radiation that can be heard in static radio signals and the other amazing remnants left today that were around at the time the universe was born. Stars,...
Fuse School
Question - Matter Exam Question 1
How much does your class know about subatomic particles? Module 13 in a 14-part series tests their knowledge of how to determine an atom's number of protons, neutrons, and electrons when given the atomic number and the mass...
Fuse School
Question - Matter Exam Question 2
Looking for a great way to see what young chemists know about atomic structure? In the 14th and final installment in the states of matter series, learners put their skills to the test. The four-part question covers placement of...
Berkeley University of California
Alcohol Oxidation (NB)
I blew up my chemistry experiment. Oxidants happen. The ninth video in the series walks through the steps on how to solve one problem by finding oxidation numbers using an electron dot structure.
Berkeley University of California
Formal Charge
Want to hear a joke about element 116? Uuh ... Here is a video that explains how to find the formal charge of a molecule using its covalent electron distribution. It focuses on electron dot structure and dividing the molecule into...
Curated OER
Atoms and Molecules
Part of a longer video created by Disney, this segment opens with a history of the telescope and microscope. This old-fashioned video is a sufficient introduction to the topic of atoms. The animations are antiquated, but they are still...
Curated OER
The Atomic Model
Everything is made of Atoms and the number of electrons and neutrons an atom has determine what form it will take. This class dresses up as the components of an atom to demonstrate the Atomic Model. Great for kinesthetic and visual...
Curated OER
Beyond Einstein: Part I
Part one of this short two-part series begins with a review of Einstein's theories and what they mean to the world as we know it. This clip delves into the "Beyond Einstein" program which NASA created to further Einstein's theories. This...
Curated OER
Physical Science - The Structure of an Atom
Drawings on an interactive whiteboard are used to introduce the basic structure of an atom. Technically, the model drawn is inaccurate, as three electrons are shown on the innermost orbital. Electron orbitals are not the intent of the...
Curated OER
States of Matter: Gases
How are gases like liquids; how are they different? This clip demonstrates the state of matter called gas. We find out how the properties of gas are similar and different to the properties of liquid. An experimental demonstration and...
Curated OER
Junior Chemistry: The Periodic Table, Part 2/2
Chemguy uses diagrams on his whiteboard to describe the structure of an atom. In a second segment, he explains what an isotope is with an example. That is all there is to this presentation. Its brevity allows you to include it as a link...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Moving Atoms
A materials science and engineering professor, Dr. Chris Muhlstein of Penn State University, explains how to rearrange atoms without touching them with your hands. [3:06]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Elements and Atoms
A video lecture explaining elements and their differing properties. Also discussed is how elements relate to atoms and the particles that make up an atom. [13:08]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
A video showing the mathematical description of the uncertainty principle to associate it with the momentum of electrons to solve for the position of the electron. [10:17]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Atomic Weight and Atomic Mass
Video tutorial explains the difference between atomic weight and atomic mass in chemistry, and how it compares to the physics definitions of weight and mass. [8:53]