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Visual Learning Systems
Exploring Natural Resources: What Are Natural Resources?
Everyday we use natural resources. This series of programs introduces students to the importance of natural resources in our lives. Renewable and nonrenewable resources are differentiated with examples illustrating each. The positive and...
The Backyard Scientist
Is your campfire trying to kill you? Exploding Rocks & Concrete
Ever heard of rocks exploding in a campfire? Can it really happen, and how dangerous is it? What happens if you spill molten metal on concrete? Today we will look at how and why concrete and rocks spall during a fire.
FuseSchool
Formulae Of Ionic Compounds & Their Names - Part 1
In this video learn how to write ionic compound formulae and how to name ionic compounds. This is the first of a two part video series.
Flipping Physics
Resistivity
Open vs. closed circuits are demonstrated. Conductors and insulators are shown in circuits. Resistivity is defined and the equation is analyzed. Resistivities of common materials are shown. Semiconductors are discussed. The temperature...
TED-Ed
Periodic Videos
From hydrogen to ununoctium, this collection of videos has everything you need to begin teaching about the periodic table. Offering descriptions of each element and interesting experiments...
Learning Games Lab
The Olsen Test for Phosphorus
A short video teaches viewers about the Olsen Test, a soil test specific for plants grown in arid regions. The soil in arid regions has a higher pH and plants require special treatment to thrive. The video provides information about the...
TED-Ed
How Do Crystals Work?
What do amazonite, heliotrope, carnelian, and diamonds have in common? There are all crystals and members of one of the six crystal families. Viewers of a fascinating short video learn about the molecular structure of crystals that cause...
Periodic Videos
Aluminium (or Aluminum)
Aluminum, or aluminium, proves to be 100 percent recyclable and maintains the same physical properties, no matter how many times it is reused. A video in a series on chemical elements discusses aluminum. It describes the...
Real Engineering
Aluminium—The Material That Changed the World
Meet element number 13, aluminum. A video in the Real Engineering playlist explains how people started using aluminum in airplanes, buildings, and power lines. Scholars see how a moment of serendipity led to a process for producing this...
Fuse School
Aluminium: Uses and Anodising
What is the most common element in Earth's crust? Aluminum! Although abundant, extracting the element is every expensive. The video lesson explains the properties of aluminum and what makes it a valuable element in everyday items.
Veritasium
Misconceptions About Temperature
Do we actually feel temperature? Examine the relationship between what we feel and what is actually taking place in a video about temperature misconceptions. The narrator asks random passersby to feel different objects, then has them...
Fuse School
Uses of Metals - Gold, Copper, Aluminium, Steel
We associate many metals with having specific properties; what are some of them? The video uses four specific metals as examples. It lists their properties and why they are used in specific ways. From conductivity to reactivity, these...
Fuse School
How to Extract Aluminium Using Electrolysis
Aluminum extraction is an expensive process. A video lesson breaks down the electrolysis method of extraction. The instructor explains how to use electricity to draw aluminum out of a solution of aluminum oxide.
Fuse School
How to Extract Aluminum Using Electrolysis
Newsflash: aluminum isn't born in the shape of a can! Learn the intricate process of extracting aluminum to its elemental form. Building from the previous lesson in the 35-part video series, the 28th installment explains how electrolysis...
SciShow
What's the Difference Between Baking Powder and Baking Soda?
During World War II, there was a shortage of cream of tartar and other baking products, so baking soda was introduced as an alternative. A fascinating video explores how people used to make breads and some takes a look at some of its...
SciShow
9 Futuristic Materials
Do invisibility cloaks exist? A cool video features nine materials that seem futuristic but actually exist. From aerogels to invisibility cloaks to unique glass, the narrator discusses each new material and their incredibly...
Curated OER
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.
University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham: Periodic Table of Videos: Aluminum
A brief talk about aluminum's properties that allow it to be used in foil, in covering for various materials, and in coating on mirrors. [11:52]