This video provides an overview of the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA), a federal law that regulates the production and importation of new chemicals.

By now we've hopefully all seen Alien: Covenant. If you haven't, go see it right away! It's awesome, and this has spoilers. After you've seen it, you'll probably have a few questions, just as I did. The main thing that left me...

Young sunflowers face the sun when it rises in the east and then track its motion in the sky throughout the day till it sets in the west in the evening. The process repeats the next day, as sunflowers return to their ‘starting’ position,...

Where do artificial flavors come from? Well whether it's your average store bought yogurt, granola bar, or even butter, a lot of food we eat today is full of artificial flavoring. Why did this happen? Well it actually has to do with the...

What is a mineral? How are minerals classified based on their elemental composition, crystalline structure, and bonding type? Learn the basics of mineral composition and classification in this video. <b<br/>r/>

Minerals part 1

It's not perfect, and the flame circulation could be improved, but it is easy to use without constant attention.

The Webb Space Telescope will study planetary bodies with our solar system and planets orbiting other stars to help scientists better understand how planets form and how they evolve.<b<b<br/>r/>r/>

A very very very saturated solution. The whole solution crystallized and broke my glass! Dye from highlighter.

This video provides an explanation on how to balance chemical equations using examples of simple word equations. It explains the importance of multipliers and subscripts in chemical equations and demonstrates how to use them to balance...

This video provides a brief overview of the three main types of patents: utility patents, design patents, and plant patents. The video also highlights the duration of each type of patent and emphasizes the importance of filing with the...

It describes the role of microbes as biofertilisers and the advantages of use of microbes over chemical fertilisers.

Make your own laser blaster!

I had a bunch of fun at Maker Faire NYC! I saw a lot of really neat builds, tools, workshops and displays, but the rubber band whip really stood out as something easy and fun anybody can do. Maybe im still a 12 year old at heart but I...

Schweizer's reagent is produced by copper hydroxide, then a excess of ammonia not just coppersulfate with ammonia, thats just Tetramminecopper(II) sulfate.

This is part 2 from my liquid metal bullets experiment! We shot watermelons, cinderblocks, starting fluid, and a bunch more. Its a long video, but totally worth staying till the end because you get to see me choke on a bug...

This video provides an overview of chemical measurements and how to calculate and measure uncertainty in experimental results. It discusses the two main sources of uncertainty in measurements, which are the interpretation of readings and...

A few more thoughts on the Nerf Cannon.

Yes, I know if I used a longer barrel I could get higher speeds, but I did not want to deal with a 20ft long gun. I think a 6ft barrel was enough to show what a supersonic nerf dart can...

Ouch! That hurt! When your baby brother bites your finger, how do you feel it? How do you know whatês hot or whatês cold? How can you tell if something is soft or scratchy or damp? Most of all, how do we feel pain? Weêre talking about...

The video discusses how the physical properties of substances depend on the bonding between particles. It covers ionic compounds, small molecules, giant covalent structures, metals, and alloys, and explains how the nature of the bonding...

You may have heard of first and second-hand smoke but did you know about third hand and after smoke? NIST scientists have measured how much chemical airborne emissions we are exposed to once a cigarette but has been “extinguished." Learn...

This live-action video program is about the word pheromones. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word pheromones through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...

Learn the basics about the principles of green chemistry as part of the environmental chemistry topic.

Today I show you how dangerous table saw kickback can be, as well as how angle grinders can shatter and why its important to be safe with power tools!

Learn the basics about the principle of green chemistry that considers reducing derivatives, as a part of environmental chemistry. Functional groups are the sites in a molecule where a reaction occurs. Some molecules may have more than...