TED-Ed
TED-ED: How to speed up chemical reactions (and get a date) - Aaron Sams
The complex systems of high school dating and chemical reactions may have more in common than you think. Explore five rules for speeding up chemical reactions in the lab that might just land you a date to a dance!
Crash Course
Redox Reactions: Crash Course Chemistry
All the magic that we know is in the transfer of electrons. Reduction (gaining electrons) and oxidation (the loss of electrons) combine to form Redox chemistry, which contains the majority of chemical reactions. As electrons jump from...
Curated Video
How To Prepare A Self-Evaluation - Business English Tips
"In this lesson, I share lots of useful vocabulary, phrases, and examples to help you prepare your self-evaluation. Some of the vocabulary and phrases you'll learn in this lesson: General performance & strengths: - I take the initiative...
ProTeachersVideo
Great Lesson Ideas - Chemistry - Thermit Reaction
Head of Science Alastair Gittner, sets up the lesson by asking his students to consider how railway tracks are joined together, using their knowledge of the reactivity series. The classic thermit reaction between iron oxide and aluminium...
Curated Video
Endothermic Reaction
We demonstrate an endothermic reaction by mixing hydrated barium hydroxide with ammonium thiocyanate. When these two solids react they take heat from the surrounding air. Chemistry - Reactions - Learning Points. Breaking bonds takes in...
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Oscillating Colour Change
We use three chemical solutions to create an oscillating reaction. The three different solutions are mixed using a magnetic stirrer and the colour changes from clear to amber to dark blue. This pattern repeats as the concentrations of...
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I WONDER - What Do The Kidneys Do?
This video is answering the question of what do the kidneys do.
Curated Video
How To Make Elephant Toothpaste
For this fun experiment, we have transformed our kitchen into a laboratory. We put on our lab coats, gloves and safety glasses to observe this amazing reaction that produces a lot of foam and a bit of heat too. Materials needed: - 1/2 a...
ProTeachersVideo
Science Tube: How Stuff Changes
From the Hindu festival of Dessehra to a kitchen in Chinatown, we bring you five demonstrations of non-reversible changes resulting in new materials, for use with students in the classroom. Non-reversible changes result in the formation...
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1960
The 44th Presidential election in American history took place on November 8, 1960. It was the first election in which Alaska and Hawaii could both participate. Dwight Eisenhower had a pretty good run, but he was the first President...
Curated Video
What is Chemical Engineering?
In this video I discuss "What is chemical engineering?" To put simply, in chemical engineering you design processes to transport, transform, and produce materials. Chemical engineering is much more than just working with chemicals. You...
TED Talks
TED: The "greenhouse-in-a-box" empowering farmers in India | Sathya Raghu Mokkapati
For smallholder farmers in India, agriculture has long been an unreliable source of income -- crops that flourish one season can fail the next, thanks to heat, pests and disease. But climate risk is now making the profession nearly...
Curated Video
Can You Make Water in a Lab?
It is not as easy to manufacture water as it appears. Combining hydrogen and oxygen atoms—the two constituents of water—releases tremendous energy. When combined chemically, these highly flammable gases produce large explosions, as...
Curated Video
CISSP®- Third-Party Acquisitions and Divestiture Security
This video focuses on third-party acquisitions and divestiture security. This clip is from the chapter "Certified Information Systems Security Professional CISSP Domain 1 - Security and Risk Management" of the series "CISSP®...
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Hydrolysis of carbohydrates
Hydrolysis is a water-based chemical reaction, where water is used to break down a specific substance or molecule. In this video, we will look at a specific type of hydrolysis - hydrolysis of carbohydrates. We will learn how water is...
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Elephant's Toothpaste
We create a rapidly expanding column of foam by mixing chemicals. Hydrogen peroxide and detergent are added to potassium iodide and food colouring to set off a reaction that creates vibrant expanding foam. Chemistry - Reactions -...
Curated Video
Inflating Glove
We inflate a rubber glove using the gas produced during a neutralisation reaction. Bicarbonate of soda is added to vinegar in a beaker covered by a rubber glove and it expands. The gas is used to extinguish a flame, showing that it is...
Curated Video
Mass of Wire Wool
We look at how the mass of wire wool changes when it is burned. Wire wool is almost 99% iron. When we burn it, it combines chemically with oxygen from the air to form iron(III) oxide. The mass of the product is more than the mass of the...
JJ Medicine
Heme Catabolism and Degradation Pathway - Biochemistry Lesson
Video lesson on catabolism and degradation of heme from hemoglobin during red blood cell (erythrocyte) hemolysis in a powerpoint, university-styled lecture! Hey guys! In this video I (attempt to) simplify and explain the heme catabolism...
Curated Video
Iron and Luminol
We use potassium ferricyanide and luminol indicator to show how forensic scientists detect blood at crime scenes. The luminol indicator contains luminol, sodium hydroxide and hydrogen peroxide. When luminol comes into contact with the...
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Most common types of hydrolysis - Study with me
In acid and base chemistry, we learn that there are 3 main types of hydrolysis: salt, acid and base. In this video, I will show you a fun and crafty way to spice up your organic chemistry notes on this topic.
TED Talks
TED: How I learned to read -- and trade stocks -- in prison | Curtis "Wall Street" Carroll
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Financial literacy isn't a skill -- it's a lifestyle. Take it from Curtis "Wall Street" Carroll. As an incarcerated...
Curated Video
Tiny treasure: The future of nano-gold
Lumps of gold moulded into rings, coins and ingots have been highly prized for millennia. But recently, scientists have realised that tiny pieces of this precious metal – far too small to be seen by the naked eye - could also become a...