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Drawing Electron Configuration Diagrams
Demonstrate the steps to drawing electron configuration diagrams. A video lesson shows how to use the periodic table to determine the number of electrons in an element and then create the diagrams. The instructor leads your class through...
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Why Aren't All Atomic Masses Whole Numbers?
Since an atom can't have a partial neutron, the atomic mass should always be a whole number, but it isn't! An interactive video lesson explains how the atomic mass number from the periodic table incorporates the isotopes of an element....
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The Atom: Part 3 - What Is an Atom?
Explore the idea of an atom through a short video lesson. The instructor describes an atom and its connection to an element. By comparing atoms to a room of balloons, the video emphasizes that if an atom is cut in half, it no longer has...
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Life Cycle Assessment
What happens to your cell phone when you're done with it? Analyze the life cycle assessment of a cell phone and its impact on the environment. The detailed lesson challenges learners to think about their decisions and how they affect the...
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Incineration of Waste and Electricity
Is incineration the answer to waste management challenges? A comprehensive lesson explores the advantages and disadvantages to incinerating waste. Scholars learn methods of incineration and the uses of the biproducts of the process.
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Landfill
Where does that wrapper go after you throw it away? Most take the disposal of garbage for granted! An interesting lesson describes the structural requirements of a landfill and the special considerations that help keep groundwater safe....
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Problems with Plastics and Biodegradable Plastics
Plastics present a challenge to the recycling community. A comprehensive video lesson presents the challenges of recycling plastics and the alternatives to recycling. The instructor expands on this discussion with an overview of...
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Limits to Recycling
Contrary to popular belief, recycling is not always the best option. A video lesson discusses the limitations of recycling. Viewers examine disadvantages of recycling in different scenarios.
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Recycling Glass
Investigate the recycling process of glass products. Young scholars learn the types of glass that are recyclable and make a connection to environmental chemistry. The video instructor explains the process of recycling the glass and its...
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Recycling Paper
From tree to paper to fuel — explore the life of a sheet of paper! An interesting lesson explains the benefits and challenges of recycling paper. Pupils learn you can only recycle paper a limited number of times before it is processed...
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Recycling Metals
Aluminum, steel, and carbon are the most commonly recycled materials. Learn why these metals are so popular and discover the benefits of recycling. A video lesson compares recycling metals with the extraction of the same metals,...
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Reducing Particulates (Soot)
Understand your daily role in environmental chemistry. An informative video discusses the origination of particulate matter in our world. It considers both indoor and outdoor origination of particulates and how to reduce their impacts.
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Comparing the Different Types of Fuels and Their Role in Future Transportation
Discover different processes to create soluble salts. The video lesson describes two double replacement reactions that result in the desired product. The reactions involve an insoluble or soluble base combined with an acid.
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Uses of Polymers
Polymers are everywhere! But are oil-based polymers sustainable? Introduce your organic chemistry class to common materials formed from polymers, such as nylon, kevlar, and styrofoam. The video includes a discussion of the hazards of...
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Hydrocarbon Cracking and Why It Is Done
Let's get cracking! But, what is hydrocarbon cracking? Chemistry scholars learn the how and why of a process that involves breaking long-chain alkanes down into smaller alkanes and an alkene. The narrator shows both common methods, as...
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Alkanes and Alkenes
Need your class to be keen on alkenes? Organic chemistry scholars discover the relationship between alkanes and alkenes in a short video. The narrator guides them through drawing and naming both groups of molecules, as well as reveals...
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Formulae of Organic Molecules
Take the bewilderment out of basic formula writing! Young organic chemists explore the various ways of writing chemical formulas in an animated video. The narrator explains the process of writing formulas in displayed, empirical,...
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The Functional Group Concept
Ready to put the fun in functional groups? Introduce your class to this fundamental part of organic chemistry with a short video. The narrator explains the structure and naming system of hydrocarbons, as well as the elements and bonding...
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Combustion and Incomplete Combustion
Compare the products of complete and incomplete combustion through a video investigation. Scholars compare the products of each process with a chemical analysis. They learn these products have significant environmental consequences.
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Corrosion
When a metal is left to the natural elements, corrosion begins immediately. Why do some metals corrode faster than others? The video answers this question as well as explains the usefulness of some corrosion.
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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...
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Rust: Its Prevention and Treatment
Bicycles, boats, and cars rust quickly if not treated. The video explains what rust is, the chemical reaction that causes it, and how to prevent things from rusting. It discusses three different rust prevention methods and how people...
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Iron Alloys
Examples of iron alloys include stainless steel and wrought iron. The video discusses many different iron alloys, their properties, and their uses. It mentions the pros and cons of each alloy and the reactions that produce such a...
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Reactions of Iron
Iron is the fourth most common element in the earth's crust. The video explains the reaction of iron with air, water, acids, halogens, and displacement of other metals. It shows the chemical formulas as well as the observable...