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Quarrying - Economic, Environmental and Social Effects
Where does limestone actually come from? The sixth video in a seven-part series introduces pupils to the quandary of quarrying. The resource examines the positive economic factors involved in digging for limestone, as well as the...
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Limestone Cycle - Limestone, Quicklime and Slaked Lime
Calcium rocks! Well, in this case, calcium carbonate is a little more accurate. Part four in a series of seven, the video describes how the seashells of ages past compressed to form one of Earth's most useful sedimentary rock resources....
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Structure and Composition of the Earth
Why is Earth different from other planets? What makes it so special, anyway? It's only fitting to delve into how the "parent" rock was formed in the first installment of a seven-part series about rocks and rock formation. Amateur...
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Environmental Impacts of Detergents
Dangerous detergents? Who knew? Pupils learn of the darker side of laundry day as they complete the series of seven videos on water and the environment. The video shows common detergent ingredients, how these ingredients can harm the...
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Making Hard Water Soft
We need softened water to easily clean our homes, our clothes, and our bodies ... but how do you soften hard water? Part six of a 7-video series exploring the world's water resources and issues shows the two most common methods of...
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Hard and Soft Water
What does it mean to have hard or soft water? Learners discover the chemistry behind water hardness in the fifth video of a seven-part series describing our water resources. Using simple animations and balanced chemical equations, young...
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How Sewage Treatment Works - Water Treatment
To flush or not to flush ... that is the question. Is the wastewater treatment program in most towns and cities really the most efficient way to deal with waste? The fourth installment in a series of seven videos about the world's water...
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Water Cycle
Go with the flow! The first video of a seven-part series about the Earth's water resources introduces learners to the water cycle. With an emphasis on cause and effect, it presents the information simply through animation. And, with the...
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Reducing Acid Rain or its Effect
How do we stop acid rain from forming or repair the damages it causes? The seventh and final video in the series presents learners with common methods of reducing the harmful effects of acid rain. Topics such as the scrubbers used...
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Minerals and Ores
Here's a video that will leave them wanting m"ore"! Part three of the seven-part series involving rocks and the rock cycle illustrates the relationship between minerals and ores. Young geologists get a look at how valuable metals are...
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Acid Rain
Rain, rain, go away ... at least if your pH is below six! The sixth installment in a series of seven videos teaching about pollution and our atmosphere shows learners the facts about acid rain. Embedded pauses allow you to stop and check...
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Effect on Health of Air Pollutants
Is air making us sick? How exactly does air pollution contribute to illness across the world? Part five in a series of seven about the atmosphere addresses these questions and many others. This is a perfect resource to show during your...
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The Ozone Layer: The 'Hole' - Part 2
Introduce your class to the "hole" truth! Part four of the 7-part series about Earth's atmosphere gives learners the facts about the depletion of our ozone layer. Simply animated and concisely narrated, the video leads viewers from the...
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What are Emulsions?
Let's stick together! Pupils become immersed in the world of emulsifiers as they complete part 11 of a 14-part series of videos discussing the states of matter. The narrator describes common emulsions and how emulsifiers work to...
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Plasma: The Fourth State of Matter
So, what's the big deal about plasma? Part two of a 14-part series of videos about solids, liquids, and gases helps scholars gain understanding of this important fourth state of matter. The video describes how a gas becomes plasma, how...
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Green Chemistry - Principle 12
With so many possible sites to bond with, how can chemists ensure that they can produce only the product they seek? The 12th and final video in the green chemistry series has pupils observe how to use derivatives to isolate functional...
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Green Chemistry - Principle 10
Waste not, want not! Pupils learn how plant-based products are making a dent in the volume of solid waste placed in landfills each year in part 10 of a 12-part series discussing the principles of green chemistry. The video includes...
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Green Chemistry - Principle 7
Here's proof that small-scale chemistry can have a big-time impact! An engaging video introduces high school environmental chemists to the concept of studying the outcomes of reactions in a lab setting to determine how much pollution it...
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Green Chemistry - Principle 4
How can we reduce carbon emissions and make safer solvents, all at the same time? Part four in a 12-installment green chemistry series demonstrates how chemists have traded in their hazardous go-to solvents and begun using safe...
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Green Chemistry - Principle 1
How can chemical products be made in a less wasteful manner? Part one of a series of 12 videos discusses the principles of green chemistry and shows pupils how polystyrene manufacturers have stepped up to the challenge world-wide....
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Properties of Ionic Substances
Scholars learn about ionic substances, but how often do they encounter them in their daily lives? The final video in a six-part series explains ionic substances are more common that most people realize. The narrator discusses the...
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Ionic Bonds
Isn't it ionic that when atoms steal from each other, we call it bonding? A brief video explains ionic bonds, details what an ion is, how they are attracted, and the type of bond formed. The first video in a six-part series on ionic...
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Group 2 - Alkaline Earth metals
Alkaline earth metals each burn with a different-colored flame. The seventh video in a 15-part series focuses on the alkaline earth metals in group two. It discusses their properties and how they vary based on periods, explains the...
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How the Elements are Laid Out in the Periodic Table
When scientists confirm new elements, do these elements always fit in on the periodic table where scientists expect? The second video in a series of 15 discusses how the elements are organized on the periodic table. The resource...