Can an element more than 150 times more radioactive than radium be used to cure cancer? A professor shares actinium's properties, applications, and a bit about its discovery a thought-provoking video. This is the 89th installment of a 118-part series on each element in the periodic table.

Concepts

chemical elements, the periodic table

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Go in to more depth about why this element glows blue
• Create a timeline of the discovery, research, and discoveries related to actinium

Classroom Considerations

• Relies on prior knowledge of the periodic table and radioactivity

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Provides closed captioning for the hearing impaired
• Works well in traditional or flipped classes

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4