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Giant Chemical Structures - Part 2 Instructional VideoGiant Chemical Structures - Part 2 Instructional Video
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Fuse School
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9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Instructional Videos
Media Length
2:23
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10 mins
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Giant Chemical Structures - Part 2

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This lesson's gonna be huge! The fifth of a six-part series discusses the formidable lattices created by ionic compounds, as well as bonding in metallic elements. Chemistry scholars learn the properties of both types of substances and how people use these properties in industry and day-to-day life.

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Concepts

ionic bonds, ionic compounds, alkali metals, properties of metals, conductivity, insulators, electrons, crystal structure

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Have paired learners design a lab activity to test the properties of several metals
  • Extend the lesson by creating a research project focused around the uses of ionic solids as insulating materials

Classroom Considerations

  • Assumes some prior knowledge of ionic and metallic bonding

Pros

  • The narrator poses questions then prompts for a pause to allow the class to answer and discuss
  • Animated sequences illustrate the movement of electrons, which helps give students a strong sense of the role electrons play in conductivity and malleability

Cons

  • None

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