Brush away any hesitation about using the resource. Young scientists view a video in the ACS Reactions playlist to investigate toothpaste. The video focuses on the chemistry behind toothpaste—something many people don't think about.

Concepts

toothpaste, teeth, brushing teeth

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Have pupils bring in toothpaste to research its ingredients

Classroom Considerations

• Requires some basic chemistry knowledge, such as hydrophobic and hydrophilic substances
• Note that about a quarter of the video focuses on introducing the people that made the video
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Explanations are easy to understand
• Diagrams help students understand complex topics

Cons

• None