Likely you have been near krypton without realizing it! Uses for krypton include fluorescent lighting, flash photography, and MRIs. The 36th video in a 118-part series briefly introduces this noble gas. It lists the properties of krypton before sharing an entertaining story about krypton burning a hole in a wall.

Concepts

chemical elements, the periodic table

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Remind students that krypton and kryptonite are not the same thing; in fact, krypton was discovered in 1898 while the first mention of kryptonite in comic books was in 1943
• Introduce the definition of a meter based on krypton

Classroom Considerations

• Assumes prior knowledge of the noble gases and the properties of gases

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Requires very little class time
• Includes closed captioning in English and Portuguese for visual learners

Cons

• None

Common Core

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