Instructional Video

Roentgenium

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Scientists originally produced three atoms of roentgenium in 1994. Learn more about the creation of the element and the scientist it was named for in an engaging episode of a playlist on the periodic table.

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CCSS: Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
  • Assign a narrative that details how they think people should celebrate a new element
Classroom Considerations
  • Relies on prior knowledge of IUPAC and element naming conventions
  • Video works best played in the proper order of the series, as it assumes some working knowledge from the previous videos
  • 111th video in a series of 118.
  • This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
  • Shows the control room of a particle accelerator
  • Provides closed captioning in English and Portuguese for ELLs
Cons
  • None