Ready to put the fun in functional groups? Introduce your class to this fundamental part of organic chemistry with a short video. The narrator explains the structure and naming system of hydrocarbons, as well as the elements and bonding involved in alcohols, carboxylic acids, and ketones.

Concepts

organic chemistry, hydrocarbons, alcohols, functional groups, covalent bonds, alkanes, alkenes, ketones, chemical nomenclature

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science

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Instructional Ideas

• The video makes a great day one introduction to Organic Chemistry, as it explains some of the basics of the science
• Pause the video as directed to allow learners to practice drawing and naming hydrocarbons

Classroom Considerations

• Pupils may need extra time to work alongside the narrator

Pros

• The narrator concisely explains how hydrocarbon chains build and how the nomenclature mirrors between alkanes and alkenes
• Animated molecules help viewers see how and where functional groups attach without using molecular modeling kits

Cons

• None