There's a mole in your classroom! Learners explore the meaning of a mole as a number through a video description. The instructor provides examples of elements, molecules, and formula units.

Concepts

moles, quantitative data, avogadro's number

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Bring samples of a mole of different elements to reinforce the size of a mole
• Ask individuals to write three things about a mole after watching the video to check for understanding

Classroom Considerations

• Pupils must understand elements, molecules, and formula units prior to the lesson

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Relates the mole to other familiar numbers
• Provides an option for subtitles to aid in note taking

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.7