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Why Do These Liquids Look Alive? Instructional VideoWhy Do These Liquids Look Alive? Instructional Video
Publisher
Veritasium
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
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Media Length
5:17
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Direct Instruction
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Year
2016
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Why Do These Liquids Look Alive?

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Watch as colored water droplets chase each other around a slide. The factor that affects the behavior is the concentration. Part of a large playlist, an experimental video provides an explanation for the behavior of the water droplets in terms of the concentration and evaporation of the molecules.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

concentration, evaporation, chemical properties, concentration gradient, surface tension

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Perform the experiment as a class to examine the concentration patterns
  • Before viewing the explanation in the video, have pupils offer their own explanations

Classroom Considerations

  • Consider monitoring the comments if making available for viewing
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Includes models to help explain the process
  • Offers subtitles in multiple different languages

Cons

  • None

Common Core

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

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