Don't fall victim to The Silent Killer! Expose your class (not literally) to carbon monoxide through an informative video from Reactions, a playlist from the American Chemical Society. Content includes carbon monoxide's structure, its pathway through the body, and sources of carbon monoxide.

Concepts

carbon monoxide, the respiratory system, the circulatory system, blood, blood cells, hemoglobin, oxygen, fossil fuels

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• The video works well as a part of lessons about fossil fuel use, the respiratory system, or as an introduction to the carbon monoxide molecule itself
• Have pupils compare the formulas of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and note similarities and differences
  

Classroom Considerations

• Talk briefly about how oxygen binds with hemoglobin in the blood before the video starts
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Narrator provides clear descriptions of where carbon monoxide comes from and how to avoid it building up in your home
• Funny animations shed light on how the body becomes damaged from excessive carbon monoxide exposure
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2