Acids, Bases, and pH A short video that tells the story.
The Combustion Reaction (or "Burning Reaction as your book calls it). Reactants? Products? Watch this short video about one of the most important chemical reactions for our society.
How and internal combustion engine works. A short tutorial from Toyota.
Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions A short tutorial from Bozeman Science
Endothermic Reaction: very cool! Watch this demonstration to see just how cool it can be!
Fire Flies These insects convert stored chemical energy into light energy--check them out!
Unit 5 Chapter 2
How is human blood separated into its components?
Human blood is a mixture. Watch this video clip to learn how a single blood donor can help as many as three different people. See how a centrifuge is used to separate blood components.
Ring of Truth Atoms: Water Ratio Watch this demonstration of the electrolysis of water--very similar to the experiment we did in Activity 5: Element or Compound?
The History of the Periodic Table This segment from "Steven Hawking's Universe" features the origins of the field of chemistry, from the days of the alchemists to Mendleev's creation of the Periodic Table of Elements.
Compound? Element? Mixture? Do you know the difference? Try your luck at this online, interactive game.
Don't flush sodium down the toilet! The reaction of sodium metal and water is quite impressive! Don't do this at home!
Reaction of sodium with chlorine. This is an exciting way to make table salt!
Reaction of magnesium with oxygen--in dry ice!
Ring of Truth Atoms: Gold Foil What are the properties of metals? What is malleability? Watch this segment to see just how thin gold atoms can be spread.
Unit 6 Chapter 1 The Structure of Atoms
How small is and atom? Watch this short YouTube clip from Phillip Morrison's 1987 video, The Ring of Truth. How many times would you have to halve pasta dough before you've reached the size of an atom?
Burning a diamond? Carbon reacts with oxygen!!
Reaction of Potassium with Water
Island of Stability What does it take to create new elements? Is there a limit to how many protons can be squeezed into a nucleus? What keeps protons from flying out of the nucleus? Watch this 13 minute video to learn the answers!
What are isotopes? A quick tutorial.
Isotopes and Elements Practice Problems Keep your periodic table handy! Try your luck with these simple, descriptive problems.
The Eyes of Nye: Nuclear Energy How is the energy found within the nucleus of atoms converted into electricity? What problems does this cause? Are there solutions?
What is radioactivity? A short, animated video that puts it all together. Now dig deeper by completing the questions that go with the video
Fusion vs Fission What's the difference? Watch this "Instant Egghead" video from Scientific American and find out!
The Language of Chemistry What is different between a "dioxide" and a "trioxide"? Read through and interact with this page to learn the systems behind teh language of chemistry.
Covalent and Ionic Bonding Watch this video to learn about how atoms share or give and receive electrons to create chemical bonds.
Metallic Bonding Watch this video to learn about how atoms form metallic bonds.
Dogs Teaching Chemistry! What is the role of valence electrons in keeping atoms bonded together? These two pups do a pretty good job of modelling the different types of chemical bonds!