Instructional Video4:36
Professor Dave Explains

Nuclide Symbols: Atomic Number, Mass Number, Ions, and Isotopes

9th - Higher Ed
How do we represent an atom, with all of its protons, neutrons, and electrons? With nuclide symbols, of course! These show the type of element, as well as the atomic number, mass number, and electrical charge of an atom. That's all you...
Instructional Video1:48
Visual Learning Systems

Thompson's Model of Atoms

9th - 12th
In this video, we explore the groundbreaking discoveries of JJ Thompson and his plum pudding model of the atom. Thompson's experiments with electric currents and magnetic charges led him to hypothesize the existence of negatively charged...
Instructional Video3:46
Professor Dave Explains

Types of Matter: Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures

9th - Higher Ed
What's the difference between a physical change and a chemical change? What are elements, compounds, pure substances, and mixtures? So many definitions to learn! Don't worry, Professor Dave will take you through the details.
Instructional Video4:21
FuseSchool

PHYSICS - Matter - Atom Structure

6th - Higher Ed
I this video you will see how we can use the periodic table to tell us more about the differences between elements, including the different numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons they possess.
Instructional Video1:41
DoodleScience

Atomic Structure _ GCSE Physics

12th - Higher Ed
Doodle Science teaches you high school physics in a less boring way in almost no time!
Instructional Video3:00
Visual Learning Systems

Forming Bonds: Atoms and Bonding

3rd - 8th
Upon viewing the Forming Bonds video series, students will be able to do the following: Understand that matter is made up of tiny particles called atoms. Explain that atoms consist of many different types of subatomic particles including...
Instructional Video1:18
Visual Learning Systems

Exploring the Building Blocks of Matter: How Small Are Atoms?

9th - 12th
Upon viewing the Exploring the Building Blocks of Matter video series, students will be able to do the following: Understand that the quest to better understand the building blocks of matter has transpired over the past several thousand...
Instructional Video0:49
Visual Learning Systems

The Importance of Isotopes

9th - 12th
In this video, the teacher explains the concept of isotopes - atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons.<b<br/>r/>

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Instructional Video2:02
Visual Learning Systems

The Structure and Composition of Atoms

9th - 12th
In this video, the concept of the nucleus in an atom is explained, highlighting its significance as the dense core containing over 99% of the atom's mass. Additionally, the importance of the atomic number in distinguishing different...
Instructional Video1:15
Visual Learning Systems

Understanding Mass Number and Atomic Mass

9th - 12th
In this video, the concept of mass number is explained, using the example of sulfur. The video also introduces the idea of isotopes, using carbon as an example, and explains how the atomic mass is calculated as a weighted average of the...
Instructional Video6:02
Professor Dave Explains

VSEPR Theory and Molecular Geometry

9th - Higher Ed
Did you know that geometry was invented by molecules? It's true! Until the first stars went supernova and littered all the elements across the cosmos, everything was simply spheres, from protons to stars. But then, under cooler planetary...
Instructional Video1:26
Visual Learning Systems

The Arrangement of Electrons and Atomic Bonding

9th - 12th
This video explains how electrons are arranged in atoms and how their arrangement affects the bonding between atoms. The video also highlights the importance of valence electrons, which are the electrons in the outermost energy level, in...
Instructional Video3:49
Professor Dave Explains

Balancing Chemical Equations

9th - Higher Ed
Atoms don't just appear and disappear into thin air, you silly goose. What are you, a magician? When we have a chemical equation we will have to balance it. Here's how to do it!
Instructional Video1:27
Visual Learning Systems

The Nature of Electricity: What Is Electric Charge?

3rd - 8th
This video describes the basic role that atoms play in creating electrical charges, as well as the nature and creation of static electricity. Various methods of charging are discussed, emphasizing the role that insulators and conductors...
Instructional Video3:00
Visual Learning Systems

The Nature of Electricity: Video Quiz

3rd - 8th
This video describes the basic role that atoms play in creating electrical charges, as well as the nature and creation of static electricity. Various methods of charging are discussed, emphasizing the role that insulators and conductors...
Instructional Video7:24
Professor Dave Explains

The Periodic Table: Atomic Radius, Ionization Energy, and Electronegativity

9th - Higher Ed
Why is the periodic table arranged the way it is? There are specific reasons, you know. Because of the way we organize the elements, there are special patterns that emerge. And you know how Professor Dave feels about patterns. He likes...
Instructional Video3:15
TED-Ed

The Science of Macaroni Salad: What's in a Molecule?

4th - 9th Standards
After showing they quick-paced featurette on the breaking of bonds, hold a discussion using the accompanying Think questions. Complex molecules are broken down into smaller molecules during digestion. There are six main molecules that...
Instructional Video9:13
Curated OER

Nuclear Reactions

4th - 6th
Part of a longer film, "Our Friend the Atom," this segment focuses on how nuclear radiation was discovered. Ping-Pong balls and mouse-traps combine to show a very visual demonstration of how nuclear reactions occur. The dangers of...
Instructional Video1:35
Curated OER

Bohr Model of the Atom

7th - 8th
Your fifth graders will totally get atomic structure after viewing this clip. The Bohr Model of the Atom is defined by its parts, mass, and function. Each part of the atom is personified to help learners remember what they are and how...
Instructional Video6:16
Curated OER

Physical Science - The Structure of an Atom

5th - 8th
Drawings on an interactive whiteboard are used to introduce the basic structure of an atom. Technically, the model drawn is inaccurate, as three electrons are shown on the innermost orbital. Electron orbitals are not the intent of the...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Orbitals

9th - 10th
A video introducing orbitals and how electrons "get" to orbital levels. [13:37]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Taking Pictures of Things You Can't See

9th - 10th
Dr. Chris Muhlstein explains the challenge of studying materials that are too small to see with the naked eye. The technique some scientists use to observe individual atoms is similar to the technique of using touch to find out the size,...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Chemistry: Introduction to the Atom

9th - 10th
An overview of the atom. [21:05]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Structure and Property Changes of Water

9th - 10th
Dr. Chris Muhlstein explains the challenge of studying materials that are too small to see with the naked eye. The technique some scientists use to observe individual atoms is similar to the technique of using touch to find out the size,...