Classroom Resources: Chemistry Basics

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  Periodic Table, History, Identifying an Unknown | Elementary School, Middle School, High School

  Video: Arsenic Video

  In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about arsenic, a deadly element that was once referred to as the "Inheritance Powder".

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  Periodic Table, History, Radioactive Isotopes, Alpha/Beta/Gamma Decay | Elementary School, Middle School, High School

  Video: Helium Video

  In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about helium.

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  Periodic Table, History, Physical Change | Elementary School, Middle School, High School

  Video: Gold Video

  In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about gold.

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  Conservation of Mass, History, Observations, Measurements, SI Units | Elementary School, Middle School, High School

  Video: Antoine Lavoisier Video

  This video tells the story of Antoine Lavoisier who many consider to be the father or modern chemistry. Lavoisier discovered oxygen and hydrogen and first proposed the Law of Conservation of Mass.

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  History, Physical Properties, Observations, Model of the Atom | Elementary School, Middle School, High School

  Video: Ancient Chemistry Video

  This video traces the history of chemistry from the discovery of fire, through the various metal ages, and finally to the great philosophers.