Remember that good old show WKRP. What happened to great TV like that? Anyway, in this video the teacher teaches one of his students all about the atom. This clip is full of humor while teaching the concept. He does a pretty good job of it too. Lighten the mood in your classroom by showing this video during your unit on Atoms.
This video does an excellent job explaining the answer to the question, "How small is an atom? It compares an atom to the size of a grapefruit and a blueberry. It is amazing to visualize just how small atoms really are.
If you happen to be teaching about atomic structure, this might help your students understand this particular scientific concept.
Veritasium does a good job following the scientific method in order to find out what a candle flame is actually made out of. Your students will get to see some experiments that will show the answer to the question.
This is an awesome video demonstrating quantities of food that equal 200 calories. The video goes through the science behind a calorie and show many of the foods we like and how much you can eat before hitting 200 calories.
Here is a fun poem created to show all of the elements on the periodic table. Much of the poem demonstrates where the different names came from and why they got their names.
How does tape work? Van Der Waals bonds are the answer. This video describes how tape acts like a solid and a liquid to keep its ability to stick.
This video discusses molecules that make up every living thing, carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins. This video will also discuss how we find these molecules in our environment and in the food we eat. William Prout is discussed as the person who helped understand human digestion.
The ability to watch supercooled water turn instantly to ice is quite popular right now on the internet. Here is a video that will discuss why disturbing supercooled water will make the water turn to a solid. It discusses how the process is done and the chemistry behind water molecules.
This video is a simple demonstration of the different types of matter: gas, liquid, and solid. This video also has worksheets and activities that go with it.
This is an animated video about the states of matter from StudyJams. They do an excellent job explaining the different states: solids, liquids, and gasses. Condensation, Evaporation, and Melting point are other terms used in the video.