Thursday, March 8th: Atoms, Molecules, and Elements

Overview:

1. Bill Nye- Ask Bill Nye!
   1. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZAh3b2vNf8
   2. Video: http://www.schooltube.com/video/52bb23430c9c4e0ebb74/Bill%20Nye%20-%20Atoms
   3. Video Guide:
2. Particles of Matter Reading
   1. Information: The Particles of Matter
   2. Guided Reading Outline: What is Matter Made Of
3. Exploration of Sites Below

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Atoms and Elements Interactive- https://www.learner.org/interactives/periodic/index.html

Atoms

• What are Atoms? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-3I1JGW-Ck
• The Space in Atoms– https://mpbn.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.matter.atoms/atoms-the-space-between/#.WMFWUBLyugQ
• PBS The Atom (very good!) https://mpbn.pbslearningmedia.org/asset/lsps07_int_theatom/

DO

• Build an Atom– https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/build-an-atom/latest/build-an-atom_en.html
• Build an Atom– http://www.orau.org/center-for-science-education/files/build-an-atom/
  

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Atoms and Molecules

• Atoms and Molecules– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc0EtPPpZUU
• Atoms and Molecules: Make Me Genius- a bit more detail– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlSOESXQI7o
  

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Elements

• What is an element? http://www.eschooltoday.com/science/elements-mixtures-compounds/what-is-an-element.html
• Meet the Elements (musical) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0zION8xjbM
  

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Periodic Table

• Introduction to the Periodic Table Cartoon–
  • Short Version (6 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8migjQOY3hM
  • Full Version (12 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H46hGmQE-s
• The New Periodic Table Song– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgVQKCcfwnU&list=PLRg-eXrZuuUeZqJ_T2OOJ8Rl6IVEn9Qc5&index=10
• DO
  • Interactive Periodic Table 1– http://www.ptable.com/
  • Interactive Periodic Table 2- http://elements.wlonk.com/ElementsTable.htm
  • Web Elements- https://www.webelements.com/