If you’ve always wondered how big atoms are, this is the definitive explanation and visualization!!!
This video is a short excerpt from Shedding Light on Atoms Episode 6: Electron Shells.
The 8-Part Shedding Light on Atoms video series, uses brilliant live-action footage and outstanding animations to teach students not just what we know about atoms but also how we know what we know about atoms. Every video comes with a student activity sheet.
- Firstly, the series covers ALL the essentials of Chemistry:
elements, compounds, and mixtures;
chemical formulas;
chemical reactions;
writing and balancing chemical equations;
the Law of Conservation of Mass;
atomic weight;
protons, neutrons, and electrons;
atomic structure;
atomic forces;
electron shells;
the patterns within and the development of the Periodic Table;
covalent bonding;
ionic bonding;
the kinetic theory and;
solids, liquids and gases. - Secondly, while teaching these essential elements of Chemistry and Atomic Theory, the series also explains how we know what we know about atoms. It looks back at the experiments and ideas which led to the discovery of atoms, their structure, and the ways that they bond.
The first three episodes of the series,
Shedding Light on Atoms Episode 1: The Dawn of Modern Chemistry
Shedding Light on Atoms Episode 2: Oxygen Everywhere
Shedding Light on Atoms Episode 3: The Discovery of Atoms
are a trilogy that show students how atoms were discovered. Along the way, students learn about chemical reactions and equations, chemical formulas, the Law of Conservation of Mass, and much more…
The next three episodes,
Shedding Light on Atoms Episode 4: The Periodic Table
Shedding Light on Atoms Episode 5: Protons, Neutrons and Electrons
Shedding Light on Atoms Episode 6: Electron Shells
show students how the Periodic Table was developed and explain how scientists discovered what atoms themselves were like.
Episodes 7 and 8,
Shedding Light on Atoms Episode 7: Covalent Bonding
Shedding Light on Atoms Episode 8: Ionic Bonding
look at, as the titles suggest, covalent and ionic bonding, as well as the kinetic theory of matter.
So, if your Year 9 and 10 students are struggling to “get” Chemistry by wading through text and still images in a text book, then check out the Shedding Light on Atoms series.
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All of the main questions that kids typically ask are covered.
- How do we know about atoms if we can’t even see them?  COVERED
- How do we know about protons, neutrons, and electrons when they’re even smaller than atoms? COVERED
- Why is the Periodic Table arranged the way it is? COVERED
- How can we possibly know that atoms sometimes stick together by sharing electrons, while at other times they stick together when they lose or gain electrons? COVERED
 And not just covered… but covered brilliantly!!!
So browse through all 8 episodes of the Shedding Light on Atoms series and see for yourself just how good they’ll be for your students.
The Shedding Light on Atoms Series:
Shedding Light on Atoms Episode 1: The Dawn of Modern Chemistry
Shedding Light on Atoms Episode 2: Oxygen Everywhere
Shedding Light on Atoms Episode 3: The Discovery of Atoms
Shedding Light on Atoms Episode 4: The Periodic Table
Shedding Light on Atoms Episode 5: Protons, Neutrons and Electrons
Shedding Light on Atoms Episode 6: Electron Shells
Shedding Light on Atoms Episode 7: Covalent Bonding
Shedding Light on Atoms Episode 8: Ionic Bonding
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