Chemistry by Valri Ivy

Bubble Freezes

vivyingb — 2025-07-15 17:46:33 UTC

Image of crystals forming as a bubble freezes

Will it Conduct?

vivyingb — 2025-07-15 17:51:33 UTC

Video that shows how conductivity can be used as a way to classify elements as metals, nonmetals, or metalloids

Covalent Bonding

vivyingb — 2025-07-15 17:58:12 UTC

Simulation and tutorial that guides students through defining, creating, and naming covalent bonds

Build an Atom

vivyingb — 2025-07-17 15:34:39 UTC

Demonstrates how number of protons, neutrons, and electrons can be represented in a model, and can be used to identify the element, its mass, its charge, as well as isotopes of an element

Build a Nucleus

vivyingb — 2025-07-17 15:38:19 UTC

Allows students to see how changes in neutrons and protons affect identity and the stability of an element, as well as showing the possible types of decay each element could have

Gas Laws (Introductory)

vivyingb — 2025-07-17 15:40:02 UTC

Simulates interactions of a gas and demonstrates relationships between number of moles of gas, temperature, pressure, and volume

Gas Laws (Advanced)

vivyingb — 2025-07-17 15:41:46 UTC

More advanced version of Gas Laws simulation: allows for tracking diffusion, collision rate, and energy, as well as the Ideal Gas Law

Energy Forms and Changes

vivyingb — 2025-07-17 15:42:48 UTC

Visualization of how energy is transferred when a solid or liquid is heated or cooled

States of Matter (Introductory)

vivyingb — 2025-07-17 15:43:49 UTC

Exploration of changes that occur as matter moves from one state to the other, including on a particulate level and how changes in pressure and temperature affect matter

States of Matter (Advanced)

vivyingb — 2025-07-17 15:46:47 UTC

More advanced version of States of Matter simulation: allows for exploring types of bonds and interaction potential

Balancing Chemical Equations

vivyingb — 2025-07-17 15:48:35 UTC

Multiple visual representations of balanced equations (including symbolic and molecular), along with different ways for students to practice balancing equations

Reactants, Products, and Leftovers

vivyingb — 2025-07-17 15:49:49 UTC

Visual exploration of balancing equations and limiting reactants

Isotopes and Atomic Mass

vivyingb — 2025-07-17 15:52:44 UTC

Demonstrates how changing the number of neutrons changes the atomic weight of an atom, as well as showing the percentage of each isotope of an element that occurs in nature

Nuclear Fission

vivyingb — 2025-07-17 16:01:33 UTC

Shows the potential and kinetic energy, reactants, and products in nuclear fission, along with how a chain reaction works and the role of the various subatomic particles in the reaction

Floating M's

vivyingb — 2025-07-18 01:43:37 UTC

Demonstration of the M’s from M&M’s floating to the top when their coating is dissolved in warm water

Candle Trick

vivyingb — 2025-07-18 01:53:20 UTC

Water rises inside a glass when it is placed over a lit candle (once the candle goes out

OpenSci

vivyingb — 2025-07-18 01:56:06 UTC

Five different units for Chemistry that each have many videos around a common phenomena (coastal communities, oysters, lightning, creating resources we need, and fuels)

InquiryHub Chemistry

vivyingb — 2025-07-18 01:57:42 UTC

IHub has put together a complete chemistry curriculum around five phenomena (search for life, oysters, nuclear, polar ice, and fuels)

Why Do Some Things Get Colder (or Hotter) When They React?

vivyingb — 2025-07-18 02:02:29 UTC

Complete storyline around bonding, types of reactions, and energy

The Collapsing Train Car

vivyingb — 2025-07-18 02:04:49 UTC

Visual demonstration of the relationship between temperature and pressure

The Manhattan Project

vivyingb — 2025-07-18 02:06:13 UTC

How the first atomic bomb was created (and used)

Reaction in a Bag

vivyingb — 2025-07-18 02:09:34 UTC

Chemical reaction of road salt and baking soda shows an exothermic reaction and a change in pH

Elephant Toothpaste

vivyingb — 2025-07-18 02:10:43 UTC

Potassium iodide speeds up the reaction in elephant toothpaste

Limiting Reactant

vivyingb — 2025-07-18 02:13:10 UTC

Magnesium and hydrochloric acid are both limiting reactants in their reaction

Burning Steel Wool

vivyingb — 2025-07-18 02:15:05 UTC

Steel wool increases its mass when it is burned

Frozen Hot Water

vivyingb — 2025-07-18 02:19:23 UTC

Hot water freezes faster than cold water

Candle Wax

vivyingb — 2025-07-18 02:21:56 UTC

There is less candle wax after a candle is burned

Ice Spikes

vivyingb — 2025-07-18 02:23:53 UTC

Ice cube trays sometimes form ice spikes

Oranges and Balloons

vivyingb — 2025-07-18 02:26:01 UTC

Orange rind pops a balloon (and it also intensifies a fire)

UV Sun Damage

vivyingb — 2025-07-18 02:28:15 UTC

UV lens shows skin damage caused by the sun’s radiation.

Nuclear Explosion

vivyingb — 2025-07-18 02:30:41 UTC

Video of a nuclear explosion

Bubble Pops

vivyingb — 2025-07-18 02:32:52 UTC

Image of a bubble popping and forming droplets

Water Molecules

vivyingb — 2025-07-24 14:32:03 UTC

Visualize water molecules and their behavior as it changes state

Melting and Boiling

vivyingb — 2025-07-24 14:33:33 UTC

Explore changes in molecular structure as a substance changes its state of matter

Atomic Structure

vivyingb — 2025-07-24 14:37:00 UTC

Tutorial on atomic structure

Ionic Bonding

vivyingb — 2025-07-24 14:38:30 UTC

Simulation and tutorial to practice defining, creating, and naming ionic compounds.

Particulate Nature of Matter

vivyingb — 2025-07-24 14:42:42 UTC

Visualization of solids, liquids, and gases on a molecular level

Hunting the Elements

vivyingb — 2025-07-24 14:46:34 UTC

Eight videos and one interactive that focus on the Periodic Table of Elements and its structure, as well as fission reactions and radioactivity

Hunting the Elements

vivyingb — 2025-07-24 14:52:09 UTC

Eight videos and one interactive that focus on the Periodic Table of Elements and its structure, as well as fission reactions and radioactivity

North Carolina Educational Resources

vivyingb — 2025-07-24 14:55:42 UTC

Collection of videos to help students who need extra instruction throughout the year

Chemistry Matters

vivyingb — 2025-07-24 14:58:20 UTC

A digital series for Chemistry: multiple videos on each of 12 units

Atoms: The Space Between

vivyingb — 2025-07-24 15:01:32 UTC

Video about atoms, the empty space inside them, and how their structure affects our world

The Chemical Reaction of Fire

vivyingb — 2025-07-24 15:03:43 UTC

Video about how to create fire, what happens during combustion, and surprising facts about fire

Chemical Reactions

vivyingb — 2025-07-24 15:05:11 UTC

Interactive exploration of four different chemical reactions that are commonly found in daily life

Explosions

vivyingb — 2025-07-24 15:06:25 UTC

Video about the release of energy when nitrogen bonds are broken

Reaction Rate: Surface Area

vivyingb — 2025-07-24 15:08:07 UTC

An exploration of how an increase in surface area increases the rate of the reaction, based on an historical event in South Dakota