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Videos


Week 1
1a. What is Chemistry
1. Metric Conversion Rap
2a.   Using metric staircase
2. Metric Conversions 
3. Metric Ruler
4. Metric conversion using dimensional analysis (Honors)

Week 2
1a.  Chemistry 1.8: Dimensional Analysis Part 1  (one example mind Bites)
1b. Dimensional Analysis - Part 1
1. Dimensional analysis
2. Multi-step dimensional analysis
3. How to convert units made easy 
4. Reading a metric ruler

Week 3
1a. Rounding Video
1b.  Intro to Scientific Notation
1c. Scientific Notation: Introduction
1d. Rounding Decimals 2014
1e. Rounding Rap 2014
1f.  Significant Figures - Rules made easy
1. intro to significant figures 1
2. intro to significant figures 2
3.  intro to significant figures 3 (zeros)
4. Add and Subtract with Significant Figures (1.6)
5.  Significant figures

Week 4
1 Intro to Scientific Notation
1a. Scientific Notation: Multiplication and Division (tyler dewitt)
1b. Scientific Notation: Addition and Subtraction (tyler dewitt)
2.  Scientific Notation
2a.  Significant Figures in Combined Operations
3. Physical properties song
4.  Chemistry - The Physical Properties and Chemical Properties of Matter (mr causey)
5.  Classification of Matter  (5min)
5a.  States of Matter
6.  Changes in the Properties of Matter Physical and Chemical  (good: united streaming)
7. Density Practice Problems (tyler dewitt)
8.  Density Part 1: Introduction (papapodcast)
9.  Indications of a chemical Change (demo with reading narrative)

Week 5
1. Density Practice Problems (tyler dewitt)
2.  Density Part 1: Introduction (papapodcast)
3. Density Part 2: Sample Problems (papapodcast)
4. Thermoenergy video
5. Conduction, convection, radiationn
6. Calorimetry
7.  Specific Heat problems
8.  Specific heat problems set 1  #2 (papapodcast)

Week 6
1a. Specific Heat Problems
1b. Specific heat problems 2 (doc physics)
1. Element song
2. Element song 2
3. Element rap
4. Elements and Atoms (Khan 13 min)
4a.  Periodic Table Video (bbc-tour 20 min)
4b. The Periodic Table Crash Course ( 11min)
4c. Periodic table --Classification of Elements (khan 9 min)
5. Bonding animation
6. Electronegativity video

Week 7
1. A Tour of the Periodic Table
2. Covalent and ionic bonds
3.  Ionic Vs. Molecular
4. Lewis dot
5. Lewis dot two
6.   Lewis Dot Structures of Ionic and Covalent Compounds 46 min
7.  Anatomy of the Atom: Chemistry Lesson (popapodcast 27 min Good)
8. Periodic table Song
9. Mighty Giants meet the Elements
10.  Dmitri Mendeleev: Great Minds (4:22 scishow)
11. Mendeleev's Periodic Table (3:52 scishow)

Week 8
Week 13
1a. Unit Conversions.mp4
2a.  Factor Labeling Conversions

 Week 14
1. Mole particle conversions
2. Counting with moles
3. Molar Conversions, Moles to Particles and Particles to Moles
4. moles to atoms, atoms to moles

Week 15
1. Mole -Volume Conversions
1a. Mole to Volume conversion (4:33)
2. Counting By Mass (Weight) 
3. Mole Concept Why mole conversions
4. Two step mole conversions
5. Mole Song #1
6. Mole Song #2 (mr parr)

Week 16
1. Percent composition
2. #2 Percent composition (Tyler DeWitt)

Week 17
1. Balancing for beginners
2. Balancing made easy
3.  Chemistry 6.4 Types of Chemical Reactions
4.  Quick Review 5 Types of Chemical Reactions
5.  Types of Chemical Reactions

Week 20
1.   Predict Product of Single Replacement Reaction
2. Activity Series
3.  Modern Flu Pandemic (2014)
Week 21
1. Independent and dependent variable song
2.  Steps of Scientific method with grass growing example
3. Scientific Method music and plant growth example
4. Example Independent and Dependent Variable (hair growth)
5. Scientific method (Brine shrimp)
6. Control variable & other variables (plant and energy drink)
7. Variables Several examples with MC questions and reasoning
8.  Scientific Method Made Easy
9. Scientific method RAP VERY GOOD
10. Scientific Method Song with word support 
11.  Inferences and observations (2014)
12.  Test your observation skills
13.  Observation Test / Quiz (watch video and answer questions)
Week 22
1.  06 Counts Radial Pulse
2.  How a Normal Heart Pumps Blood 
3.  Céline Dion - Where Does My Heart Beat Now
4.  The Heart Song
5.  My Cute Little Heart Beat
Week 23
1.  Variables; Independent vs Dependent Manipulated vs Responding - Science at West 
2.   What is a Hypothesis, Theory and Law? - Science at West 
4. Constructing a Hypothesis
5.   The Scientific Method (Step 3): Proposing Hypothesis to Resolve Problems 11 minutes
6. ACT Prep Video--a.  BBC Bitesize - The Carbon Cycle 2:30 min
                                       b. Nitrogen cycle
                                            c.   Water Cycle
7. ACT Prep Video--Cells 17 min
8.  ACT Prep Video-- a.  Glaciers 8 min
                                       b.  #2 Glacier erosion 10 min  info
                                             c. #3 Inside a glacier - Earth - The Power of the Planet - BBC 4 min
9.  ACT Prep Video-- Circuits -->Bill Nye: The Science Guy - Electricity (Full Episode)
10.  ACT Prep Video--Newtons Laws of Motion and Kinetic theory-->Bill Nye Motion

Week 24
1.   Quick Tip: Write a Hypothesis for Biology Lab Reports 
2.  Observations Inferences and hypothesis   


Week 25
1. Parts of a Scientific Experiment.wmv
2.   The Scientific Method (Step 5): Analyzing Results (Part 1): Checking the Data 10 min
3.  The Scientific Method (Step 5): Analyzing Results (Part 2): Understanding the Data  14 min
4.  AP Biology Practice 5 - Analyze Data and Evaluate Evidence  7 min

Week 26
1.  Atomic Models
2.  History of the Atom (Atomic Theory) 10 min 
        This video will describe the history of the atom starting with Democritus 
         and Aristotle all the way to Erwin Schrodinger and Louis De Broglie
3.  Models of the Atom Timeline 10 min (good Tyler DeWitt)
4.  Bozman Quantum Mechanics
4a. Quantum Mechanical model (newboston 7 min)
5.   Chemistry - Electron Configurations and Orbital Notations

Week 27
1.  The fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap--NOVA

Week 28
1.  Atomic Spectrum  Good explanation
2.  Photoelectric Effect explained (show to example of elephant and ping pong balls)
3. Photoelectric Effect experiment

Week 30
1. Parts of wave
2. Roy G. Biv
 3. Double Rainbow
4. Double rainbow song
5. Absorbtion spectrum
6. The production of light

Week 31
1.  Light Wave-Particle Duality
2.  Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle - Science Theater 37
3.  What is the Wave/Particle Duality? Part 1
4. The Wave/Particle Duality - Part 2
5. What is the Uncertainty Principle?
6.  Is light a particle or a wave? - Colm Kelleher
7.  Quantum Mechanics: Animation explaining quantum physics. 26 min
8.  Uncertainty principle (good example and application) 

Week 32
1.  What are Acids and Bases? (biology perspective) start at 2:18
2.  Why are acids and bases important?  (biology perspective)
3.  Mr. Anderson Acids and bases + pH (what are they 13:13 time)
4.  What are acids (good examples) and properties
5.  Acid Rain and Human structures
6.  Acid Rain and Forests