Chemistry Activities and Links
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If you come across an excellent resource, let us know at hello@harborandsprout.com so we can add it to the list!Science Buddies Chemistry projects: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/chemistry
Classic chemistry experiments: https://edu.rsc.org/resources/collections/classic-chemistry-experiments
ChemSpider: http://www.chemspider.com/#
20 Chemistry Labs: https://newyorkscienceteacher.com/sci/files/media2.php?media=lab&subject=chemistry
Islamic Golden Age Achievements: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoAND1K2BkE
The Science of Alchemy: https://youtu.be/xKfYeSFgNHw
Alchemy: History of Science (Crash Course): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxiLuz9kHi0
What is Alchemy?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BchgsTANO%20-k
How Alchemy Led to Modern-Day Science: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maQ_Gd7TapI
History of Atomic Chemistry (Crash Course): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thnDxFdkzZs&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPHzzYuWy6fYEaX9mQQ8oGr&index=38
Law of Multiple Proportions: https://youtu.be/D6HbmG8nIrU
Avogadro’s law: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xANZj4pvHc
The ABC’s of Gas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY9VGS2eXas
Discovery of X-rays: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PwxDEdl2iI
Dmitri Mendeleev: Great Minds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgA37CNa7Ow
The Periodic Table (CrashCourse): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RRVV4Diomg
Bohr’s Atomic Model: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhAn8xZQ-d8
CrashCourse Chemistry playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPHzzYuWy6fYEaX9mQQ8oGr
Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons in Atoms: https://youtu.be/lz_gMkQr7YE
Periodic videos: http://www.periodicvideos.com/index.htm
Valence electrons and ionic compounds: https://youtu.be/XPnlIEk7XrU
Chemical reactions: https://youtu.be/1wQqGFebxyA
Physical vs. Chemical Change: https://youtu.be/NNGETOShppM
Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide: https://youtu.be/nGR9zo1oZlw
Single replacement reaction: https://youtu.be/BjBWzd04Qzo
Types of reactions: https://youtu.be/dx1Nk38SUr0
Analytical Chemistry Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMGIC1yM49sHKPo0zhdfg_zGmcOm_jXfj
Analytical Chemistry Terms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_nIfYudyMg
Spectrophotometry & Beer’s law: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuUvQN8KXOk
Classical Method of Analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5cmGDxmnfE
Spectroscopy Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1mpHBAXh1c
Synthesis & Column Chromatography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGC5J_7gkKg
The Principle of Flame Photometry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBhuXOh9vOM
How to Identify Molecules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Liit4blsrqM
Gas Chromatography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z61ezJFfyA
GS-MS for Beginners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9NUXkyIl5A
Quickly Understand HPLC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwks-ov7bEE
HPLC - UV/Vis Detection of Analytes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfxEj_MxBcs
What is FTIR Spectroscopy?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e_xBwQ7znI
Analytical Techniques in Chemistry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIFdQNXjJ7k
Thermodynamics Laws 1 & 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i1MUWJoI0U&t=101s
Thermodynamics (CrashCourse History of Science): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpiLucwH-AQ
Enthalpy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV7U4yAXL5I&t=2s
Kintetics (CrashCourse): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qOFtL3VEBc
Organic Chemistry Playlist (CrashCourse): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtONguuhLdVmq0HTKS0jksS4
What is Organic Chemistry? (CrashCourse): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmvLB5dIEp8
How to Draw Lewis Structures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFZtjSeT3XE
Acid-Base Reactions: https://youtu.be/ANi709MYnWg?si=PS__NRv6DQmCLjAi
Functional Group Concept Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMTQKBn2Iss
More Organic Nomenclature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAmVdxEksxY
Free Radical Reactions: https://youtu.be/5HgzsltWwK8
Acids and Bases: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owVZiKnnPME
Organic Reactions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c84jxTo5bw
Addition Reactions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yixbP3KPDtg
Intro to Substitution and Elimination Reactions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPubAaHe2Vs
Carbocations and Rearrangements (Khan Academy): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv9h29ZChfI
Oxidation and Reduction Reactions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF5lB7gRtcA
Organometallic reagents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYddXjm6QRw
Grignard reagents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDju_-r4y3Y
Cluster Compounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHevfXFKl_E
Bioinorganic Chemistry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azKJQ79lSOg
Materials Chemistry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LPtaolrFxc
Nuclear Chemistry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWAsz59F8gA
Theoretical Chemistry Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLshCC2fc3f_gG3QLILMONpQ-_yFi3A0xg
Geochemistry Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL69bBhmsrgfuvUtxLcrDwRb6BYS0oH0DN
Intro to Thermochemistry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zXPQYRTrYw
Energy & Chemistry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqtUWyDR1fg
Enthalpy (CrashCourse): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV7U4yAXL5I
Intro to Solids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O82d8aiIS5Y
Doing Solids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzr-byiSXlA
Intro to Biochemistry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHJsaq2lNjU
Molecular Biology Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYcLrRDaR8_cpMqa1bbUwD2T39RJA6_o3
How to Create Character Chemistry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS9sMNLqFjw
Andy Griffith Show Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uSToOm1hJs
Why You Should Read Vonnegut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwwK7NmfF9w
Kurt Vonnegut Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlALlVXe_p8
Vonnegut: The Shapes of Stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOGru_4z1Vc
How Does Music Affect Your Brain?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRE624795zU&t=54s
Music’s Power Over the Brain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAafVviGxhk
A Better Description of Resonance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dihQuwrf9yQ
Resonance Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIgQrHW53Lw
Resonance in Chemistry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XOm3Km7r30
Resonance Explained in Simple Terms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsiCUaicKnI
IR Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry (CrashCourse): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMa1BQ8z9C0
The Sound of Molecules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3e7W1ak2BQ
NMR Spectroscopy Meets Musician: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TTsk7dX4AQ&t=12s
CRESCENDO: https://youtu.be/25lwTl14hWo
How Ink is Made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fypi6dAJB8E
The Secrets Behind 18th Century Ink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P582srfq_14
Making Ink Like it’s 1795: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7sNHlFXV_4
Making Ink from Leaves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRtVvK4Qp2I
De Stijl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOSvUfbPHpY
De Stijl Art History (series): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx0FlyN59Sg&list=PL31VnM2l3ZGg-0iYSgYehk3kg2gkIFUMW
Theo van Doesburg, Dada & the Holland Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XfoHRxHT3U
Theo van Doesburg, Architect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytp4iR53Mgc
The Math You’ll Use in Chemistry Playlist by Melissa Maribel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLytGGifnD9dV6jp4hGTYqBY0VPhkCO5g7
(HIGHLY RECOMMEND! She’s amazing.)
Literary devices, definitions, and examples: https://writers.com/common-literary-devices
Chemistry in One Big Fat Notebook by Workman Publishing and Jennifer Swanson
Chemistry Made Easy: An Illustrated Study Guide by NEDU
Chemistry for Breakfast by Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim
The Beauty of Chemistry: Art, Wonder, and Science by Philip Ball
The Chemistry Book by Derek B Lowe
Marie Curie: The Woman Who Changed the Course of Science by Philip Steele
Mendeleyev's Dream: The Quest for the Elements by Paul Strathern
A Short History of Chemistry by J. R. Partington
The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History by Penny Le Couteur and Jay Burreson