FILTER RESULTS
Add/remove filters to refine your search
Browse results: The Atomic Basis of the Properties of Matter
| RESOURCE | GRADE LEVEL | MEDIA TYPE |
|---|---|---|
Everyday RadiationHow much radiation are we exposed to every day? Find out in this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Fusion: Testing the First Hydrogen DeviceThis video segment adapted from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE features original footage of the U.S. test of the first hydrogen device, code-named "Mike", that would trigger thermonuclear fusion. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Fusion: The Hydrogen BombJust after World War II, nuclear scientists turned their attention from fission to fusion. This video segment adapted from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE looks at the beginnings of thermonuclear power generation. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
The Impact of Technology: NylonThis video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey looks at the invention of nylon. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Island of Stability In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, follow scientists in their quest to understand how stable elements are made and how to create the elusive element 114.
Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
Making Cortisone From Plants This video segment adapted from NOVA is a dramatized story of chemist Percy Julian’s work to synthesize cortisone. Find out how a biological process, not a chemical one, proved the key to producing cortisone in bulk.
Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Melissa Franklin: High Energy PhysicsThis video segment adapted from Discovering Women profiles Fermilab physicist and Harvard professor Melissa Franklin. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
NanotechnologyLearn about the fundamentals of nanotechnology and its applications, in this video segment adapted from Pennsylvania College of Technology and WVIA. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
A Nanotube Space ElevatorIn this video adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, find out about the discovery of a new building material, the carbon nanotube, whose physical properties could theoretically enable the creation of a 22,000-mile elevator to space. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Nuclear Reaction: FissionThis video segment adapted from FRONTLINE looks at nuclear fission as an energy source that can be used to generate electricity. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Nuclear Reaction: MeltdownWhat happens when a nuclear reactor overheats? This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE looks at the nuclear reactor meltdown at Chernobyl, the worst accident of its kind. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Nuclear Waste: Yucca MountainWhat happens to nuclear waste? This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE explores the controversy surrounding the United States' first nuclear repository site. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Radon RadiationThe biggest source of environmental radiation might be in your home. Find out more in this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Smart BridgesIn this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about engineering innovations that could help detect a bridge's structural weaknesses before they become dangerous. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Synthesizing an Alkaloid In this video segment, adapted from NOVA, learn how chemist Percy Julian revolutionized chemistry by synthesizing the alkaloid physostigmine
from scratch—the first total synthesis of a chemical compound.
Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
Synthesizing a Steroid This video segment, adapted from NOVA, tells the story of chemist Percy Julian's quest to make progesterone from a plant steroid, an important medical advancement of the 1940s. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
RESULTS 1-16 OF 16
Loading...















