Periodic videos, online tests and some jokes
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Periodic videos
The web-based interactive Periodic Table has now been taken one step further and your favourite elements can be found starring on YouTube. Brady Haran, the University of Nottingham's film-maker in residence, has filmed clips relating to most of the elements (the final 30 or so are on the way) with many introduced by Nottingham chemist Professor Martyn Poliakoff. The element symbols of the Periodic Table on the main site are linked to related video clips. Each clip is only a few minutes long and many include experiments and demonstrations done on a scale which couldn't easily be performed in a school laboratory. The videos are also available on a special YouTube channel. The passion and enthusiasm of the presenters are obvious and the content is aimed at stimulating enthusiasm for science among a wide audience, but especially GCSE students. A preview clip introducing the main site can be found on their website.
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