Seed Media Group

Discovering Biology in a Digital World

My thoughts on biology, teaching, life, and exploring the living world via the digital one. Only my opinions are represented by these postings, they do not represent the viewpoints of any funding agency or Geospiza, Inc.

Profile

Sandra Porter I am a microbiologist and molecular biologist turned tenured biotech faculty turned bioinformatics scientist turned entrepreneur. My passion is developing instructional materials for 21st century biology (Geospiza Education).

Science Blogs School Fundraiser


link_donorschoose_small.gif


Search this blog

Learn about DNA with molecular models

Exploring DNA Structure


Subscribe to Geospiza Education News


e-mail digitalbio at gmail.com


DigitalBio Favorites

Molecular Mementos


Recent Posts

Recent Comments

Categories

Blogroll

Science Education Groups

Keep up to date

Awards

Red Orbit

Digital Bio at Blogged

Wikio - Top Blogs - Sciences
Add Digital Bio to your Technorati Favorites!

When you need to laugh

Interesting places

The Tangled Bank
MicrobeWorld Radio Locations of visitors to this page

Archives

« High school students use DNA testing to spot fishy seafood | Main | DNA sequencing as a school project: how do you get started? »

It's elemental: Chemistry movies on YouTube

Category: Chemistry & BiochemistryVideosweb resources
Posted on: August 22, 2008 6:00 PM, by Sandra Porter

The Periodic Table of Videos from the University of Nottingham has 118 short YouTube clips about the elements. Wired Campus recommended the Sodium clip (below). I liked it, too. It's not quite as funny as Mentos in Diet Coke, and but it's still cute and the narrator has a haircut like Gene Wilder in Young Frankenstein.

H/T: Wired Campus.

Comments

#1

That's nothing. You should see The Sodium Party: http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/Stories/011.2/

Posted by: Alex Besogonov | August 23, 2008 9:24 PM

#2

Thanks Alex! I love the butterflies! I had no idea sodium could be so much fun.

Posted by: Sandra Porter | August 23, 2008 9:32 PM

#3

While working in Milwaukee at a "maker of specialty inorganic chemicals" we decided to drop about a kilo of Na into the Milwaukee River, which was nicely situated near our plant.

The explosion was so loud that it drew the attention of local law enforcement, who upon arrival saw a slight haze and nothing else.

Posted by: Willy | September 2, 2008 11:29 AM

Post a Comment

(Email is required for authentication purposes only. Comments are moderated for spam, your comment may not appear immediately. Thanks for waiting.)





Having problems commenting? (UPDATED)

Blogs in the Network

Advertisement

Top Five: Most German

Search All Blogs