Courses
Resources
Media Library
Students
Science
Chemical Reactions
The PowerBytz series in science introduces chemical reactions and chemical equations, identifies the residual evidences that chemical reactions leave behind, illustrates the different types of chemical reactions, and introduces how to analyze and balance chemical reactions.
Select from the items below to view the video.
Components of a Reaction
Components of an Equation
Physical and Chemical Reactions
Evidence of a Physical Reaction
Evidence of a Chemical Reaction
Types of Chemical Reactions
The Chemical Reaction Dance
Coefficients and Subscripts
The Law of Conservation of Matter
How to Balance an Equation
View items...
Energy Transfer
These PowerBytz series focus on Food Chains and their transfer of energy, Food Webs and Trophic Levels which define complex feeding relationships and Energy Pyramids or how organisms at higher trophic levels are supported.
Select from the items below to view the video.
Predation
Symbiosis
Producers and Consumers
Path of Energy
Feeding Relationships
A Food Web Example
Dynamic Systems
Overview of Energy Pyramids
The 10 Percent Rule
Marine Ecosystems
Biomass
Efficient Organisms
View items...
Forms of Energy
Students learn about the nature of energy and the different types of energy around us. These forms include the basics of energy, sound, light and electicity.
Select from the items below to view the video.
Ever Changing Energy
How Energy Changes
The Basics of Reflection
Reflecting Light Experiment
Refraction Overview
Controlling Light with Lenses
Basics of Sound Waves
Amplitude
Pitch
Experimenting with Pitch
Hearing
Parts of an Element
Identifying a Charge
Law of Attraction
Conductors and Insulators
What is a Circuit
Types of Circuits
Types of Current
Generating Electricity
View items...
Making Measurements and Collecting Data
The PowerBytz series on Making Measurements and Collecting Data reviews the basics of measurement. The videos introduce measurement, explain its history and define different types of data. In addition, they explain the difference between accuracy and precision and how they are applied to measurement instruments.
Select from the items below to view the video.
Accuracy and Precision
Precise Instruments
Significant Figures
View items...
Making Measurements and Using Instruments
The PowerBytz series on Making Measurements & Using Instruments is intended to help you review the basics of measurement and using instruments. The videos explain measuring length, mass and how to calibrate.
Select from the items below to view the video.
Precision Measurements
Tips for Measuring Length
Calibrating Balances
Measuring Mass Using a Triple Beam Balance
Temperature and Thermometers
Thermometer Properties: Scale, Range and Division
Measuring Negative Temperatures
Thermometer Accuracy
Thermometer Precision
Measuring Volume
Measuring Liquid Volume
Using Graduated Cylinders
Using Beakers
Using Burets and Pipettes
Measuring Regular and Irregular Solids
Measurement Accuracy
View items...
Objects in the Sky
The PowerBytz series on Objects in the Sky explores not only the objects in our sky that are visible to the unaided eye, but also the planets and other elements that can be found in our solar system.
Select from the items below to view the video.
The Sun
Prominences, Solar Flares and Sun Spots
Comets
Meteoroids, Meteors and Meteorites
The Planets
Exploring the Planets
Dwarf Planets
View items...
Periodic Table Investigation
This PowerBytz series investigates the structure and usage of the Periodic Table of Elements and how it can be used to answer questions regarding Groups, Periods, Chemical Families, structures and various chemical trends.
Select from the items below to view the video.
Chemical Families
Transition Metals
Non-Metals and Metalloids
Lanthanide and Actinide Series
Atomic Radius
Atoms and Nuclear Force
Proton Attraction and Atomic Radius
Electron Affinity and Electronegativity
Electronegativity
Ionization Energy
View items...
Relationships in Space
The PowerBytz series on Relationships in Space explores relationships between the earth, the sun and the moon. It identifies the important differences between the physical properties of the earth and moon; and explores the cycles of light and temperature that change the way we see and experience the sun and moon.
Select from the items below to view the video.
Craters on the Earth and Moon
Different Environments on the Earth and Moon
Comparing Size and Gravity
Formation of Rocks and Crust
Rotating or Revolving
Day and Night on Earth
Shadows and the Sun
Waning Phases of the Moon
Waxing Phases of the Moon
Changing Seasons
View items...
Universal Building Blocks
The PowerBytz series about Universal Building Blocks is the foundational course in a two-part chemistry set that precedes Chemical Reactions. It is intended for middle school or high school students and covers 1) atoms and their structures, 2) the Periodic Table and basic elements descriptions, and 3) how to combine basic elements together.
Select from the items below to view the video.
The Anatomy of an Atom
An Atom's Charge
Calculating an Atom's Charge
The Periodic Table
Calculating Protons and Neutrons
Molecules and Compounds
Formulas
Counting Atoms in Formulas
View items...