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An exploration of the building and testing of the first atomic bomb in Los Alamos, New Mexico, and the scientists involved in the Manhattan Project. Includes dramatisations, a 3-D virtual environment,...
GB. 2008. DVD (Region 2 PAL). Second Sight. 92 minutes + extras. £19.99 About the Reviewer: Toby Haggith is a historian who joined the Imperial War Museum’s Film Department in 1988. He has a PhD in...
This lesson covers the structure of the atom and how the atomic number is used to organize the periodic table. It discusses the mass number of an atom and how to transcribe this with the chemical symbol and...
Following on from Part 1, this lesson further explains how the atomic number is used to organise the periodic table. It gives examples that show that isotopes exist in nature and give rise to atoms with...
This lesson discusses how atoms combine to form new compounds. Students are offered the opportunity to review the law of conservation of mass and how the mass of the substances at the beginning of a reaction...
An introduction to the mole - a fundamental concept in chemistry with its relationships to mass, volume, concentration and number of particles. Using graphics and visual metaphors the programme covers: the...
Examines the reasoning behind the historical development of the mole concept in chemistry and opens the way to understanding chemical reactions at the molecular level. In six 10-minute segments: Relative...
This programme , aimed at secondary school, uses practical demonstrations and graphics to provide an in-depth overview of the atom and the Periodic Table. It shows the makeup of atoms into protons, neutrons...
Looks inside the nucles of the atom. Covers: models and density of the nucleus; atomic mass unit based on carbon 12; isotopes - variation of neutrons; nuclear stability; nuclear force; mass defect - binding...
A three-part series in which ex-pop musician and physicist, Brian Cox, shares his passion for particles, the sub-atomic world and quantum mechanics. He explains how quantum mechanics has changed the way we...
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