A lively song to introduce the Periodic Table and Elements

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0zION8xjbM

Explore the periodic table with video clips for every single element! Be sure to check out the entry for lead (Pb), for a fascinating story about camouflaging submarines during WWII.

http://www.periodicvideos.com/nyt/index.htm

Hydrogen powered cars are starting to hit the mainstream, able to compete with traditional cars on speed, acceleration and looks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QZLKcGkA-s

Watch as super cooled water turns to slush when exposed to air.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSPzMva9_CE&feature=player_embedded

Washing machines live longer with….soft rather than hard water. This ad explains why.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIfayRbEPDI

Do you know the first ten elements of the Periodic Table? You will after Singing along with this song!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJGrwWOWt3Q

A fun description of oxygen in its various guises, from Ozone to water and rust.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC-ZG6mAVpc

A memorable ad for Alka Seltzer antacid tablets.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErgdUhZteqw

This link will present you with a selection of YouTube videos related to the periodic table. “Meet the Elements” by They Might be Giants is particularly good.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=periodic%20table&search=Search&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&spell=1

This link will present you with a range of links to PowerPoint files covering the curious incidents that have occurred around Cameroon's infamous Lake Nyos.

http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&as_q=lake+nyos&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&num=10&lr=&as_filetype=ppt&ft=i&as_sitesearch=&as_qdr=all&as_rights=&as_occt=any&cr=&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&safe=images

The King and Queen of alkali metals revealed with explosive results by the Brainiac crew.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=alkali+metals+brainiac&search_type=&aq=1&oq=alkali+metals+

You will want to watch and listen several times to this animated rundown of all the elements in the periodic table, as sung by Tom Lehrer in his classic 1950s song.

http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html

Batman meets Deadly Acid - need we say more?

An article from National Geographic on the famous Sistine Chapel of Crystals. Some amazing photos of these huge crystals.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/04/photogalleries/giant-crystals-cave/