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The Periodic Table: Crash Course Chemistry #4

The Periodic Table: Crash Course Chemistry #4

Hank Green explains the origins of the periodic table and provides a simple way to look at its different areas, as well as some interesting facts about the shape, and possible alternatives.

Key Ideas

As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.

Think about the following questions as you watch the video


  1. What does it mean that a table is periodic?
  2. Why are each of these sections important?
  3. Why does Hank wrap the table around in a cylinder like that?