“Hunting the Elements” is a PBS NOVA special that examines many different aspects of matter, relating observable phenomena, properties, to the atomic and molecular structures that exists at the sub-micro level.

For this Extra Credit Assignment:

• Watch the program (about 1 hr 54 min).
• Develop six questions related to topics you saw in the video.
• Answer those six questions.You will receive:
  
  • One point for every nontrivial, penetrating question;
    • Example "trivial" question: any fill-in-the blank question.  The purpose of this exercise is to get you thinking critically about how chemistry works and how our concepts and theories tit into the macro world.
    • Ask questions that you don't know the answers to yet, an aspect of chemistry with which you are currently unfamiliar.
  • One point for an thoughtful response to each of the questions you have posed for yourself.

How much do I write?

• Your questions should be no longer than a brief sentence or two.
• Your answers can be one or two short paragraph.

In your Questions and Answers:

• Be succinct!
  • You don't need to write much and I don't need to read much, so keep it tight and worthy of your time!

Click for link to the video “Hunting the Elements”Links to an external site.