Crash Course Chemistry Periodic Table, Stoichiometry, Reactions and Gas Laws Lesson Sequence

Crash Course Chemistry gives teachers a fast, visual way to review chemistry ideas, but the video alone is not the whole lesson. Students need a clear task while they watch, vocabulary support, short evidence-based questions, and a practical way to show what they understood. This post focuses on the first major chemistry sequence after the free nucleus lesson and how to turn the videos into classroom-ready science work.

Episodes in This Sequence

The Crash Course Chemistry #2-#16 Periodic Table, Stoichiometry & Gas Laws set covers unit conversion, significant figures, chemistry history, the periodic table, electrons, stoichiometry, water, solutions, acid-base reactions, precipitation, redox, chemistry language, the ideal gas law, real gases, partial pressure, vapor pressure, diffusion, and effusion.

Best Classroom Uses

  • Use early episodes to reinforce measurement, atoms, and the periodic table.
  • Use stoichiometry and reaction lessons during chemistry problem-solving units.
  • Use gas-law episodes for mathematical modeling and review.
  • Use the multiple-choice quiz as a faster assessment when written work is too much for one class period.

Why Structure Matters

The official Crash Course Chemistry course page describes the course as a 46-episode chemistry sequence. Because the videos move quickly, students benefit from a guide that turns viewing into active science work. NGSS emphasizes science practices such as modeling, explanation, evidence, mathematical thinking, and communication; the NGSS high school matter and interactions standards are a useful anchor for chemistry planning. CAST’s CAST UDL Guidelines also supports using multiple ways for students to access information and show learning. Learning-science research summarized in How People Learn points to the importance of prior knowledge, active learning, and time for understanding.

Related posts: full Crash Course Chemistry guide, NGSS science literacy, and chemistry review ideas.

Ready-to-Use Crash Course Chemistry Resources

Start with the #1 The Nucleus free Crash Course Chemistry sample or browse the Crash Course Chemistry video lessons collection. Teachers who want the full sequence can use the complete Crash Course Chemistry video lesson bundle. Smaller sequence sets are also available: Crash Course Chemistry #2-#16 Periodic Table, Stoichiometry & Gas Laws set, Crash Course Chemistry #17-#31 Thermochemistry, Bonding, Equilibrium & pH set, and Crash Course Chemistry #32-#46 Kinetics, Nuclear Chemistry & Organic Chemistry set.

Videos are not included. These resources provide worksheets, teacher guides, answer keys, Google Forms quiz options, Google Slides/PPTX options, and Google Classroom link PDFs to use with the official Crash Course Chemistry playlist.

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