Hooke's Law
Properties of Matter

Properties of matter videos

Remote teaching support for 11-14 14-16 16-19

For students aged 11-14:

  • You can remind students about states of matter in this short clip from the BBC. There are more in the series, which is found by searching for chemistry topics.
  • The changes of state are described and linked to the changes at a particle level; as is often the case for chemistry videos, the energy references may need further explanation.

For students aged 14-16:

For students aged 16-19:

Hooke's Law
is expressed by the relation F=-kx
is used in analyses relating to Mass on a Spring
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