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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Lanthanum: Periodic Table of Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about element number 57. Lanthanum is the first of the rare earth minerals. [1:50]
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Handout
Florida State University

Florida State University: Magnet Lab: Lanthanum Aluminate

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of this unique ceramic, including why it is of such great interest to scientists. Researchers use lanthanum aluminate to grow thin films of superconducting materials (including buckyballs) and hope it can one day be used...