TED-Ed: How do crystals work? - Graham Baird

The video explores the formation and growth of crystals, starting with magma beneath Yellowstone. It explains how crystals form from minerals and the atomic structures that define their shapes. The video discusses the six families of crystalline structures and how environmental conditions affect crystal growth. It highlights specific examples like galena and quartz, and how diamonds form under different conditions. The video concludes with the applications of crystals in material science and medicine.

What is the significance of the arrangement of atoms in a crystal?

What are the six different families of crystalline structures?

How do environmental conditions affect the shape of crystals?

Describe how the growth conditions of diamonds influence their shape.

Explain the difference between crystalline and non-crystalline materials.