Physics Girl
Can You Push a Spacecraft with Light?
In space, there is no wind—but there is an unlimited amount of light. An electrifying video that is part of a larger physics playlist shares current technology scientists use to power spacecraft with light. The narrator is not explaining...
Physics Girl
5 Awesome Science Party Tricks!
Do you know how to stick a skewer through a balloon without popping it? Physics Girl shares five party tricks including the skewered balloon. Then in a second video, she presents the same experiments with scientific explanations. The...
Physics Girl
Solving Crimes with Infrared?
Do you have a camera that can see through walls? Physics Girl and Nickipedia team up to explain infrared cameras as part of a larger series of videos. It offers a demonstration of the technology as well as an explanation of the science.
Physics Girl
How to Control Light with Water
Can you bend light waves using water? Physics Girl demonstrates this phenomenon and explains how it happens as part of her larger series. She then details the applications and even explains how the Internet works.
Periodic Videos
Yttrium
What do moon rocks and bullet-proof glass have in common? An episode of a series that highlights each element on the periodic table answers this question and more. It shares the properties, history, and current applications of the...
Periodic Videos
Rubidium
Both plants and animals actively absorb rubidium, though it does not seem to serve a purpose. Highly reactive to both air and water, rubidium rarely finds its way into a chemistry lab. Viewers learn about the properties and applications...
Periodic Videos
Bromine
Bromine found many uses before scientists officially discovered it. Viewers learn more about the properties of one of only two non-metal liquid elements, and observe an exciting reaction while watching the resource.
Periodic Videos
Arsenic
In 2000, the FDA approved arsenic's use for leukemia treatment. A short video introduces arsenic's history from wallpaper color to murder. As a member of a longer series on chemical elements, arsenic stars in an informative episode.
Periodic Videos
Gallium (Beating Heart)
Gallium dissolves aluminum so aggressively that people are not allowed to transport it on airplanes. While some find the facts and properties of the metal useful, many enjoy seeing it act as a beating heart. The science behind this...
Periodic Videos
Zinc
While some find zinc uninteresting, others use it to shoot fire across the lab. A chemistry video details the metal, along with demonstrations that provide new insight to an common element.
Periodic Videos
Zirconium
At extremely high temperatures, zirconium spontaneously ignites in air. Learn more about the other properties of zirconium and observe zirconium lumps and shavings. The video finds its place as the 40th in a series of 118 covering the...
Periodic Videos
Strontium
Strontium, named after the Scottish town of Strontian, finds itself as the only element named after a location in the United Kingdom. Learn more about this metal element by watching the 38th installment in a larger series of 118 videos....
Periodic Videos
Krypton
Likely you have been near krypton without realizing it! Uses for krypton include fluorescent lighting, flash photography, and MRIs. The 36th video in a 118-part series briefly introduces this noble gas. It lists the properties of krypton...
Periodic Videos
Selenium
While toxic in large amounts, proper nutrition in humans requires selenium. The 34th video in a 118-part series on chemical elements discusses selenium in detail. It explains the facts, properties, and applications of this non-metal.
Periodic Videos
Nickel
Nickel resists corrosion, allowing it to be used as one of the elements in stainless steel. Nickel stars in the video, the 28th in a 118-part series, filled with facts and curiosities about this metal. The presenters attempt repeatedly...
Crash Course
Citizen Kane
What's your favorite movie? Citizen Kane (1941) leads off a playlist on film criticism playlist that examines films that hold up due to their historical context and/or quality and deserve a spot on a best films list.
Crash Course
Marketing
If you've ever been convinced to see a movie because of a compelling trailer, intriguing poster, or positive review, you have the film marketing industry to thank! Learn more about the ways marketing executives attract audiences to...
Crash Course
Grip and Electric
Gorgeous cinematography is the result of painstaking, detail-oriented work by many different departments of a film production. An informative video shines a light on the grip and electric departments, the ways they use filters, gels, and...
Periodic Videos
Copper
In the United Kingdom, the amount of copper in wiring and piping works out to around 175 kilos per person. The 29th video in a series of 118 on chemical elements highlights copper. It discusses the properties, applications, and fun facts...
Periodic Videos
Cobalt
Cobalt-60 finds use creating gamma rays to treat cancer. The video focuses on the properties of cobalt and offers some interesting history lessons on the use of cobalt. This is the 27th part in a larger, 118-part playlist of videos on...
Periodic Videos
Manganese
Photosynthesis requires manganese as an essential element. The 25th video occurs as part of a larger playlist of 118 on chemical elements. It discusses manganese and many interesting properties due to its position in the middle of the...
Periodic Videos
Phosphorus
The original discovery of phosphorus, extracted from urine, paved the way for the 13 different types of phosphorus we know today. The 15th video in a series of 118 on chemical elements discusses phosphorus. It covers the basic facts...
National Science Foundation
Engineering the Half Pipe—Science of the Winter Olympic Games
There are no tricks here! Young scholars learn about the concept of centripetal acceleration by studying the design of the snowboarding half pipe. A video lesson describes how the half pipe design affects the motion of the boarders.
National Science Foundation
Slapshot Physics—Science of the Winter Olympics
Take a shot at explaining the physics of hockey! Olympic hockey players explain the science of their craft in a video lesson. The lesson includes a discussion of force and velocity as well as potential and kinetic energy.