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The Speed of Light is NOT About Light
Just when you thought you had this figured out! Engage young physicists in an interesting look at the nature of a universal constant with a video, part of a PBS playlist on space time and measurement....
Biography
Galileo- Mini Biography
The importance of Galileo to modern science is the focus of a short video that recognizes his major achievements.
Curated OER
Discoveries about our Sun
Learn how sun spots observed by Galileo sparked interest in the sun that continues today. Sun spots, solar wind, new discoveries, and space exploration of the sun are all covered in this informative video. This clip would be a great...
Bozeman Science
What is Physics?
Name that physicist! In the video lesson, Mr. Andersen introduces scholars to the classical physicists that began the branch of science called physics. He also explains the different branches of physics and talks about how to use science...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Galileo's Thought Experiment
How can Earth move through space without our feeling its motion? This video segment adapted from NOVA answers this question by dramatizing one of Galileo's thought experiments. [2:42]
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Pbs Learning Media: Galileo's Big Mistake
Scientists don't always get it right. This video segment adapted from NOVA looks at Galileo's failed theory for the motion of the tides. [1:43]
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Pbs Learning Media: Galileo: Discovering Jupiter's Moons
This video segment adapted from NOVA shows how Galileo, using his newly developed refracting telescope, observed four of Jupiter's moons, the first astronomical bodies to be discovered since ancient times.
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Pbs Learning Media: Galileo: Sunspots
This video segment adapted from NOVA shows how Galileo used his telescope to carefully observe and study sunspots.
Science for Kids
Science Kids: Scientist Videos: Galileo Galilei Biography
A brief biography about Galileo Galilei, an Italian scientist and inventor who contributed greatly to the fields of physics and astronomy at a time when new ideas and radical thinking were controversial. [2:11]
PBS
Nova: Galileo's Battle for the Heavens
A fascinating overview of Galileo as a person and as a scientist. Links to extras such as, a timeline of his life, an interactive look at his experiments, and even one of his biggest mistakes and why he was wrong.
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #14: The Scientific Methods
Historically speaking, there is no one scientific method. There's more than one way to make knowledge. In this episode, learn about three scientists and the methods they pioneered. Galileo's focus on rational comparison of theories about...