Science for Kids
Science Kids: Science Videos: Isaac Newton Biography
Learn about Sir Isaac Newton, developer of the laws of motion and universal gravitation. [4:49]
The Kid Should See This
Tksst: The Hammer Feather Drop in the World's Biggest Vacuum Chamber
Brian Cox visits NASA's Space Power Facility to demonstrate what happens when a bowling ball and a feather are dropped together under the conditions of space. [4:41]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Newton's Law of Gravitation: Would a Brick or Feather Fall Faster?
Presents an analysis of a problem where a brick and a feather are dropped on the moon to see which would hit the ground sooner. This is compared to the gravity on the Earth, where the air resistance on the objects would produce a...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Newton's Law of Gravitation: Gravitation (Part 2)
A second video on the topic of the law of gravitation. It examines gravitational forces on a planet and in space.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Newton's Law of Gravitation: Space Station Speed in Orbit
The speed necessary for the space station to stay in orbit is investigated in this video.
Crash Course
Crash Course Kids 4.1: Defining Gravity
In this episode of Crash Course Kids, learn that when gravity is pulling things down, what it actually means when gravity is pulling things toward the Earth. [3:12]
Crash Course
Crash Course Kids 4.2: Down to Earth
In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about why things on the bottom of the Earth don't just fall off into space. [2:58]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to Newton's Law of Gravitation
A discussion of gravity and Newton's Law of Gravitation. [8:37]