Instructional Video4:39
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

What Is Light?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Why is light like the Navy? Because they both travel at c. The video explains what light is and what makes visible light different from the rest of the light spectrum. Scholars finish the video enLIGHTened about the concept.
Instructional Video5:38
TED-Ed

Will We Ever Be Able To Teleport?

11th - Higher Ed
Quantium entanglement? The Uncertainty Principle? A cubit of data? Spooky Action at a Distance? How do these terms figure in an answer to the question of whether or not it will ever be possible to teleport? A short video provides all the...
Instructional Video8:30
MinutePhysics

A Brief History of Everything feat. Neil deGrasse Tyson

9th - 12th
Explore the creation of the world as we know it today! An engaging narrator uses a storytelling approach to describe the creation of the universe through black holes. He continues to explain the behavior of subatomic particles as they...
Instructional Video15:15
Crash Course

Deep Time

9th - Higher Ed
Are our universe's days numbered? Yes and no, depending on how you look at it. Travel as far into the future as possible in a video describing the five ages of the universe. The narrator begins the tale in current days, which are the...
Instructional Video3:14
MinutePhysics

How To Discover Weird New Particles | Emergent Quantum Quasiparticles

11th - Higher Ed
Creating new particles is only limited by the imagination. An entertaining video lesson shows scholars how scientists manipulate known particles, atoms, and molecules to create new particles. The instructor discusses many examples as...
Instructional Video1:56
MinutePhysics

A Polarizing Discovery About the Big Bang!

9th - 12th
The Big Bang just got bigger! Learners explore the early universe in a short, animated video. The narrator guides viewers through the revelation that photons polarized by masses of plasma travel through space to bring us a...
Instructional Video1:12
MinutePhysics

Another Physics Misconception

9th - 12th
Your physics class will really pick up speed after watching an insightful video about momentum! Learners discover the rest of the story of the P = mv equation. The narrator shows the difference between massed and massless objects in the...
Instructional Video2:07
MinutePhysics

E=mc² is Incomplete

9th - 12th
The most famous equation in the world isn't telling us the whole story! What if an object is actually moving? The narrator introduces momentum into the mix, resulting in the sad truth that traveling at the speed of light is almost, but...
Instructional Video2:35
MinutePhysics

2012 Nobel Prize: How Do We See Light?

9th - 12th
A most ingenious paradox! Through animation, the video describes the question answered by the 2012 Nobel prize winners: how do we see light? The narrator guides learners through the difficult process of measuring photons without actually...
Instructional Video2:50
MinutePhysics

The Higgs Boson, Part II: What is Mass?

9th - 12th
If you're reading this, thank the Higgs field! The second video in a series of three describes how matter is given mass via the Higgs field. Pupils discover the difference between particles with and without mass and how they interact...
Instructional Video1:42
MinutePhysics

How Lasers Work (In Theory)

9th - Higher Ed
Show laser focus through an engaging video lesson that explains the design of a laser. It includes an explanation of the behavior of photons as they work together to produce the laser.
Instructional Video4:28
SciShow

Schrödinger's iPad? New Breakthroughs in Quantum Computing

9th - 12th Standards
Are quantum computers the future of technology and security? The video explains what quantum computing is and how quantum computers are vastly different than traditional computers. The narrator details the benefits and downfalls of...
Instructional Video3:18
SciShow

Electromagnetism - Magnetic Force: The Four Fundamental Forces of Physics #4b

9th - 12th Standards
The magnets on a refrigerator are stronger than Earth's magnetic force. Watch a video that describes the fundamental force of magnetism. It relates magnetism to electricity and connects this to almost every type of electricity...
Instructional Video3:38
SciShow

Electromagnetism - Electrostatic Force: The Four Fundamental Forces of Physics #4a

9th - 12th Standards
An electrifying video explains the electricity portion of the electromagnetic force. It connects everything from lightning to static electricity. Diagrams and a visual aid assist in clarifying the role of electrons to the process to...
Instructional Video3:28
SciShow

Tractor Beams: Almost Real!

9th - 12th
Tractor beams attract an object from a distance and were first proposed in a science fiction novel published in 1931. A video explains how current tractor beams work, what they are able to move, and the limitations of moving things. It...
Instructional Video10:24
SciShow

Great Minds: Richard Feynman, The Great Explainer

9th - 12th
Who is known for his bongo playing and solving the hardest algebra problem of all time? Richard Feynman loved to solve puzzles and didn't handle being bored very well. He is known for the Feynman diagrams that explain quantum...
Instructional Video4:12
Be Smart

The Cosmic Afterglow

6th - 12th
A short video explains one piece of research that supports the Big Bang Theory. The discovery of the sound of radiation from the photons during the creation of our universe is a sound we all recognize as static, but we often...
Instructional Video5:35
Berkeley University of California

Photoelectrons

10th - Higher Ed
How much energy does it take for an electron jump from chromium metal? Using a formula, the instructor describes the procedure for determining the wavelength of light needed for a specific metal to eject electrons. 
Instructional Video6:34
Berkeley University of California

Photoelectric Effect-Tennis Ball

11th - Higher Ed
Different light has different energy! An informative video describes the photoelectric effect by describing the result of different wavelengths of light hitting metal. The instructor describes the threshold of releasing electrons as...
Instructional Video4:46
Berkeley University of California

Light Intensity-Geiger Counter

11th - Higher Ed
Light can be broken down into particles similar to atoms! The instructor in the video uses a thought experiment to describe the process of breaking down light into particles and introduces the energy of a photon formula. He then uses a...
Instructional Video4:58
TED-Ed

How Do Solar Panels Work?

4th - 8th Standards
What are those shiny things that people are installing on the roofs of their houses? Learn about the structure, function, and logistics of solar panels, as well as the challenges of using the sun's energy as our exclusive power source on...
Instructional Video4:42
TED-Ed

How to Detect a Supernova

7th - 12th Standards
While a star explodes every second or so in the observable universe, we can't observe a supernova in its first moments. Discover the fascinating science behind how astronomers and physicists are attempting to detect supernovas early...
Instructional Video4:37
TED-Ed

Sunlight Is Way Older than You Think

7th - 12th Standards
Light travels fast... really fast. But that doesn't mean it moves instantly from its source to whatever object it hits. After watching this video students will understand that once generated in the sun's core,...
Instructional Video4:52
TED-Ed

Particles and Waves: The Central Mystery of Quantum Mechanics

10th - Higher Ed Standards
Help young physicists make a quantum leap in their understanding of matter with this short instructional video. Tracing the early work of Max Planck, Albert Einstein, and others, this resource explains the science behind the...