Physics Girl
The Physics of Weightless Flight
Ever wonder what it's like to feel weightless? Hop aboard the Vomit Comet and find out! A video from a large physics playlist features the parabolic airplane flight used to simulate weightlessness. Young physicists discover how the...
Veritasium
Is There Gravity In Space?
Does space have its own gravity? And, if so, why do astronauts just float around in the space station? Science sleuths examine the forces acting upon astronauts in the International Space Station with help from the narrator. He...
Veritasium
Why Are Astronauts Weightless?
Where is gravity when you need it? Explore Earth's hold on the astronauts at the International Space Station. The narrator of a short video asks museum visitors why they think the astronauts float when they are still very close to Earth....
Curated OER
Roller Coaster Science
The science of roller coasters is explained along with Newton's Laws of Physics, to an extent. Show to your physics class for a little fun explanation of gravity.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How Would You Turn a Bolt in Space?
In this fast-paced NASA Brain Bites video, an astronaut demonstrates the impact of microgravity on the use of tools in space. [0:47]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Physics: Gravitation: Gravity for Astronauts in Orbit
A video showing why astronauts nearing Earth still appear weightless. Learn that there is actually gravity but the astronauts are falling and moving at such a rate that they appear to not be under the influence of gravity. [7:11]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Newton's Third Law of Motion: Astronauts in Outer Space
In this video segment adapted from NOVA, NASA learns hard lessons from the first American attempt to do work while "walking" in space. The video also explores Newton's third law of motion. [4:50]