Physics Girl
We Turned this Truck into a GIANT CAMERA!
We made a pinhole camera in the back of a Uhaul! This pinhole camera is the best way to see an eclipse!
NASA
NASA’s NICER Finds X-ray Boosts in the Crab Pulsar’s Radio Bursts
Scientists using data from NASA’s Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) telescope on the International Space Station have discovered X-ray surges accompanying radio bursts from the pulsar in the Crab Nebula. The finding...
NASA
NASA Missions Unveil Magnetar Eruptions in Nearby Galaxies
On April 15, a brief burst of high-energy light swept through the solar system, triggering instruments on many NASA missions. Now, multiple international science teams conclude that the blast came from a supermagnetized stellar remnant...
Healthcare Triage
Choosing Wisely is a Great Idea. Does it Work?
If you don't know what Choosing Wisely is, start with our HCT episode on it. If you do, then still watch it. It's good.
NASA
NASA | What Are Gamma Rays?
What we call "light" is actually just a tiny fraction of the broad range of radiation on the electromagnetic radiation spectrum. The entire span stretches from very-low-energy radio waves through microwaves, infrared light, visible...
NASA
OSIRIS-REx Tech - Surveying an Asteroid with X-rays
NASAs OSIRIS-REx mission launches in September 2016 and plans to return a sample of asteroid Bennu to Earth in 2023. This video profiles a student-built instrument aboard the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft called REXIS - the Regolith X-Ray...
Brian McLogan
What is a radian
👉 Learn about angles in trigonometry. An angle is the figure formed by two rays sharing the same endpoint. The two rays are called the sides of the angle while the common endpoint of the two rays is called the vertex of the angle. Angle...
Brave Wilderness
Stingray Feeding Time!
In this segment of On Location, Coyote visits the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum for Stingray feeding time! The middle of the desert is not typically the place one would think to visit for an up close Stingray encounter but that’s all...
NASA
NASA | Missions Take an Unparalleled Look into Superstar Eta Carinae
Eta Carinae is a binary system containing the most luminous and massive star within 10,000 light-years. A long-term study led by astronomers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, combined data from NASA...
NASA
NASA | Highlights of Swift's Decade of Discovery
NASA's Swift satellite rode to orbit aboard a Delta II rocket on November 20, 2004, and it's still going strong. Swift's unique instrumentation allows it to quickly locate an interesting high-energy outburst, automatically determine its...
Brian McLogan
What is a radian and how does it compare to degree measure
👉 Learn about angles in trigonometry. An angle is the figure formed by two rays sharing the same endpoint. The two rays are called the sides of the angle while the common endpoint of the two rays is called the vertex of the angle. Angle...
Brian McLogan
Understanding the basics of angles in trigonometry
👉 Learn about angles in trigonometry. An angle is the figure formed by two rays sharing the same endpoint. The two rays are called the sides of the angle while the common endpoint of the two rays is called the vertex of the angle. Angle...
Brian McLogan
What is the arc length of a sector and how do you find it
👉 Learn about angles in trigonometry. An angle is the figure formed by two rays sharing the same endpoint. The two rays are called the sides of the angle while the common endpoint of the two rays is called the vertex of the angle. Angle...
Brian McLogan
What is an angle
Learn all about angles. An angle is a figure formed by two rays sharing a common endpoint. An angle can be classified as acute, right, obtuse, straight or refrex. An acute angle is an angle which measures less than 90 degrees. A right...
Schooling Online Kids
The Life Stage Series: Physical Development - Sophia's Super Skin
Sophia loves going to the park when Sunny is up in the sky. But she hates putting on sunscreen! When Sophia gets sunburnt, she feels so disappointed – she must stay inside to recover, even though it is so sunny and beautiful outside! How...
Brian McLogan
What is an angle?
👉 Learn about angles in trigonometry. An angle is the figure formed by two rays sharing the same endpoint. The two rays are called the sides of the angle while the common endpoint of the two rays is called the vertex of the angle. Angle...
Brian McLogan
What are acute, obtuse, right, and straight angles
👉 Learn how to define angle relationships. Knowledge of the relationships between angles can help in determining the value of a given angle. The various angle relationships include: vertical angles, adjacent angles, complementary angles,...
Brian McLogan
What is a unit circle basics
👉 Learn about the points on the unit circle. A unit circle is a circle which radius is 1 and is centered at the origin in the cartesian coordinate system. To construct the unit circle we take note of the points where the unit circle...
NASA
NASA's Fermi Mission Shows How Luck Favors the Prepared
In 2017, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope played a pivotal role in two important breakthroughs occurring just five weeks apart. But what might seem like extraordinary good luck is really the product of research, analysis,...
Curated Video
How Do Rainbows Form?
In this video, you will learn how rainbows are formed through the behavior of light waves. Sunlight, composed of different wavelengths, enters raindrops, causing the light to split into a multitude of colors. As the light refracts and...
Brian McLogan
Naming the rays in a given figure
👉 Learn how to label points, lines, and planes. A point defines a position in space. A line is a set of points. A line can be created by a minimum of two points. A plane is a flat surface made up of at least three points. A point is...
Brian McLogan
Classifying angle measures from a figure
Learn all about angles. An angle is a figure formed by two rays sharing a common endpoint. An angle can be classified as acute, right, obtuse, straight or refrex. An acute angle is an angle which measures less than 90 degrees. A right...
Brian McLogan
What is the vertex of an angle?
👉 Learn about angles in trigonometry. An angle is the figure formed by two rays sharing the same endpoint. The two rays are called the sides of the angle while the common endpoint of the two rays is called the vertex of the angle. Angle...
NASA
OSIRIS-REx Observes a Black Hole
University students and researchers working on a NASA mission orbiting a near-Earth asteroid have made an unexpected detection of a phenomenon 30,000 light-years away. Last fall, the student-built Regolith X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer...