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Physics Girl
What weightlessness feels like on Zero-G planes
The zero g plane, also known as a parabolic flight, or the vomit comet, flies in parabolic trajectories to give a brief experience of weightlessness. This flight, operated by Novespace in Bordeaux, France, offered 14 weightless...
Flipping Physics
Deriving Escape Velocity of Planet Earth
Escape velocity is defined and illustrated. The escape velocity of planet Earth is derived.
FuseSchool
Balanced & Unbalanced Forces
Balanced & Unbalanced Forces | Forces & Motion | Physics | FuseSchool How do we find out whether the forces acting on an object are balanced or unbalanced? Learn in this video from the "Forces and Motion" chapter of the FuseSchool GCSE /...
Flipping Physics
Introduction to Free-Fall and the Acceleration due to Gravity
In this lesson we extend our knowledge of Uniformly Accelerated Motion to include freely falling objects. We talk about what Free-Fall means, how to work with it and how to identify and object in Free-Fall. Today I get to introduce so...
ProEdify
Understanding Non-Conservative Forces: Kinetic Friction and Air Resistance
This video introduces the concept of non-conservative forces, focusing on kinetic friction and air resistance as examples. It explains how these forces cause mechanical energy to change or dissipate within a system, converting kinetic...
Debunked
What Happens When You Drop A Penny Off The Empire State Building?
Can throwing a penny off of the top of the Empire State Building lead to a murder charge, and what is surprisingly more deadly?
Science Buddies
Make a Parachute
Have you ever wondered what a parachute and an open rain jacket have in common? They both trap air and slow you down when you move fast! In this activity, you design a parachute for a miniature action figure. Tissue paper or a plastic...
Curated Video
Olympic champion track cyclist Katie Archibald to miss Paris Games after freak accident
British two-time Olympic champion track cyclist Katie Archibald will miss the Paris Games after breaking two leg bones in a freak accident.
Physics Girl
Can You Solve These Physics Riddles? (Part 1/3)
Physics Girl and Simone Giertz team up to challenge each other to answer science riddles as part of an extensive video series on physics. In a subset of three videos, both physics and electronics questions challenge viewers to apply past...
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
MLK: Nonviolence is the Most Powerful Weapon
A short video interview with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. provides young social scientists with an opportunity to hear directly from King about his commitment to non-violent organized resistance and why he believed it is the most powerful...
Smithsonian Institution
Falling 101
Although gravity is something everyone experiences, many have misconceptions tied to the concept. A PD lesson from the Good Thinking series explores misconceptions and how to correct them. The lesson also offers ideas for demonstrations...
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...
Physics Girl
The Physics Behind a Curveball - The Magnus Effect
Need to put a new spin on your motion lesson plan? Add a short video from an engaging physics playlist! Your class will get a kick out of examining the science behind a soccer curveball. Scholars discover how the movement of air at...
Physics Girl
How to Curve a Ball Backwards Using Science
That's the way the ball bounces ... or does it? An episode of a physics playlist examines the behavior of different types of balls when kicked. Learners experience the magnus effect as they watch while one ball curves to the...
Physics Girl
Fire in Freefall - Rare Physics Experiment
What happens when fire is less affected by gravity? Observe the behavior of fire in a fantastic freefall experiment! A video from the an engaging physics playlist explains the relationship between a flame's shape, buoyancy force, and...
National Science Foundation
Suit Up—Science of the Winter Olympics
You are what you wear! Learn the complex design strategies that result in the competition clothing seen in the Olympics. Scientists consider the requirement of each sport, which typically results in resisting air drag.
National Science Foundation
Air Lift—Science of the Winter Olympics
Up, up, and away! Young scholars learn how to apply physics to a successful ski jump. An interesting video lesson compares and contrasts drag and lift in the context of a ski jump.
National Science Foundation
Banking on Speed—Science of the Winter Olympics
Get on the right track! Young scholars learn about the importance of momentum and friction during a bobsled ride. A video lesson speaks to a bobsled designer to explain how he considers the physics during the design process.
Veritasium
Galileo the Scientific Parrot
Not all falling objects accelerate at the same rate ... unless you remove air resistance. A video lesson compares a feather falling in the air to one falling in a vacuum. Removing air resistance causes a feather and coin to fall at the...
Bozeman Science
Free Body Diagrams
How can you keep track of all the forces acting on an object? Pupils learn how to use a free body diagram to represent the forces acting on an object. After explaining the different forces, the instructor leads viewers through a series...
Crash Course Kids
Danger! Falling Objects
The rate at which an object falls to Earth is not completely based upon gravitational pull, but rather the air. This is the focus of a video that explains how air resistance and gravity work together.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Acids and Bases: Testing Rocket Cars
In this ZOOM video segment, cast members make bottle rocket cars using lemon juice and baking soda, and experiment with different ways of launching the cars. [4:46]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Impact Velocity From Given Height
Video tutorial shows how to determine how fast something will be traveling upon impact when it is released from a given height. [11:42]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Gravitation: Would a Brick or Feather Fall Faster?
Learn about whether a feather or a brick would fall faster on the moon in this video lecture. Understand how air resistance affects how objects fall to Earth. [10:34]