In this video, we delve into a practical example to understand the buoyant force acting on submerged objects. We explore the physics behind a wood cylinder submerged in water, calculating the buoyant force and discussing common...

In this physics lesson, we dive into the concept of buoyant force by analyzing a hypothetical cube submerged in a fluid. We derive the equation for buoyant force, which is the upward force exerted on an object in a fluid, equal to the...

In the early 1900s massive airships ruled the sky, offering luxury commercial travel significantly faster than the steamships that ruled the waves. But a series of disasters, including the demise of Britain's R101 and culminating in the...

This program covers part 1 of the very important topic of the atomic theory of matter. We discuss how atoms combine together to form new compounds. Students review the law of conservation of mass and how the mass of the substances at the...

How does a small life vest keep a large human from drowning? Discover how life vest manufacturing uses physics to keep us safe in water.

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Archimedes principle states that if an object is submerged in a fluid, then the buoyant force acting on it is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by that object. Buoyant force exists because pressure increases as an object goes...

You throw a rock in water from your boat. Can you figure out what happens to the water level?

Archimedes is not just the owl from the Sword in the Stone. Although that's a sweet movie if you haven't seen it. He was also an old Greek dude who figured out a bunch of physics way before other people did. Some of this was discovered...

Upon viewing the Forces in Fluids video series, students will be able to do the following: Define fluids as substances that can easily flow and readily change shape. Explain that fluids flow because particles can easily move past each...