Curated Video
Powering Your Life
Dr. Forrester defines the terms current, electricity, and static electricity by recognizing that electricity is a physical science that is important in daily life. She also compares and contrasts the properties of current electricity and...
Science Buddies
Build a Simple Steerable Robot
This video shows how to build your own simple steerable robot with a wired remote control. This makes the circuit very easy to build for beginners. You can use a solderless breadboard for easy construction, or solder your circuit to make...
Science Buddies
How to Blink an LED with Arduino
Learn how to blink an external LED connected to an Arduino digital I/O pin using the digitalWrite command. Visit the Science Buddies website for cool science projects you can do with an Arduino:...
Flipping Physics
Electric Potential Difference and Circuit Basics
The following topics are discussed: Electric Potential Energy, Electric Potential Difference, Electromotive Force, emf, Terminal Voltage, Basic Circuits, Current Direction, open, closed, and short circuits, electrical load, and light...
Curated Video
Batteries: Powering Devices with Chemical Energy
Batteries store chemical energy that can be converted into electricity, providing a source of power. By connecting a battery to a circuit, a chemical reaction takes place, causing a buildup of electrons at the anode and creating an...
Science Buddies
Basic Circuits Kit: Conductors and Insulators
This video shows how to use a few simple materials (lightbulb, batteries, and alligator clips) to create a circuit to light up a lightbulb. From there, the video shows how to use the circuit to experiment and determine if various...
Flipping Physics
Resistivity
Open vs. closed circuits are demonstrated. Conductors and insulators are shown in circuits. Resistivity is defined and the equation is analyzed. Resistivities of common materials are shown. Semiconductors are discussed. The temperature...
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding Electric Circuits
In this video, the teacher explains the concept of an electric circuit using a simple light bulb example. The video also highlights the importance of wires and a switch in controlling the flow of electricity. This video is part of the...
Visual Learning Systems
Introduction to Electric Circuits
In this video, we learn about electric circuits and their components. This video is part of the 8-part series, Electrical Circuits.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Experimenting With a Lemon Battery
Can a fresh lemon power a digital clock? In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, the cast shows you how this can be done and, in the process, discover how kids can be a part of an electric circuit. [5:05]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Exploring Conductivity: Kid Circuits
In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members join hands and become electron conductors to complete an electric circuit. [3:32]