SciShow
The Physics of Roller Coasters
Roller coasters give people the opportunity to experience physics in dramatic ways. In this episode of SciShow, we break down how physics work on roller coasters to give you the ride of your life!
SciShow
The Physics of Roller Coasters
Roller coasters give people the opportunity to experience physics in dramatic ways. In this episode of SciShow, we break down how physics work on roller coasters to give you the ride of your life!
TED Talks
Charles Elachi: The story behind the Mars Rovers
At Serious Play 2008, Charles Elachi shares stories from NASA's legendary Jet Propulsion Lab -- including tales and video from the Mars Rover project.
Bozeman Science
Gravitational Mass
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the gravitational mass is a measure of the force on an object in a gravitational field. The gravitational mass is based on the amount of material in an object and can be measured to a standard kg...
SciShow
Baumgartner's Super Sonic Dive
Hank acknowledges the amazing feat performed by Felix Baumgartner and answers many of your questions about why it is so amazing.
SciShow
Supersonic Free Fall and the New Element: Hankium?
Hank brings you the news of a newly discovered dinosaur he is kind of afraid to look at, a way to sequence your genome in less time than it takes to get your clothes dry cleaned, & two new adventures that will take place in space - one...
Curated Video
Parachutist's Descent: Analyzing Free Fall and Deceleration
This content outlines a two-phase approach to analyze a parachutist's descent: an initial period of free fall followed by a phase of deceleration after parachute deployment. It explains how to calculate the time spent in the air and the...
Curated Video
Understanding Free Fall: Calculating Height and Time from Impact Velocity
This content tackles a physics problem involving an object in free fall, specifically a pipe wrench. It outlines how to calculate the initial height from which the wrench was dropped and the duration of its fall using standard kinematic...
Curated Video
Physics Problem: Collision and Rotational Swing of a Rod-Block System
This content walks through a multi-step physics problem involving a block sliding down a frictionless surface and undergoing an inelastic collision with a pivoted rod, causing the combined system to swing upwards. It demonstrates the...
Curated Video
Principle of Conservation of Energy: Solving for Projectile Motion
This video demonstrates the principle of conservation of energy by solving a physics problem that determines the velocity of a ball at two different points during its projectile motion. It illustrates how mechanical energy remains...
Curated Video
The Physics of Falling Toast: Why It Lands Butter-Side Down (Solved Problem)
Ever wonder why toast often lands butter-side down? This video explains the rotational motion of a falling object in free fall and calculates the angular speeds required for butter-side down landings
Curated Video
Acceleration Due to Gravity
Unpack how objects accelerate under Earth’s gravity with g ≈ 9.8 m/s². This lesson explores motion near Earth’s surface, signs of g, and common misconceptions—plus why astronauts feel weightless in orbit!
Astrum
Why It's Nearly Impossible to Hit the Sun
Why shouldn't we throw garbage into the sun? Find out in this return of our series 'Astrum Answers'.
Science ABC
Newton’s Second Law: Spiderman And The Death Of Gwen Stacy
Did you know that Gwen stacy's death and Newton’s second law of motion have a connection? In the comics “The Amazing Spiderman”, Gwen Stacy dies after she is pushed off a bridge. Spiderman jumps behind her to catch her in his webbing,...
Flipping Physics
Projectile Motion - AP Physics 1: Kinematics Review Supplement
In this video, we continue our AP Physics 1 review by diving into kinematics and projectile motion. In this lesson, we walk through several multiple-choice problems related to projectile motion, which are similar to what you can expect...
Flipping Physics
Understanding Motion Graphs: Position, Velocity, and Acceleration in Physics
This section of Kinematics AP Physics review, we focus on motion graphs in physics. We explore how the slope of a position versus time graph represents velocity, while the slope of a velocity versus time graph represents acceleration....
Flipping Physics
Kinematics Review: Key Concepts and Applications
This review of Unit 1: Kinematics for AP Physics 1, we cover essential topics such as significant figures, conversions, vectors and scalars, and key kinematic equations. It emphasizes the importance of understanding vector quantities...
Flipping Physics
Understanding Relative Motion: One-Dimensional Frames of Reference in AP Physics 1
This section, we explain the concept of relative motion, emphasizing that the motion of an object depends on the observer's frame of reference. In AP Physics 1, relative motion is limited to one dimension. A common example involves two...
Flipping Physics
Projectile Motion - Components
Projectile motion components demonstrated: constant velocity in x, free all in y.
Flipping Physics
Dropping Dictionaries (Still) Doesn’t Defy Gravity, Duh!
Enjoy a shorter retelling of the original!
Flipping Physics
Projectile Motion - AP Physics 1: Kinematics Review Supplement
In this video, we continue our AP Physics 1 review by diving into kinematics and projectile motion. In this lesson, we walk through several multiple-choice problems related to projectile motion, which are similar to what you can expect...
Debunked
How To Survive Falling From A Plane Without A Parachute! #SURVIVAL #MYTHS #
You wake and suddenly you're no longer on the plane! But what are your chances and how do you increase your odds of surviving a fall from the cruising altitude of an airliner?
Flipping Physics
AP Physics C: Kinematics Review (Mechanics)
Calculus based review of conversions, velocity, acceleration, instantaneous and average velocity and acceleration, uniformly accelerated motion, free fall and free fall graphs, component vectors, vector addition, unit vectors, relative...
Flipping Physics
AP Physics 1: Kinematics Review
Review of all of the Kinematics topics covered in the AP Physics 1 curriculum. Plus some bonus introductory stuff.