Curated Video
How Did Saturn Get Its Rings?
Since Galileo first sighted Saturn, scientists have been baffled by its beautiful rings. What are they made of and where did they come from? Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. Saturn's rings were first discovered by Galileo in...
Curated Video
Earth's Twin
Billions of years ago, Earth collided with its twin planet Theia. The impact and resulting geophysical changes prepared Earth for complex life. Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. 4 billion years ago Earth had a twin called...
Curated Video
Planet Kevin
In the hunt for new planets, scientists look for stars that wobble. Astronomy student, Kevin, used this science to discover his own planet. Physics - Universe - Learning Points. Planet hunters use powerful telescopes to examine distant...
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The Moon and Spring Tides
How the Moon affects daily tides and drives extreme spring tides, when the Sun and Moon align. Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. The Moon creates and controls the tides. Its gravitational pull causes ocean water to bulge...
Curated Video
The Search for Dark Matter
Deep underground in a disused mine in Yorkshire, scientists are searching for particles that can't be seen and have never been detected, but might bind our Universe together. Physics - Universe - Learning Points. Dark matter is believed...
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What is an Orbit?
How the orbit of the planets is dictated by mass and the force of gravity. Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. The curved path of one object around another is its orbit. Objects orbit due to the effects of gravity. The...
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Gravity – True or false
True or false ... The Moon has a greater gravitational pull than the Earth? Physical processes -Force and motion - Gravity Learning Points The Moon has a weaker gravitational pull than the Earth. A Twig Tidbit Film - True or False? The...
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What is gravity?
Find out how gravity affects our everyday life. Physical processes -Force and motion - Gravity Learning Points Gravity is a force that pulls everything in the Universe together. The Earth's gravity pulls everything towards its centre. A...
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Matter and its Construction: States and Properties of Matter
By the end of this learning object, the student will be able to: Recognize the concept of matter. List the properties of matter. Compare among the three state of matters.4426
Wonderscape
Flight Forces: Exploring Weight in Aviation
Explore the concept of weight as one of the four fundamental forces acting on airplanes during flight. Learn how weight, the gravitational force pulling objects toward the Earth's center, interacts with lift to determine an aircraft's...
Curated Video
GCSE Physics - What is an Orbit? #86
This video covers: - What an orbit is - Why objects orbit rather than flying off or being sucked in - Why we consider orbiting objects to be continually accelerating - Why objects with a smaller orbit have to travel faster Exam board...
Ancient Lights Media
The Force of Gravity and the Birth of the Solar System
This video examines the force of gravity and looks at its critical role in the formation of the sun and planets of our solar system.
Ancient Lights Media
The Outer Planets of the Solar System - Volume One: Jupiter and Saturn: The “Gas Giants” - Solar System Series
This video examines details relating to the planets Jupiter, Saturn and their moons.
Curated Video
Universal Law of Gravitation
Universal Law of Gravitation explores Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation by defining and providing examples.
Curated Video
Inner and Outer Planets
Inner and Outer Planets compares and contrasts the properties of the inner and outer planets.
Curated Video
Phases of the Moon
“Phases of the Moon” will explain the moon’s different phases and why they appear as they do from Earth.
Physics Girl
The Boat/Rock Brainteaser ft Simone Giertz part 2/3
0:22 - riddle #1 - the falling wooden and iron balls 1:54 - answer to riddle #1 4:20 - simone asks me a question about transistors! 5:40 - riddle #2 - the boat/rock puzzle
Astrum
How big can planetary systems get?
How big do you think our solar system is? Up until Pluto? A bit beyond? How big can other solar systems get?
Physics Girl
What is Dark Matter? A Mystery of the Universe
You've probably heard the term Dark Matter, but what is it, and how do we know it exists?
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Space Tourism and Commercialization
Mike Read, International Space Station Commercial Space Utilization Manager, discusses NASA's new directive that further opens up the station for commercialization and space tourism with the goal of developing a robust economy in...
TMW Media
Searching for Life in the Galaxy: How to find planets outside our solar system
How do stars form? How do planets form? How do scientist find other planets? Searching for Life in the Galaxy, Part 3
NASA
Gravity Assist: Gravity Assist Podcast: Mapping the Moon, with Noah Petro
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, launched 10 years ago this month, has made groundbreaking discoveries about the Moon, and will pave the way for future human exploration with NASA's Artemis mission.
Mazz Media
Air
This live-action video program is about the word air. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word air through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated...