Instructional Video4:13
Curated Video

Analyzing an Aircraft's Bomb Release Trajectory: Projectile Motion

12th - Higher Ed
This content details the analysis of a bomb's projectile motion released from a diving aircraft. It explains how to determine the time the bomb remains in the air and the initial height of release by breaking down the aircraft's initial...
Instructional Video4:08
Curated Video

Projectile Motion: Analyzing an Angry Bird's Trajectory

12th - Higher Ed
This content provides a detailed analysis of a projectile motion problem, using the scenario of an "angry bird" passing over two posts. It demonstrates how to determine the time of flight to reach a specific height using vertical...
Instructional Video21:11
Physics Girl

2D Motion - Physics 101 / AP Physics 1 Review with Dianna Cowern

9th - 12th
Lesson 3 (2D Motion & Kinematics) of Dianna's Intro Physics Class on Physics Girl. Never taken physics before? Want to learn the basics of physics? Need an AP Physics 1 review before the exam? This course is for you! Exercises in this...
Instructional Video5:07
Science360

Science of the Olympic Winter Games Figure Skating Physics

12th - Higher Ed
Figure skating has become one of the most popular events at the Winter Olympics. Head of the Physics Department at the University of Michigan Brad Orr explains that good balance, or stability, is basic to everything a skater does--and...
Instructional Video4:16
Science360

Projectile Motion & Parabolas - Science of NFL Football

12th - Higher Ed
"Science of NFL Football" is a 10-part video series funded by the National Science Foundation and produced in partnership with the National Football League. In this segment, NBC's Lester Holt looks at the science of projectile motion...
Instructional Video5:37
Science360

Science of the Winter Olympics Figure Skating

12th - Higher Ed
Every four years, we watch the stakes for Olympic figure skaters get higher, as they try to increase rotation in the air with their triple axels and quadruple toe loops. How do they do that? It's a scientific principle that we asked...
Instructional Video
National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Science of the Winter Olympics: Figure Skating

9th - 10th
Every four years, we watch the stakes for Olympic figure skaters get higher, as they try to increase rotation in the air with their triple axels and quadruple toe loops. How do they do that? It's a scientific principle that Olympic...
Instructional Video
National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Projectile Motion & Parabolas

9th - 10th
Students learn about the science of NFL football. The video discusses projectile motion, parabolas, and the significance of velocity on the trajectory every time an NFL punter kicks a football into the sky. [4:16]