Curated OER
Bowling Ball- Conservation of Energy
A homemade video of a physics teacher demonstrating the conservation of energy with a bowling ball pendulum. It is entertaining because he stands against a wall and releases the ball right in front of his face, trusting that because of...
Curated OER
Conservation of Energy
What is the point of the concepts of energy? Sal tackles this question in this video. After an explanation of conservation of energy, he works to describe how potential energy converts into kinetic energy. He uses an example of an uneven...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Energy and Enzymes: Introduction to Energy
Learn the basics of the conservation of energy in this video. Learn about potential and kinetic energy. [10:57]
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Science in Focus: Energy: Energy in Cycles
Video workshop explores the everyday activities, such as walking, running, or playing a stringed instrument, that generate energy cycles, as well as the reasons energy cycles diminish and the ways to keep them sustained. [58:20]
Other
Physics Girl: Is Energy Always Conserved?
When light passes through the universe and is redshifted by the expansion of space itself, how is energy conserved? The stretched light has a longer wavelength and therefore a lower energy. Is energy conserved? If so, where does it go?...
Other
Conservation of Energy in Waves
High school teacher Kate Nichols explains that wave energy is equal to the amplitude of a wave. Looks at different scenarios where we may notice that wave energy is being conserved or not. The conversion of wave energy into another type...
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Emission or Absorption Spectra
In the following video Paul Andersen explains how the photons emitted from or absorbed by an atom or nuclei is directly related to electrons moving between energy level. Absorption and emission are a direct result of the conservation of...
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Conservation of Energy
In the following video, Paul Andersen explains how energy can neither be created nor destroyed but may be transferred. Energy comes in many forms. [4:09]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: 1st Law: Conservation of Energy
This lesson will define the first law of thermodynamics, and use examples to illustrate conservation of energy.
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Science of Speed: Car Safety
Conservation of energy explains how this NASCAR race car driver was able to walk away from a horrific crash in 2008. See how the design of the car enabled it to absorb and transform kinetic energy, and protect the driver from injury. [5:30]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Conservation of Energy: Lesson 3
This lesson explains how energy can be transferred from one form to another, but is always conserved. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Conservation of Energy."
Crash Course
Crash Course Physics #23: Thermodynamics
Have you ever heard of a Perpetual Motion Machine? More to the point, have you ever heard of why Perpetual Motion Machines are impossible? One of the reasons is because of the first law of thermodynamics! In this video [10:04] episode of...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Work and Energy: Work/energy Problem With Friction
This video gives an example of a conservation of energy problem where all of the energy is not conserved. Understand how friction causes loss of energy. [10:04]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Practice With Conservation of Energy
Watch this video which provides example problems using the simplified conservation of energy equation. [7:47]
Yale University
Open Yale Courses: Physics 200: Fundamentals of Physics: Law of Conservation
Learn about the Law of Conservation of Energy as it applies in higher dimensions. Lecture formats include video, audio or printed transcript. Practice problems can be downloaded.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Work and Energy: Work and Energy (Part 2)
Continues the discussion of work, and introduces kinetic and potential energies. [9:52]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Work and Energy: Conservation of Energy
Discusses how to use the law of conservation of energy to see how potential energy is converted into kinetic energy. [10:07]
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #26: Thermodynamics
It's time to heat things up! LITERALLY! It's time for Hank to talk about the history of Thermodynamics!!! It's messy and there are a lot of people who came up with some ideas that worked and others that didn't and then some ideas that...
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
Paul Andersen explains how energy is conserved within a system. In both macroscopic and microscopic collisions, the amount of energy before the collision is equal to the amount after. He then defines heat as energy transfer between...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Circus Physics: Conservation of Energy
The aerial acrobatics of the Russian Barre routine require exquisite balance, timing, and years of training. That's not enough though; conservation of energy plays a big role as well. This video explores the basics of the three common...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Germany Phases Out Nuclear Power
Learn about Germany's controversial decision to end its nuclear energy program. [4:45]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lol Diagrams
David shows how LOL diagrams allow us to visually represent what we mean by conservation of energy as well as what we mean by an energy system. [14:59]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Work/energy Problem With Friction
Conservation of energy problem where all of the energy is not conserved.[10 min. 5 sec.]
Science for Kids
Science Kids: Nature Videos: Energy Saving Tips
Want some tips on how to conserve energy? This video reviews some great energy saving tips. [3:39]