Curated Video
GCSE Physics - Alternating (AC) and Direct Current (DC) #21
This video covers: - The difference between alternating current and direct current - Voltage-time graphs - Oscilloscopes General info: - Suitable for all GCSE and IGCSE courses - Suitable for higher and foundation tiers - Suitable for...
Curated Video
GCSE Physics - How Transformers Work #82
This video covers: - Brief summary of what transformers do (i.e. step up or step down the voltage) - How transformers work Exam board specific info: AQA - Separate/triple science and higher tier only IGCSE Edexcel - Separate/triple...
Crash Course
Voltage, Electric Energy, and Capacitors: Crash Course Physics #27
Help your classes realize their potential! A thorough lesson on potential electric energy helps scholars understand the basics of voltage and capacitors. The instructor also shows how to calculate electric potential energy in the 27th...
Flipping Physics
AP Physics 1: Electricity Review
Are your scientists needing a review of the electricity concepts that will appear on the AP Physics test? This fast-paced video offers a comprehensive review of the topic. It also includes common misconceptions and test-taking tips.
Curated OER
Electrical Circuits: Voltage
Voltage in relation to electrical circuits is the topic of this clip. First potential energy is explained in terms of gravity, then the idea is conveyed to describe how the chemicals in a battery act as potential energy for an electrical...
PBS
Solving the Storage Problem
Clean, renewable energy is there for the taking ... how do we save it until we need it? A short video, part of an energy unit from NOVA, discusses the challenges of creating and storing electrical energy efficiently. The narrator...
Bill Nye
Bill Nye The Science Guy on Energy
Energize your physical scientists with this little video on potential and kinetic energy, transformation of energy, and the generating of electricity. Bill Nye walks viewers through the process of burning coal to create steam, turn a...
Crash Course
The Nervous System – Action! Potential! (Part 2)
There are about 100,000 chemical reactions happening in your brain every second to help you sense and respond to the world around you. After a brief review of electricity, the narrator explores the action potential neurons used to sense...
Curated OER
Voltage and Current, Part 1
First in a two-part series, this video is comprised of diagrams, pictures, and animated images explaining how an imbalance of electrons causes them to move. Stored electric charge is revealed as potential energy, and a water tower...
TED-Ed
How Do Nerves Work?
This lesson won't get on your nerves! Find out how one kind of cell can cause comfort, terror, or pain in your brain. Comic strip and cartoon style animation is used to help explain the transmission of electrical nerve impulses and the...
Scholastic
Study Jams! Energy & Matter
After Sam knocks a glass off the lunchroom table, he uses it as a springboard for explaining kinetic and potential energy. He mentions that sound is a type of kinetic energy and introduces the different forms of energy: thermal,...
American Chemical Society
What Is Energy?
Kids sure do seem to have a lot of energy, but what exactly is energy? A video explains many different types of energy, starting with potential and kinetic. It highlights the most common forms of potential energy, including nuclear,...
PBS
Putting Energy to Use
From burning wood for heat to riding a bicycle, converting one form of energy into another is an everyday process! Using a video clip, learners discover the sources of the thermal, mechanical, and electrical energies that make our lives...
MinuteEarth
How to Survive a Lightning Strike
What should you do if you are in the middle of a field when a lightning storm approaches? The video considers the best options for clothing, body position, and more. It highlights how cars and homes protect you from lightning and what...
DoodleScience
Charge, Current and Voltage
This brief video provides definitions for charge, current, and voltage and compares and contrasts these terms. The video also discusses coulomb, amps, and joules.
Crash Course
The Nervous System – Synapses! (Part 3)
The narrator of this short video breaks down synapses and how they work in video number 10 in a series of 47 about the human body. It specifically focuses on electrical and chemical synapses and how they work, and ends by exploring...
Crash Course
Smart Tattoos and Tiny Robots: Crash Course Engineering #37
What does the future hold for implantable devices? An informative video discusses the history of devices implanted in the human body starting with the first pace maker. After a discussion of the hurdles people must consider when...
Educreations
The Electrolysis of Water
What do you create with the electrolysis of water — and why? Answer this question and others with the in-depth video perfect for learners new to the concept. The instructor explains the significance of the positive and negative electrode...
Bozeman Science
PS3C - Relationship Between Energy and Forces
How do you help your pupils understand the relationship between energy and forces? The video tackles standard PS3C using a concept map and demonstrations. The narrator also provides key vocabulary scholars should master at each grade level.
Crash Course
Fluid Flow and Equipment: Crash Course Engineering #13
Bernoulli knows best (at least about fluid mechanics). The 13th installment in the Crash Course Engineering series focuses on Bernoulli's principle. Viewers learn the relationship between the speed and pressure of fluids by watching a...
DoodleScience
The Energy Types
How many types of energy can you name? A video introduces all 10 types of energy and gives a brief explanation of each.
PBS
Energy Defined
What is energy, and why do we need so much of it? Scholars explore the definition of energy as it relates to both conversion and consumption with a video and discussion questions. Part of an energy unit from NOVA, the resource provides a...
Crash Course
The Biggest Problems We're Facing Today and the Future of Engineering: Crash Course Engineering #46
Be the future of engineering. Scholars learn about the future of engineering, particularly in the areas of sustainability, infrastructure, security, health, and general quality of life. The informational video looks at several examples,...
Flipping Physics
AP Physics 1: Equations to Memorize
Saving the best for last, the final video in the series of 12 covers all of the equations young physicists should memorize because they are not on the equation sheet provided at the time of AP Physics 1 exam. This fast-paced video even...
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