Bozeman Science
Potential and Kinetic Energy
Mr. Andersen explains the difference between potential and kinetic gravitational energy. He also uses physics to calculate the energy in various objects.
World Science Festival
The Moth: Chasing My Memories - Lucy Hawking
Lucy Hawking, daughter of Stephen Hawking, reminisces about her family and discovers the limitations of physics. The Moth and World Science Festival team up to bring you poignant, hilarious and unpredictable stories of science....
Physics Girl
Science Outreach Resources, Channel Update, and 1000 Subscriber celebration!
Reading Comments
Higgsino Physics
The hot chocolate effect
How does the hot chocolate effect work? The weird pitch frequency coming for your coffee. The speed of sound changes when water and a powder mixes. Air is created and slowly fly out of the system. But air changes the bulk modulus and...
Physics Girl
What happens when black holes collide? | EXPERT ANSWERS PHYSICS GIRL QUESTIONS
What happens when black holes collide? What is the speed of gravity? There are so many weird questions related to gravitational waves.
Physics Girl
How science explains monster waves
Rogue waves - enormous, spontaneous surface waves in the open ocean - were once the tall tales of sailors. They are waves that reach 2-3x taller than the largest average waves in the area, reaching heights of 75 – 100ft. With the help of...
Physics Girl
7 Science Tricks with Surface Tension
Surface tension holds the surface molecules of liquids tightly together and makes for some fun experiments!
Curated Video
Powering Your Life
Dr. Forrester defines the terms current, electricity, and static electricity by recognizing that electricity is a physical science that is important in daily life. She also compares and contrasts the properties of current electricity and...
Curated Video
The Science of Terminal Velocity: Explained with Newton's First Law of Motion
The video explains how air resistance affects the motion of a falling object and eventually causes it to reach a constant speed or terminal velocity. The first law of motion is applied to demonstrate the decrease in acceleration as the...
Physics Girl
Cosmic Inflation with Alan Guth | EXPERT ANSWERS PHYSICS GIRL QUESTIONS
Inflation video with Alan Guth:
Curated Video
The Science of Seeing - Part 2
Part 2 of a 2-part series, students will continue to learn that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen. This animated sequel expands on the original experiment set out in Part 1. Students will make a...
Curated Video
How to Determine the Speed of a Wave on a String: Physics Experiment
This video explains how to conduct an experiment to determine the speed of a wave on a string. It shows the steps involved, such as setting up the string or wire, creating a wave on it, and adjusting the distance between the two ends to...
Curated Video
Communicating Physics
Imperial College cosmologist Claudia de Rham describes her encounters with members of the general public and her conviction that it's important not to convey to the public that ideas in progress are not "the final answer".
Science Buddies
Solubility Science – STEM Activity
How long do you think you could survive without drinking any water? Only three to four days! Your body needs water to function properly. We also rely on water for cooking, cleaning and many other activities. You might not think about...
Science Buddies
Train Wheel Science
Have you ever watched a train roll by? If so, you might have wondered how the train is able to stay on its tracks. The secret lies in the train's wheels. Although they seem cylindrical at first glance, when looking more closely you will...
MinutePhysics
Can We Survive Curiosity?
There's a March for Science happening all over the world: http://marchforscience.com This is a video about how science is both inherently political and apolitical. And how hopefully we won't end up in nuclear war... REFERENCES: Language...
MinutePhysics
Why Masks Work BETTER Than You'd Think
Thanks to the Heising-Simons foundation for their support: https://www.hsfoundation.org (their COVID-19 grants: https://www.hsfoundation.org/grants/covid-19-response-grants/ ) Check out https://aatishb.com/maskmath to explore and for...
MinutePhysics
How Entropy Powers The Earth (Big Picture Ep. 4/5)
This video is about how we don't just need energy to power our lives, we need *low entropy* energy! Thanks to Google Making and Science for supporting this series, and to Sean Carroll for collaborating on it! This video is about how we...
SciShow Kids
The Great Button Solution! | Solving Problems with Engineering | SciShow Kids
Bill and Webb want to reach a button that is really high up on the wall, so Mister Brown teaches them how to use engineering and teamwork to make a high up button pusher! K-2 Next Generation Science Standards Science and Engineering...
MinutePhysics
Quantum SHAPE-SHIFTING: Neutrino Oscillations
Thanks to the Heising-Simons Foundation for supporting this video: http://www.heisingsimons.org CRAZY Double Pendulum Footnote: https://youtu.be/gbJYK7q5ejY This video is about the phenomenon of neutrino oscillations, which is where...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Mary's Room: A philosophical thought experiment - Eleanor Nelsen
Imagine a neuroscientist who has only ever seen black and white things, but she is an expert in color vision and knows everything about its physics and biology. If, one day, she sees color, does she learn anything new? Is there anything...