Instructional Video6:09
Corbett Maths

Density

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
A short video introduces the triangle that illustrates how to find any value given the other two in the density formula. Class members use the triangle to work several problems to find the mass, volume, or density of an object.
Instructional Video4:52
Physics Girl

Can You Solve the Boat Puzzle?

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Sometimes in physics, the logic is a little illogical. A video presentation shows how to use extreme cases to apply logic to physics stumpers. The examples pertain to displacement situations, but scholars can apply the concept to all...
Instructional Video5:47
Physics Girl

Why is the Universe Flat?

For Students 10th - Higher Ed Standards
British astronomer Sir Fred Hoyle first coined the term the Big Bang in 1950. The theory explains much of what we have observed in the universe, but it does leave some things unexplained. The video discusses the Cosmic Inflation...
Instructional Video11:53
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Crash Course

Population Ecology: The Texas Mosquito Mystery

For Teachers 7th - 12th
While 80 percent of people with West Nile Virus show no symptoms, in severe cases, it causes death by infecting the membranes around the spinal cord and brain. The video starts by making population ecology relevant. It includes density...
Instructional Video10:27
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Crash Course

Procrastination: Crash Course Study Skills #6

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Is it true that we are evolutionarily programmed to procrastinate? Sort of. Learn how the factors of expectancy and short-term rewards can contribute to procrastination, how they are related to the habits of our ancestors, how...
Lesson Plan4:21
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Teach Engineering

The Grand Challenge: Fix the Hip Challenge

For Teachers 10th - 12th
It may be time to get to know the skeletons in your family. The first lesson in a series of 5, introduces the class to the concept of osteoporosis. The class members brainstorm possible causes and whether the family should be concerned...
Instructional Video
Tyler DeWitt, PhD

Science With Tyler De Witt: Advanced Density Problem 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to solve for density when you need to calculate the volume of a cube. [2:49]
Instructional Video
Tyler DeWitt, PhD

Science With Tyler De Witt: Density Practice Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to use the density number like a conversion factor, to solve for mass or volume. Watch this video after the density introduction or before the more complicated video on density exercises that has unit conversion. [8:55]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Density Word Problem: Blimp

For Students 9th - 10th
Sal solves a word problem about the number of passengers a blimp can carry, using his knowledge of volume and density.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Buoyant Force Example Problems

For Students 11th - 12th
This video demonstrates how to solve problems involving Archimedes' principle and buoyant forces. [9:41]