Physics Girl
Crazy pool vortex
This unique phenomenon can be easily reproduced in a pool on a sunny day.
Professor Dave Explains
Practice Problem: The Mini-Golf Windmill
Who doesn't love mini-golf? Especially when you've got money riding on it, and especially when you've got some physics knowledge up your sleeve. Go ahead and impress your friends by getting through the windmill obstacle, thanks to a...
Curated Video
Understanding Contact and Non-Contact Forces and Gravity
This video provides an explanation of the differences between contact forces and non-contact forces, with a particular focus on the force of gravity. The speaker defines what a force is and how it interacts with objects. They provide...
Curated Video
Why Is Static Friction Greater Than Kinetic Friction?
Friction is the resistance that one object or surface experiences when moving over another object or surface. The two types of friction that come into play when moving two objects against one another are static and kinetic. Static...
Flipping Physics
Experimentally Graphing the Force of Friction
To help understand the force of friction, mr.p pulls on a wooden block using a force sensor.
Curated Video
The Robbers Cave Experiment: Understanding Tribal Conflict
This video covers the Robbers Cave experiment, which was a controversial study conducted in 1954 that manipulated groups of boys from competing camps to fight each other. The study's findings established the realistic conflict theory,...
Schooling Online
Physics Introduction to Statics and Dynamics: Forces and Newton's Laws - Inertia
Although the impromptu surgery was a success, Shannon is taken to the hospital. This lesson will define inertia and apply Newton’s Law of Inertia.
Definitions included: inertia
Misconceptions included: inertia is a force, objects only...
Planet PE
GCSE PE- Synovial Joints structure and Exam question
In this video I use a past AQA exam question to help you understand the structure of a synovial joint and how to gain full marks on the question set.
Next Animation Studio
International Space Station set to plunge to Earth
NASA plans to burn the International Space Station in Earth’s atmosphere, before allowing the unburnt parts to crash into the ocean.
Science360
Snake Locomotion
How do snakes move? A mathematician unlocks the secret to how snakes move forward.
Flipping Physics
2 Masses on a Pulley - Torque Demonstration
0.100 kg and 0.200 kg masses hang from either side of a frictionless #Pulley with a rotational inertia of 0.0137 kg·m^2 and radius of 0.0385 m. (a) What is the #AngularAcceleration of the pulley? (b) What is the #TensionForce in each...
Mazz Media
Reviewing Newton's First Law of Motion
This video discusses the important aspects of Newton’s First Law of Motion. Combining live-action examples and animated diagrams, students will learn that the natural motion of an object is to move at a constant speed and in a straight...
Schooling Online
Physics Introduction to Statics and Dynamics: Forces and Newton's Laws - Contact Forces Part 1
A birthday party isn’t complete without cake, music and drama! This lesson will introduce the most common types of contact forces encountered in Physics.
Definitions included: contact force, normal force, friction force, static friction,...
Flipping Physics
Calculating the Uncertainty of the Coefficient of Friction
10 trials to calculate the coefficient of static friction and how to calculate the uncertainty of this measurement.
Science360
Science of the Winter Olympic Games - Engineering Competition Suits
At the 2014 Olympics, long track speed skater Shani Davis will be wearing what may be one of the most advanced competition suits ever engineered. Under Armour Innovation lab's Kevin Haley and polymer scientist and engineer Sarah Morgan,...
Wonderscape
Science Kids: Six Simple Machines
In this video, students will learn about six simple machines: lever, inclined plane, wedge, wheel and axle, pulley, and screw. They will understand the basic principles of how these machines work and how they can make our lives easier by...
Flipping Physics
Do Anti-lock Brakes use Static or Kinetic Friction? by Billy
Billy analyzes ABS brakes to show the difference between Rolling without Slipping and Rolling with Slipping. He also answers the question in the title of the video, but why would I write that in the description?
Flipping Physics
Simple Harmonic Motion - Graphs of Mechanical Energies
Kinetic energy and elastic potential energy as functions of time graphs for a horizontal mass-spring system in simple harmonic motion are demonstrated. Conservation of energy is shown.
Virtually Passed
Derivation of Pendulum equations method 1
Derivation of Pendulum equations method 1
Curated Video
Charging by Friction: Understanding and Demonstrating the Transfer of Electric Charge Between Insulators
This video explains the concept of charging by friction. The video presents experiments and demonstrations to show how two insulators become charged and how opposite charges attract while like charges repel each other. The video also...
Rock 'N Learn
Physical Science : Electric Circuits
Physical Science for Kids is the fun way to learn important facts about physical science and get ready for tests. Take a fascinating journey to the Super Science Station to learn about electric circuits.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
A Crack in the Mystery of Oobleck: Friction Thickens Fluids
NIST materials scientist John Royer explains the science behind “oobleck” – and other shear-thickening fluids – in this NIST in 90 (seconds) video, potentially putting an end to a long-running scientific debate. Royer is the lead author...
Curated Video
Calculating Work and Energy Transfer in Different Situations
This video explains the concept of work and energy transfer when a force is used to displace an object. The video demonstrates how to calculate work done and the energy transferred in different situations. The video provides examples...
Institute of Human Anatomy
The Anatomy of Skin Thickness: Why We Get Wrinkles
This video explains the variability of skin thickness in different parts of the body and how it affects the aging process. It also discusses the impact of gender and ethnicity on skin thickness and its implications for cosmetics, plastic...