SciShow Kids
The Amazing Power of Magnets | SciShow Kids Compilation
In this SciShow Kids compilation, Jessi and her friends at The Fort play with magnets and learn about how both animals and people use them to find their way around
SciShow
Why Scientists Briefly Thought the Earth Was Hollow
Our understanding of the world has to start somewhere! And while early ideas like the Hollow Earth Theory are mostly wrong and sound silly to us now, that doesn’t mean they weren’t important.
SciShow Kids
Make Your Own Compass!
Mister Brown and Squeaks are here to teach you all about the compass - and they will even help you make your own! NGSS Performance Expectations: 3-PS2-3: Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic...
Curated Video
Pole
Orbital poles are the two regions of a planet at the extremes of its rotational axis. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science...
Curated Video
Magnetism
Find out how magnetic and non-magnetic materials are separated at a junkyard using a giant magnet. Physical processes - Electricity and magnetism - Magnetism Learning Points Magnetism is a force that acts upon magnetic material. A...
Curated Video
Compass
Discover how a compass works and why the needle always points north. Physical processes - Electricity and magnetism - Using magnetism Learning Points The Earth has its own magnetic field. A compass needle is attracted towards the north...
Flipping Physics
Electromagnetic Induction
In this episode, the team explores the fascinating interplay between moving electric charges and magnetic fields, unveiling the reciprocal relationship where moving magnetic poles generate electric fields. Delving into electromagnetic...
Flipping Physics
Magnetic Fields and Magnetic Forces on Moving Charges
In this episode of Flipping Physics, we delve into the fascinating world of magnetic fields and dipoles. Exploring the properties of magnetic poles and dipoles, we emphasize how they interact and align just like electric charges. We...
Wonderscape
Fun with Magnets: Simple Experiments for Kids
Learn how to do easy and fun magnet experiments at home! Find out how a paperclip can "fly" and "dance" with the power of a magnet, see how magnets work through different materials, and even make your own magnet. These simple activities...
Wonderscape
The Wonders of Magnetism: An Everyday Phenomenon
Explore the role of magnets in our daily lives, from the fridge magnets holding up photos to the science behind compasses. This easy-to-understand guide covers the basics of how magnets work, including their attraction and repulsion...
FuseSchool
Earth and Compasses
Earth and Compasses Perhaps you’ve played with bar magnets or have a magnet on your fridge. But did you know that the earth is a giant magnet? In fact, this is how compasses work. In this video we’re going to look at the earth’s magnetic...
Flipping Physics
Magnetic Fields - Review for AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism review of magnetic fields including: the basics of magnetic dipoles, ferromagnetic and paramagnetic materials, the Earth’s B field, magnetic permeability, the magnetic force on a moving charge, the...
NASA
NASA | The Sun Reverses its Magnetic Poles
This visualization shows the position of the sun's magnetic fields from January 1997 to December 2013. The field lines swarm with activity: The magenta lines show where the sun's overall field is negative and the green lines show where...
Professor Dave Explains
Magnets and Magnetic Fields
Magnets are highly misunderstood, and often interpreted as magic. But they're not magic! It's just science. Let's learn about what magnets are and what produces magnetism so that we can sound super smart at dinner parties, yes?
Next Animation Studio
Earth's magnetic field can flip faster than previously thought
New research has found evidence that Earth's magnetic poles have shifted rapidly once before, and could lead to a global catastrophe should it happen again.
Mazz Media
Magnetism
Magnets can be found in many objects that we use everyday. Not only are they located in man-made objects, but magnetic materials can be found in nature as well. In fact, the mineral, magnetite, was found to have magnetic properties long...
Wonderscape
Science Kids: Magnetism and How Magnets Work
This video provides an introduction to magnets and magnetism, explaining how magnets work, their different poles, and their applications in everyday life. It also explores the Earth's magnetic field and its importance, as well as how...
PBS
The Dynamic Sun
Sunspots, solar flares, coronal mass ejections ... why is the sun so stirred up? Scholars watch animations of the interaction between moving plasma and magnetic fields and discuss the sun's behavior. The activity, part of NOVA's sun...
Physics Girl
Oxygen is Magnetic?!
Oxygen has many important properties ... such as sustaining most living things. But magnetism? Discover the behavior of oxygen in its chilly liquid form using a video from a larger playlist on physics. Watch as liquid oxygen is poured on...
SciShow
Electromagnetism - Magnetic Force: The Four Fundamental Forces of Physics #4b
The magnets on a refrigerator are stronger than Earth's magnetic force. Watch a video that describes the fundamental force of magnetism. It relates magnetism to electricity and connects this to almost every type of electricity...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electricity and Magnetism: Introduction to Magnetism
An introduction to magnetism.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Discovery of Magnetism: Compass Build (Stroke Direction)
An experiment that asks, does the direction that we stroke the needle determine the final orientation of a compass? [1:15]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electric Motor: Spinning Compass
By pulsing the connection to the battery we can cause a compass to spin. How is this working?
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Discovery of Magnetism: Neutralize a Compass
A demonstration of how to neutralize a compass using two needles. Why does this work?