Physics Girl
The ULTRAVIOLET CATASTROPHE
How did the field of quantum mechanics come about in the first place? The Rayleigh-Jeans catastrophe, also known as the ultraviolet catastrophe was a prediction by the Rayleigh-Jeans law that a blackbody would radiate infinite amounts of...
Curated Video
Unveiling the Mystery: Black Holes and Their Enigmatic Nature
This video provides a brief yet intriguing overview of black holes, explaining their formation, characteristics, and different types. It highlights the challenges scientists face in directly observing black holes and explores the...
The Viral Fever
Are Microwaves a Help or Hazard?
Are microwaves dangerous? We investigate the invisible and turn the heat, on microwaves. Help or hazard?
NASA
NASA | How to Cook a Comet
A comet's journey through the solar system is perilous and violent. Before it reaches Mars - at some 230 million miles away from the sun - the radiation of the sun begins to cook off the frozen water ice directly into gas. This is called...
FuseSchool
PHYSICS - Radiation - Nuclear Fusion
At the start of the 20th century scientists had a good estimate of how old the Earth was. At least several billion years of age. This led to the tricky question as to how the Sun not only generated heat and light, but how it had done...
ATHS Engineering
The Laws of Thermodynamics
Now that we're done with circuits, we are going to talk about heat transfer and temperature. This video explains the laws of thermodynamics and covers the three methods of energy transfer (conduction, convection, and radiation, as well...
Curated Video
Understanding Thermal Radiation: Absorption and Emission of Infrared Energy
This video explains how thermal energy is transferred by infrared radiation and compares the ability of different material surfaces to absorb and emit this radiation. Examples of different objects and surfaces are given to illustrate...
Wonderscape
Marie Curie: A Pioneer in Science
This video is a lesson about the life and achievements of Marie Curie, a pioneering female scientist. It covers her early life in Poland, her struggles to pursue education in France, her marriage to Pierre Curie, and their joint research...
FuseSchool
Earth's Atmosphere
Our rocky planet Earth is wrapped up in a gaseous blanket, known as the atmosphere. It’s this atmosphere that we can thank for all the life on earth. In fact, it is the only planet in our solar system with an atmosphere that can sustain...
FuseSchool
PHYSICS - Radiation - Uses of Nuclear Radiation
What have the Hulk and Spiderman got in common? They both gained their super powers because of radiation. Well, in films and comics at least. In real life, radiation has never given anyone super powers. But when used carefully radiation...
Curated Video
Exploring Nebulas: The Building Blocks of Stars
Nebulae get their name from the Latin word for cloud, but they're very different than the clouds we see on Earth. Learn what causes these space clouds and about different types of nebulae.
Science360
Electromagnetic Spectrum - Chalk Talk
Check out the range of possibilities the electromagnetic spectrum gives science. This animated series of short videos acts as a video glossary to define specific scientific terms or concepts in a fun, easy to understand way. In each...
DoodleScience
X-Rays _ GCSE Physics
X-Rays are part of the electromagnetic spectrum and have a wavelength of about the diameter of an atom. Because of this small wavelength they are able to penetrate healthy tissue but are absorbed by denser material like bone and metal....
FuseSchool
What Is Cancer?
What happens to cells for cancerous growths to occur? Your body is made up of millions and millions of cells. In fact there are between 50 and 75 trillion cells in the body. These cells are dying and being replaced all the time. Cancer...
Curated Video
Uses and Applications of Electromagnetic Waves
In this lecture video, the different types of electromagnetic waves are examined, and their uses and applications are explored. The video begins with an overview of the electromagnetic spectrum, starting with gamma rays and ending with...
Curated Video
Exploring Space Weather
In this video, we explore the weather in space, focusing on the sun and its impact on Earth. We learn about solar wind, auroras, solar storms, and their effects on our communication systems and astronauts in space. The video highlights...
Curated Video
Exploring Solar Winds: The Phenomenon and Impact
Solar winds are super fast, nuclear winds emitted by the sun. Were these winds to reach Earth's surface, they would cause a lot of damage. Find out what makes solar winds so dangerous andwWhat protects Earth from this weather.
Curated Video
Our Sun
Through telescopic video and photos combined with animated graphics, students will learn about the layers of the sun and its effects on earth, the moon and all the objects in our solar system and the universe.
Curated Video
Exploring the Mystery of Black Holes
Black holes are regions in space and time with an incredibly strong gravitational pull. Nothing, not even light, can escape a black hole. While we cannot observe them directly, scientists study the particles and radiation being drawn...
Curated Video
Hawking Radiation Explained: What Exactly Was Stephen Hawking Famous For?
Hawking radiation was first discovered by English scientist Stephen Hawking in 1974. Prior to this discovery, our knowledge of black holes was very limited. It was believed that black holes were completely black and that they did not...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Radioactive Tracers
Overview of the use of radioactive isotopes in medicine to diagnose certain ailments.
FuseSchool
PHYSICS - Radiation - Hazards From Radioactive Material
Nuclear power stations produce electricity, which of course is extremely useful. However, they also make radioactive waste. When items have no further use and have radioactivity above certain levels, they are known as radioactive waste....
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Wind
The 3 simple ingredients of sun, air and water lead to every type of weather on Earth. The atmosphere is constantly trying to balance heat from the sun with water vapor and air to create a dynamic planet. The unique properties of the...
Weird History
Chernobyl-Everything That Went Wrong
It’s hard for those of us in the modern era to grasp the true horror of the Chernobyl disaster. Even a deep dive into the Chernobyl meltdown timeline can only reveal so much about the very real, visceral consequences of the event....