Flipping Physics
Finding the Cost to Power Light Bulbs (Example Problem) and Defining KiloWatt Hour
Here we test the money saving advice given on a package of energy efficient light bulbs. We also define KiloWatt Hour; a term that often confuses students. Oh, we also determine the resistance of the light bulbs, ya know, just because we...
Flipping Physics
Defining Resistance, Ohmic vs. Non-Ohmic and Electric Power
An introduction to Resistance. We also define ohmic versus non-ohmic with graphs. We define the slope of the graph as resistance. There is also a discussion of a graph of Electric Potential Energy as a function of Position and we compare...
Visual Learning Systems
Current Electricity Review
This video is a review of the topics covered in the Current Electricity series. In this series, we explored the fundamentals of current electricity. We learned about the sources of electrical energy, the concept of voltage and electric...
Visual Learning Systems
Magnetism: Magnetism
This video explores the force of magnetism and how it affects our everyday lives. The atomic nature of magnetism is illustrated, and then applied in principle to common magnets. The video highlights how magnetic fields are created, and...
Flipping Physics
Current, Resistance, and Simple Circuits - Review for AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism review of Current, Resistance, and Simple Circuits including: deriving electric current in terms of drift velocity, current density version of Ohm’s law, defining resistivity, deriving resistance,...
Flipping Physics
AP Physics 1: Review of Electricity
Review of the Electricity topics covered in the AP Physics 1 curriculum.
The Art Assignment
What Does Resistance Look Like?
Resistance isn't always visible, but when we can see it in art, what does it look like? Step back through global art history and look at Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People, Night Attack on the Sanjô Palace, Henry Oscar One Bull’s...
Curated Video
Investigating the Effects of Adding Resistors in Series and Parallel
The video discusses two experiments related to the effects of adding resistors in a circuit in series and parallel. The equipment and circuits used in the experiments are shown and explained, along with the steps required to carry out...
Curated Video
Introduction to Electrical Circuits and Quantities
The video explains the basic principles of a simple electrical circuit and how to calculate current, potential difference, and resistance using equations. The video also applies these equations to a simple circuit diagram with a battery,...
Curated Video
Antibiotics: How Do They Work and Why is Resistance a Concern?
This video provides an overview of antibiotics, explaining how they work to help cure bacterial infections. It discusses the different types of drugs that treat symptoms versus those that work to cure the disease, as well as the...
Programming Electronics Academy
Series Circuits: Base Electronics: 10
A description of basic series circuit analysis with Arduino.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST Unscripted - Kent Irwin
Former NIST physicist Kent Irwin discusses the NIST transistion edge sensor, a special integrated circuit made from superconducting materials, and how it is being used to study everything from the Big Bang to the safety of nuclear plants.
Curated Video
Finding Resistance: Investigating Series and Parallel Circuits
The video is a lecture presentation demonstrating how to investigate the changes in resistance when resistors are added to a circuit in series and parallel. The presenter uses a circuit with a fixed resistor and measures the resistance...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Rolling With Resistance
In this interview Jenny Langley discusses an exercise she does with carers of people with anorexia that helps to illustrates the concept 'rolling with resistance'. This analogy is used to show how it is often unproductive to talk to...
Curated Video
Equations for Electrical Power Calculation
This video explains the concept of electrical power and presents three equations that can be used to calculate the power of an electrical component. The equations involve variables such as potential difference, current, and resistance,...
Curated Video
Mass
This live-action video program is about the word mass. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word mass through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated...
Curated Video
Obtaining IV Characteristics for Electrical Components: Equipment, Procedure, and Typical Graphs
This video provides an overview of how to conduct a practical experiment to obtain IV characteristics for different electrical components, including resistors, bulbs, and diodes. The video explains the equipment and circuit needed for...
Programming Electronics Academy
Focusing Our Exploration: Base Electronics
A walk through of the Basic Electronics section curriculum.
Programming Electronics Academy
Basic Circuit Analysis: Base Electronics: 8
A description of basic circuit analysis with Arduino.
Flag House Activity Channel
Use this Tool for your Group Workouts (Ep. 135 - Foundational Circuit Trainer)
Get all the benefits of a workout without the weights! This Circuit Trainer Band is great to get groups of students together to strengthen their whole body with these fun activities.
Science360
Science of the Winter Olympic Games - Physics of Slope-Style Skiing
Slope-style skiing is a gravity defying freestyle skiing event debuting in Sochi. Nick Goepper, a 2013 world champion, will need to follow the laws of physics and rotational motion in order to nail his tricks in his quest for Olympic...
Financial Times
The drugs don't work: a global antibiotics crisis
The World Health Organisation says drug-resistant diseases already kill at least 700,000 people each year. This could be 10m deaths each year by 2050 unless new antibiotics are found. The FT's Andy Bounds visits the UK government-backed...
Curated Video
Palladium: Properties, Uses, and History
In this video, we learn about the metal palladium, which is part of the elite group of metals called the Platinum Group. The video highlights the properties of Palladium, including its usefulness as a catalyst, high resistance to wear...