Electrocuting metal until it shrinks sounds crazy, but it happens! Part of a larger physics playlist an intriguing video explains how an electromagnet shrinks any metal coin. The narrator discusses the electric and magnetic forces as...

If you can't see something, how do you know it's there? Welcome to the mystery of dark matter! Curious cosmologists explore one of physics' longest-running quandaries through an interesting video. Content includes who first proposed the...

Open your class with a bang! An episode from a physics playlist explains the steps in creating an electromagnet. The higher the voltage, the stronger the magnet—strong enough to rip a can in half.

Watch as scientists create a levitation device using electromagnetic principles. An episode of the Veritasium playlist explores the science behind levitation obtained through magnetic fields. Scholars learn how magnets provide the...

Create a unit about types of interactions that your class will be attracted to! Delve into Next Generation Science Standard PS2B with a thought-provoking video. The narrator explains how to present interactions in elementary,...

Need some strategies for teaching nuclear processes that are sure to cause an explosion of learning in your classroom? Get all the essential background knowledge, plus tips for getting your point across in a thoughtful...

Give credit where credit is due—thank Ampere any time you use an electric motor! The 33rd installment in the Crash Course physics series explains how Ampere's Law applies to a long, straight wire. The discussion then expands to the...

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...

Step into the strange world of antimatter with an entertaining, yet educational physics video. Follow along to see how recent developments in physics research have allowed scientists to begin learning more about these...

David Christian gives a TED talk covering the Universe's 13.8 billion year history in 18 minutes.

It's time for our second to final Physics episode. So, let's talk Einstein and Nuclear Physics. What does E=MC2 actually mean? Why is it so useful to us as physicists and humans? In this video episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini sits...

A video lecture giving an overview of the four fundamental forces of the universe. Learn about gravity, weak interactions, electromagnetic force and strong force. [10:29]

A demonstration of the simplest electric motor showing current being applied to a single loop of wire. This is the principal observation leading to all electric motors. Based on actual observations from 1819 by Hans Christian Oersted....

Hans Christian Orsted made this famous observation in 1819 when he discovered electromagnetism.