Crash Course Kids
Everything Revolves Around You
There are a couple of things that orbit Earth; satellites and our moon. But how is it that these objects don't crash into Earth? This is the focus of a video that explains how the gravitational pull of Earth on the moon and the velocity...
TED-Ed
What is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle?
Not sure how to introduce young physicists to the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principal? Well this short video is a great place to start, as it explains how the particle and wave nature of matter makes it impossible to know both the...
University of Florida
Understanding Car Crashes: It's Basic Physics!
Make an impact on young physicists with this fun collection of resources. After first watching a video and taking notes on the physics of car crashes, students go on to complete a series of activities that explore the...
Scholastic
Study Jams! Newton's Second Law: Acceleration
Become a pinball wizard by understanding acceleration. Mia and Sam define acceleration for the audience and touch on the property of inertia. Get your physical science class up to speed by showing this little video, reviewing the...
Curated OER
Ice Skating Spin
A very interesting demonstration on angular momentum and velocity. If you've ever wondered why ice skaters are able to spin so quickly during their routines, this video explains it in scientific terms. By bringing one's arms in to the...
Steve Spangler Science
Pendulum Catch - Sick Science! #013
What a fun demonstration! Show the video, or better yet, have your physics learners construct this hex nut pendulum and test it themselves. Then have them discuss in groups why the single hex nut wraps around the finger. See if they can...
Steve Spangler Science
Ice Skating Spin - Cool Science Demo
A very interesting demonstration on angular momentum and velocity. If you've ever wondered why ice skaters are able to spin so quickly during their routines, this video explains it in scientific terms. By bringing one's arms in to the...
DoodleScience
Simple Harmonic Motion
This short video covers simple harmonic motion, focusing on pendulums. It is the fifth in a series of six videos that make for a nice Physics review.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Projectile Motion (Part 1)
Video shows how to use the equations of motion to figure out things about falling objects. [9:08]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Intro to Vectors & Scalars
Video explores the difference between vectors and scalars while discussing distance, displacement, speed and velocity. [8:38]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Solving for Time
Video features a simple example of solving for time given distance and rate. [9:34]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Position vs. Time Graphs
This video teaches the viewer how to read a position vs. time graph. It explains how to use the graph to determine the following quantities: displacement, distance, average velocity, average speed, instantaneous velocity, and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Airbus A380 Take Off Time
Video relates how to figure out how long it would take an Airbus A380 aircraft to take off given a constant acceleration. [8:07]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Airbus A380 Take Off Distance
Video tutorial explores how long a runway an A380 needs if the take off time is known. [5:29]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Acceleration vs. Time Graphs
Video tutorial explains how to read an acceleration vs. time graph and shows how the area under the curve gives the change in velocity, while providing a few examples. [14:37]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Deriving Displacement
Video tutorial uses examples and formulas to show how to derive displacement as a function of time, constant acceleration, and initial velocity. [9:57]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Projectile Height Given Time
Video tutorial gives examples showing out how high a ball will get given how long it spends in the air. [8:50]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Projectile Motion (Part 2)
Video presents a derivation of a new motion equation. [9:14]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Projectile Motion (Part 3)
Video presents an example of solving for the final velocity when you know the change in distance, time, initial velocity, and acceleration. [9:04]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Projectile Motion (Part 4)
Video tutorial shows how to solve for time when you are given the change in distance, acceleration, and initial velocity. [8:57]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Projectile Motion (Part 5)
Continuing with projectile motion problems, the video shows how to play the game called how fast was the ball that you threw upwards. [9:33]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Macrostates and Microstates
An explanation of the differences between macrostates and microstates in regards to thermodynamic equilibrium. [18:30]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Calculus: 2011 Calculus Ab Free Response #1A
Video shows how to determine whether the speed of a particle is increasing or decreasing at a given time by using the velocity and acceleration functions and reasoning about the signs of the functions when evaluated at the given time....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Calculus: 2011 Calculus Bc Free Response #1A
Video shows how to find the velocity and acceleration vectors of a particle at a given time by using the derivatives of the parametric equations representing the particle. Also shows how to find the magnitude of the velocity vector in...