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Professor Dave Explains
Relative Motion and Inertial Reference Frames
Did you know that everything is moving? Even you, as you're sitting perfectly still, because the earth is moving, and the sun, and the galaxy, and so forth. For this reason, it only makes sense to talk about the motion of some object...
Curated Video
How Thermometers Measure Temperature
In this video, we learn about the history and functionality of thermometers. From Galileo Galilei's Thermoscope to today's alcohol or mercury-filled thermometers, we explore how temperature is measured using the movement of a colored...
Curated Video
The Mechanics of Pendulum Clocks
This video offers a concise explanation of how pendulum clocks work, focusing on the role of the pendulum and its interaction with the gears of the clock. It highlights the energy conversion involved and how the pendulum regulates the...
Curated Video
Solar System
This live-action video program is about the term solar system. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term solar system through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...
Curated Video
Our Solar System
Satellite footage, telescopic photos and animation are used to teach students about the many fascinating aspects of our solar system. Viewers are introduced to ancient astronomers, telescopes, observatories and space exploration....
Professor Dave Explains
Kinematics Part 1: Horizontal Motion
Alright, it's time to learn how mathematical equations govern the motion of all objects! Ready? Yes you are. Come on, it'll be fun. The math is really easy. I promise. You're being a big baby, just watch this!
Science360
Projectile Motion & Parabolas - Science of NFL Football
"Science of NFL Football" is a 10-part video series funded by the National Science Foundation and produced in partnership with the National Football League. In this segment, NBC's Lester Holt looks at the science of projectile motion...
Brains On
Gravity: Dropping a Feather in Space
What happens if two objects of different masses are dropped at the same time? The object with greater mass appears to drop faster to Earth, pulled by gravity. However, in the 1500s, scientist Galileo Galilei theorized that the Earth’s...
Learning Mole
The Moon
This animated video is all about earth's only natural satellite - The Moon. Students will love this engaging and interactive video.
Curated Video
Mechanics
This live-action video program is about the word Mechanics. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Mechanics through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Curated Video
Physics
This live-action video program is about the word Physics. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Physics through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Visual Learning Systems
Force and Newton's Laws: Gravity and Falling Objects
This video discusses the principle of force and the application of Newton's Three Laws of Motion. Students will witness the effect of friction on force and see how force is calculated. Other terminology includes: inertia, weight, mass,...
Curated OER
Exploring Our Backyard, The Solar System - Part 1/2
A charming narrator introduces viewers to the wonders and history of our own solar system. A full explanation describing the birth of our sun, planets, and entire solar system. This is the first part of a two-part series on our solar...
Curated OER
Discoveries about our Sun
Learn how sun spots observed by Galileo sparked interest in the sun that continues today. Sun spots, solar wind, new discoveries, and space exploration of the sun are all covered in this informative video. This clip would be a great...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Galileo's Thought Experiment
How can Earth move through space without our feeling its motion? This video segment adapted from NOVA answers this question by dramatizing one of Galileo's thought experiments. [2:42]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Galileo's Big Mistake
Scientists don't always get it right. This video segment adapted from NOVA looks at Galileo's failed theory for the motion of the tides. [1:43]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Experimenting With a Pendulum
In this video segment, members of the ZOOM cast experiment with a pendulum and discover what they need to do to make the pendulum complete one back-and-forth swing in five seconds. [3:57]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Galileo's Inclined Plane
How did Galileo figure out the mathematics of falling bodies? This video segment adapted from NOVA examines Galileo's work on motion. [4:00]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Galileo: Discovering Jupiter's Moons
This video segment adapted from NOVA shows how Galileo, using his newly developed refracting telescope, observed four of Jupiter's moons, the first astronomical bodies to be discovered since ancient times.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Galileo: Sunspots
This video segment adapted from NOVA shows how Galileo used his telescope to carefully observe and study sunspots.
PBS
Nova: Galileo's Battle for the Heavens
A fascinating overview of Galileo as a person and as a scientist. Links to extras such as, a timeline of his life, an interactive look at his experiments, and even one of his biggest mistakes and why he was wrong.
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #14: The Scientific Methods
Historically speaking, there is no one scientific method. There's more than one way to make knowledge. In this episode, learn about three scientists and the methods they pioneered. Galileo's focus on rational comparison of theories about...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Finding the Speed of Light With Peeps
There's a new use for those stale Easter marshmallows you have lying around - calculating a constant that governs the universe. [5:06]
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #13: The New Astronomy
This is the story of Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler and the contributions they made to the field of Astronomy. They synthesized a lot of new, old, and bold astronomical ideas into a single sun-centered, eccentricity-positive system....