If most people got on a skateboard, they would roll forward slowly for a few feet, then fall down and break their wrists. But there are a proud few who can do some pretty amazing tricks on a board, and they use physics to pull them off....

Kinetic vs. Potential energy

Howcast - The Frontside 180 Ollie is a skateboarding maneuver where the rider pops their board into the air and then does a 180-degree turn in mid-flight. Exclaiming “Gnarly!” afterward is totally optional.

Howcast - Invented by John Rodney Mullen, the Kickflip is the most basic skateboarding “flip trick”—one in which the board flips over while in the air. It’s also a great way to get out some aggression!

Howcast - Learn how to do an ollie from professional skateboarders Bam Margera and Kerry Getz in this Howcast skateboarding video.

Howcast - Learn how to custom paint your skateboard from SHUT Skateboards' Michael A. Cohen in this Howcast video, part one of three.

Howcast - Learn about Michael A. Cohen of SHUT Skateboards, one of Howcast's experts in customizing skateboards, in this video.

Howcast - Learn how to pick skateboard grip tape from SHUT Skateboards' Michael A. Cohen in this Howcast video.

Howcast - Learn how to pick skateboard shoes from SHUT Skateboards's Michael A. Cohen in this Howcast video.

Howcast - Learn about different skateboard sizes and shapes from SHUT Skateboards' Michael A. Cohen in this Howcast video.

Howcast -Learn about the connection between fingerboarding and skateboarding in this Howcast video.

As early as the 1930s, kids were attaching roller skates to two-by-fours and calling them skateboards, but oh, how times have changed.

MSNBC - "Caught on Camera: Viral Videos - Millions Served"

Teachers will love the whack a mole game from Wordwall. I create the classic whack a mole game in Wordwall in just a few minutes. Wordwall is great for classroom teaching or for using the games for online learning, asynchronous learning...

Meet Leonardo (LEO), a groundbreaking robot that combines walking, flying, skateboarding, and slacklining. Unlike typical drones or bipedal robots, LEO integrates advanced posture stabilization and adaptive landing gear for navigating...

Watch how a skateboard shape is transformed when tricks are performed, by sliding, rotation and reflection. Maths - Shape A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s math films show abstract...

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Discover how Crys Worley's A.Skate organization uses skateboarding to help kids with autism develop crucial life skills.<br/>

Explore the exhilarating world of WCMX with Aaron Fotheringham, who transforms his wheelchair into a tool for extreme sports, breaking records and stereotypes along the way.

Showing that the frame of reference matters for describing motion.

Today Henry meets a skateboard where there is an extreme sports competition on. Skateboard is eager to take part but his skater slipped and grazed his knee. Henry becomes a skateboarder and makes his way to the finish line just in time...

A vehicles transport song for children! Kids sing and learn vehicles names like truck, train, bus, car, bicycle, boat, helicopter, skateboard, airplane. Teach transportation vehicles for kids in this fun music video.

Level 1 – Unit 25 – Pre-A1 English for children aged 5-12 – The learning objective for this set of videos is as follows: Sport and Leisure - Whose is this (balloon)? It's mine / yours / his / hers.

Level 1 – Unit 25 – Pre-A1 English for children aged 5-12 – The learning objective for this set of videos is as follows: Sport and Leisure - Whose is this (balloon)? It's mine / yours / his / hers.