Instructional Video8:20
PBS

The Future of Gravitational Waves

12th - Higher Ed
On September 14th, 2015 LIGO announced the first detection of a gravitational wave. This was hailed at the time as the dawn of gravitational wave astronomy. However that’s only true if the we ever detect another gravitational wave. Now...
Instructional Video1:36
Be Smart

The Sun Is A Magnet!

12th - Higher Ed
As massive magnetic fusion reactors go, the sun is pretty awesome.
Instructional Video4:12
SciShow

Quantum Fishing for the Higgs Boson

12th - Higher Ed
Hank talks to some VIPs from CERN about the question on everyone's mind: does the Higgs Boson particle exist? And describes how CERN is going about finding the answer.

Hank interviewed Sergio Bertolucci on October 11, 2011 and Rolf...
Instructional Video25:26
SciShow

Logic Problems, Energy, and Lollipop!

12th - Higher Ed
Special Guest Derek Muller stumps Hank with logic problems and talks about energy, teaching tools and education through video. Jessi from Animal Wonders also joins the conversation to talk about Lollipop, the striped skunk.
Instructional Video9:54
Crash Course

Nuclear Physics: Crash Course Physics

12th - Higher Ed
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 episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini sits down...
Instructional Video5:00
SciShow

3 Physics Experiments that Changed the World

12th - Higher Ed
Physics investigates why the universe behaves the way that it does, and today, Hank tells us about the three physics experiments that he thinks were the most awesome at helping us understand how the universe works.
Instructional Video11:04
Crash Course

The Atomic Bomb: Crash Course History of Science

12th - Higher Ed
The story picks up where we left off last time, with Einstein writing the president of his new homeland, the United States, urging him to build a nuclear weapon before Hitler. This is the tale of the most destructive force humans have...
Instructional Video14:05
Curated Video

Why Protons Don’t Repel Each Other in Atomic Nuclei

12th - Higher Ed
Since electromagnetism is so strong, multiple protons in the nucleus of any atom like Helium should repel each other very strongly. So how do they stay glued together?...Because of a force that is even stronger...
Instructional Video10:52
Curated Video

Nuclear Physics Explained Simply

12th - Higher Ed
In this video, I summarize All Nuclear Physics in about 10 minutes. Atoms are made of a positively charged nucleus surrounded by negatively charged electrons. The nuclei of atoms are made up of protons and neutrons. These are called...
Instructional Video2:58
Curated Video

Nuclear Fusion: The Hot and Cold Science

6th - 12th
When a group of scientists claimed they had achieved nuclear fusion, the discovery became one of the most controversial of the 20th century. What is fusion, and what role does heat play in it? Physics - Energy And Radioactivity -...
Instructional Video6:51
Catalyst University

Real Gas Behavior | The Hard Shell Model [Example #1]

Higher Ed
Here, I work an example in which pressure is calculated using the Hard Shell gas model. We then compare it to that calculated using the ideal gas model. ***Next Example='https://youtu.be/DdCoxgpLD3U' target='_blank'...
Instructional Video59:06
Science360

NSF Physics Frontiers Centers Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics Center for Evolution for ...

12th - Higher Ed
Thursday, July 30, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET: NSF-funded Physics Frontiers Centers (PFCs) are pushing the frontiers of science across the disciplines of physics. The Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics Center for Evolution...
Instructional Video1:03
Next Animation Studio

Electron-ion collider project could reveal atomic nuclei mysteries

12th - Higher Ed
The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has endorsed the development of a multi-million-dollar particle accelerator project.
Instructional Video3:29
Professor Dave Explains

Practice Problem: Radioactive Half-Life

9th - Higher Ed
All radioactive nuclei have a particular half-life, or the time it takes for their concentration to be cut in half. Given the half-life of one such nuclide, can you find the decay constant, and the fraction of nuclei left over after a...
Instructional Video3:17
FuseSchool

Types Of Radiation

6th - Higher Ed
Learn about the different types of radiation in this physics video from the virtual school. Alpha particles, beta particles and gamma rays... what are they and how do they differ?



Introducing 'Alpha Man', 'Beta Boy' and 'The...
Instructional Video4:24
FuseSchool

Nuclear Fission

6th - Higher Ed
Nuclear Fission In a nuclear reactor the controlled slow release of energy is used to heat up a closed loop of coolant which passes to heat exchangers which then boil water to provide steam to turn electrical generators. The output of...
Instructional Video5:45
A Capella Science

Eminemium: Choose Yourself (Eminem Parody)

9th - 12th
The story, science and ethics of the atomic bomb, explained in a physics rendition of Eminem's "Lose Yourself"
Instructional Video9:10
Curated OER

The Discovery of Radioactivity

9th - 12th
Simplistic but cute cartoons and old photos are used to teach about the history of studying radiation. The video seems to be old and is somewhat blurry, but is sufficiently viewed in a smaller screen. You could use it as an introduction...
Instructional Video
Cornell University

Cornell University: Personal and Historical Perspectives of Hans Bethe

9th - 10th
A three-video lecture series from the theoretical physicist Hans Bethe. Also, read about his life and work, and how he became a key figure in nuclear physics during the course of the twentieth century.
Instructional Video
Atomic Archive

Atomic Archive: Animations

9th - 10th
The Atomic Archive indexes a variety of downloadable and viewable videos which are present at the site. Some videos are have virtual reality feature, allowing the visitor to rotated and explore features an object (e.g., a bomb).
Instructional Video
Other

Colliding Particles: Hunting the Higgs

9th - 10th
An episode from a documentary series that follows a team of physicists conducting research at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland. [5:29]
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Physics #45: Nuclear Physics

9th - 10th
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...