SciShow
How to Make the World's Simplest Motor: SciShow Experiments
Hank builds a simple electric motor just powerful enough to make a small screw spin, but also strong enough to blow your mind.
Bozeman Science
Electricity and Electric Circuits
Mr. Andersen introduces the topic of electricity. He differentiates between static electricity and current electricity. An introduction to electric circuits is also included.
Crash Course
Electrochemistry: Crash Course Chemistry
Chemistry raised to the power of AWESOME! That's what Hank is talking about today with Electrochemistry. Contained within, Hank discusses electrochemical reactions, half reactions, how batteries work, galvanic cells, voltage, standard...
Crash Course
Electricity: Crash Course History of Science
The study of electricity goes all the way back to antiquity. But, by the time electricity started to become more well known, a few familiar names started to appear. Edison, Galvani, and a few others really changed the way the world worked.
Bozeman Science
Kirchoff's Loop Rule
In this video Paul Andersen explains how Kirchoff's Loop Rule can be used to calculate the voltage of different components of a circuit. The sum voltage throughout an entire loop will sum to zero following the law of conservation of...
Bozeman Science
Voltage, Current and Resistance
Mr. Andersen describes the relationship between voltage, current and resistance in an electric circuit. Ohm's Law is introduced through a circuit simulation.
Bozeman Science
Series and Parallel Circuits
Mr. Andersen contrasts series and parallel electrical circuits. A simulation is used to visualize electron flow through both circuit types.
SciShow Kids
The Power of Circuits
Have you ever wondered how you can turn the light on in your house? Or maybe why you can push a doorbell and it makes a sound? This happens because of circuits! Join Jessi and Squeaks as they learn how circuits work, and make their very...
Bozeman Science
ATP: Adenosine Triphosphate
Paul Andersen explains the structure, function and importance of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). He begins by describing the specific structure of the molecule and its three main parts: adenine, ribose sugar, and phosphate groups. He...
Flipping Physics
Capacitor Series and Parallel Circuits
Good morning! Join us on Flipping Physics as we delve into the world of capacitance. In this episode, we derive essential equations for the equivalent capacitance of capacitors in both series and parallel configurations. Bo guides us...
Science Buddies
LED Circuit Design: LEDs in Parallel
Learn to design LED circuits for maximum efficiency, including choosing a battery and resistors, in this electrical engineering project.
Science Buddies
LED Circuit Design: Power and Efficiency
Learn to design LED circuits for maximum efficiency, including choosing a battery and resistors, in this electrical engineering project.
Curated Video
Genesis: Collecting Solar Particles for Study
This video discusses the Genesis spacecraft's mission to collect particles of the solar wind and return them to Earth for study. Despite a failed parachute deployment upon reentry, there is hope that valuable scientific data can still be...
Science Buddies
LED Circuit Design: LEDs in Series
Learn to design LED circuits for maximum efficiency, including choosing a battery and resistors, in this electrical engineering project.
Science Buddies
LED Circuit Design: Solve for Current with Known Resistor
Learn to design LED circuits for maximum efficiency, including choosing a battery and resistors, in this electrical engineering project.
Flipping Physics
RC Circuit Basics
Good morning! In this episode of Flipping Physics, we explore the dynamic world of RC circuits—combining resistors and capacitors in electric circuits. Discover how electric potential differences, current, and charge on capacitor plates...
Debunked
What Actually Happens When A Car Explodes In Real Life
Do vehicles really combust into fireballs when they collide? Are doors and hoods sent flying from the blast? Or is it all just movie myth? Join us as we learn the process behind an explosion, what makes engines work and how fires and...
Curated Video
Cathode
A cathode is the terminal from which electrons enter a system. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
Curated Video
Circuits
What are circuits and why do we need them? What happens if you break a circuit? Physics - Electricity And Circuits - Learning Points. Circuits are composed of a voltage source and components. The current in a series circuit is the same...
Curated Video
Red Hot: Emergency Stop
Revealed: the tremendous heat created and energy 'lost' when cars brake. Physics - Energy And Radioactivity - Learning Points. Car brakes convert kinetic energy into heat energy. When you press the car brake pad a system of levers and...
Curated Video
What is Electricity? - Energy Movement
What is electricity? How is it created, and what makes it useful? Physics - Electricity And Circuits - Learning Points. Electricity is a flow of charge. The flow of moving electrons is known as the electric current. Voltage is the amount...
Curated Video
Electrolysis: Discovery, Process, and Industrial Applications
Electrolysis is fundamental to industrial processes. How was it discovered, how does it work and what are its uses? Chemistry - Reactions - Learning Points. The Chemist Humphry Davy developed the reaction we now call electrolysis....
Curated Video
Citrus Fruit Battery
We use lemons and strips of zinc and copper to make a battery. First, strips of copper and zinc are added to one lemon and they are connected across a voltmeter. This is repeated, this time with more lemons and metal plates, until a...