Instructional Video1:11
Flipping Physics

Why the Ping Pong Ball Floats in Air

12th - Higher Ed
New ReviewLearn Bernoulli’s Principle with a straw and a ping pong ball. A fun and simple physics demo to see pressure differences in action!
Instructional Video3:00
Curated Video

Understanding How Vacuum Cleaners Work

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The video explains how a vacuum cleaner works by creating an area of low air pressure near the floor, which causes air and dirt particles to be sucked into the vacuum cleaner. The dirt particles are trapped inside a porous bag while the...
Instructional Video1:04
Flipping Physics

Bernoulli’s Principle in Action: Soda Can Edition

12th - Higher Ed
Watch two soda cans mysteriously move toward one another using nothing but air—and phys
Instructional Video7:22
Curated Video

Cartesian Diver

6th - 12th
We make a Cartesian diver using a drinking straw and sticky tack. When the diver is placed in a sealed bottle of water it can be controlled by squeezing and releasing the bottle, which makes it rise and fall within the water. Physics -...
Instructional Video2:20
Curated Video

Science Experiment: Water Siphon

Pre-K - 8th
In this simple presentation, we see how siphons work. I asked Alex and Max to pay attention and tell me at what level should be water so that it starts going through the straw. So they did, had fun and learned something new.

A...
Instructional Video3:24
Curated Video

Anemometer

3rd - 8th
“Anemometer” describes an anemometer and gives an example of how one can be created at home.
Instructional Video6:56
Physics Girl

HOME CHALLENGE: 20 Easy Experiments in 5 mins for Bored Adults and Kids at School Inside

9th - 12th
Are you a bored adult or a parent stuck at home? Try these DIY science experiments! SAFETY TIPS FOR TEA BAG ROCKET • Flammable surfaces: DO NOT light tea bags on a flammable surface. Experiment should be conducted on a fireproof surface,...
Instructional Video2:38
SciShow

Can You Break Glass with Your Voice?

12th - Higher Ed
It's an old cliche: an opera singer hits a note so high, it breaks a wine glass. It may seem over the top, but with a little science (and an amp), you too can break a glass like the finest soprano!
Instructional Video9:17
Veritasium

Why Trees Are Out to Get You

9th - Higher Ed
These videos are from 2012 so my interest in trees goes back a long ways. I think these videos discuss two of the most interesting and amazing facts about our leafy friends: they are made mostly of CO2 (which comes from us breathing out...
Instructional Video0:47
Steve Spangler Science

Straw Through Potato - Sick Science! #062

6th - 9th
Push a straw through a potato using air pressure. This is a good for modeling how air pressure works.
Instructional Video10:19
JFR Science

Pressure: How Does a Straw Work?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
A straw is a simple thing ... with a much more complex explanation. Discover the molecular interactions that create pressure through a video from JFR Science. The resource demonstrates pressure in a variety of ways, then explains how and...
Instructional Video7:21
Veritasium

World's Longest Vertical Straw

9th - 12th Standards
What is the longest usable drinking straw? An informative video sets out to answer just this question. It explores the variables related to pressure in the process. To mix things up, the video contains a bit of science and fun in a...