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Be Smart

Fact vs. Theory vs. Hypothesis vs. Law… Explained!

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Gravity exists as both a scientific theory and a scientific law. For those struggling with the difference between scientific facts, theories, hypothesis, and laws, an informative video comes to the rescue. It offers a definition of each...
Instructional Video9:41
Bozeman Science

PS2A—Forces and Motions

For Teachers K - 12th
May the force be with you! Learn how to present the content of PS2A, Forces and Motion, using the strategies in the video. With fun scenarios that include Angry Birds and toilet paper, demonstrating the relationship between force, mass,...
Instructional Video3:23
Steve Spangler Science

Egg Drop Inertia Challenge - Cool Science Trick

For Teachers 4th - 6th
This could get messy! Using a pie plate, a toilet paper roll, and a raw egg, Spangler aptly demonstrates one of Newton's classic laws: an object at rest will stay at rest until some force acts upon it. Sure enough, the demonstration...
Instructional Video3:11
MinutePhysics

How Do Airplanes Fly?

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Up, up, and away! Physics scholars learn the secrets to defying gravity through engineering. The video describes the forces acting on various parts of the plane and the designs that minimize these forces or increase opposing forces. The...
Instructional Video10:31
Curated OER

Isaac Newton, Part 1/2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Wonderfully irreverent, The Great Scientists series takes on the life of Sir Isaac Newton, the Father of modern physics. Part one of two looks at his early interest in light and the color spectrum. A must see!
Instructional Video3:15
Veritasium

The Difference Between Mass and Weight

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Why is it difficult to push a car? The video, produced by Veritasium, challenges people to answer this question scientifically. Then, a discussion of weight versus mass follows. Finally, it presents an answer and explanation highlighting...
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Crash Course

Evolution: It's a Thing

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Evolution is a theory but thank goodness gravity is a law. What is the theory of evolution and what are the facts supporting this theory? Here's a short video that explains how fossils, homologous structures, biogeography, and direct...
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NASA

STEMonstrations: Kinetic and Potential Energy

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
A roller coaster is the perfect model of the conversion between potential and kinetic energy. An installment from the STEMonstrations playlist introduces the concept of kinetic and potential energy in a quick video before challenging...
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DoodleScience

Gravitational Fields

For Students 9th - 12th
What's got you feeling down? Maybe it's gravity! The resource is the fourth in a series of six fast-paced physics videos. Covering gravitational fields, acceleration, and planetary motion in a direct way with simple, yet...
Instructional Video6:57
Be Smart

The Largest River on Earth Is in the Sky

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Water vapor released by trees in the Amazon creates a floating river. In fact, it's the largest river on Earth! A video presentation examines the science behind the water vapor and explains how rains seeds form to create clouds.
Instructional Video2:16
MinutePhysics

How to Simulate the Universe on Your Laptop

For Students 9th - 12th
Ever grow tired of the traditional uses for laptops? Try this fascinating simulated universe! The video shows a 3-D version of the Millennium Run, then backs it up with a simpler version created in free Adobe software. Young physicists...
Instructional Video10:34
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Crash Course

Behavioral Economics

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Understanding how consumers think is key to staying in business. Show high schoolers how their buying behavior really does affect the way the economy works with an informative video from Crash Course Economics. The video illustrates the...
Instructional Video2:52
Veritasium

Why Does The Earth Spin?

For Students 6th - 12th
Is it really love that makes the world go 'round? Find out in an amusing interview-based video. The narrator asks visitors at a city park why Earth continues to turn on its axis. After several misguided attempts at invoking different...
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Flipping Physics

AP Physics 1: Universal Gravitation Review

For Students 11th - 12th
Everything scholars will need to know about universal gravitation in order to be prepared for the AP Physics exam. is provided in this fast-paced video. Test taking tips and common misconceptions are also addressed in the film.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Newton's Third Law of Motion: Astronauts in Outer Space

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment adapted from NOVA, NASA learns hard lessons from the first American attempt to do work while "walking" in space. The video also explores Newton's third law of motion. [4:50]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Gravitation: Introduction to Newton's Law of Gravitation

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you know how much you are accelerating down toward the center of Earth? This video will explore how to use Newton's Law of Gravitation to figure it out. [8:37]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Newton's Law of Gravitation: Gravitation Part 2

For Students 9th - 10th
A video giving another example of how to calculate the force of gravity using Newton's Law of Gravitation. [8:16]
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NASA

Nasa: Introduction to Newton's Three Laws: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
View this video that relates Newton's Law of Motion to the operation on airplanes. Learn how mass of a person can be calculated by dividing the weight of the person to the force of gravity. [12:08]
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Blossoms: Gravity at Work

For Students 9th - 10th
This video lesson highlights how science can be learned from daily life experiences. It emphasizes the ways in which simple laws of physics can be understood from personal observations and experiences, and in fact it demonstrates that we...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Blossoms: Physics of Donkey Carts

For Students 9th - 10th
This video lesson explores Newton's Third Law of Motion through examination of several real world examples of this law in action, including that of a donkey cart - a site common in the streets of Pakistan. Students will understand that...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Introduction to Newton's Law of Gravitation

For Students 9th - 10th
Sal Khan introduces us to Newton's Law of Gravitation in this video. [8:37]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Gravitation: Acceleration Due to Gravity at the Space Station

For Students 9th - 10th
This video lecture will use the Universal Law of Gravitation to calculate the acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the Earth. Video will then calculate the space station's acceleration due to gravity. [10:12]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Newton's Law of Gravitation: Introduction to Gravity

For Students 9th - 10th
Basics of gravity and the Law of Universal Gravitation. [15:42]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Introduction to Newton's Law of Gravitation

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of gravity and Newton's Law of Gravitation. [8:37]

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