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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 Video8:20
Domain of Science

The Map of Physics

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Aristotle said, "The more you know, the more you know you don't know." Physics includes everything from the laws of motion to quantum gravity. An interesting video attempts to cover the main concepts of every branch of physics in only a...
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...
Instructional Video11:44
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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...
Instructional Video5:04
Physics Girl

Are Perpetual Motion Machines Possible?

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
As part of a larger series, an informative video introduces the concept of perpetual motion machines and the science proving they don't work. The narrator then shares machines that appear to work and highlights the hidden sources of energy.
Instructional Video5:29
Veritasium

First Image of a Black Hole!

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Have scholars ever wondered what a black hole looks like? See the first image of a massive black hole and learn about what a black hole is, how it forms, and how telescopes took images from around the world. The video then relates the...
Instructional Video9:19
Veritasium

How to Understand the Image of a Black Hole

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What is a black hole? Individuals hear a detailed explanation about what a black hole is, how it forms, and how it effects light and matter. The characteristics of a black hole determine the image it produces in telescopes, and...
Instructional Video3:39
SciShow

The Physics of Roller Coasters

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Applied physics excites learners because it is about race cars, airplanes, and even roller coasters. Roller coasters are the focus of a video that focuses on the physics of roller coasters starting and stopping. It highlights the...
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 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...
Instructional Video2:50
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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...
Instructional Video4:59
National Science Foundation

Science of the Winter Olympic Games: Physics of Slope-Style Skiing

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Many mechanical phenomena are explained by a physics professor using Nick Goepper, a Winter Olympics 2014 slope-style skier, as the model. Beginning with kinetic and potential energy, the professor goes on to explain angular momentum and...
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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
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]
Instructional Video
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]
Instructional Video
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]
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]
Instructional Video
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...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Force and Acceleration

For Students 9th - 10th
What's the different between a wind force and the force due to gravity? This video [4:02] covers both Newton's second law of motion and law of gravity.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Physics: Gravitation: Introduction to Gravity

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn why objects fall to the ground with Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation as explained by this video. Video will explain history of discovery of the concept of gravity. It will also show how to solve for the force of gravity. [15:42]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Introduction to Gravity

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

Khan Academy: Acceleration Due to Gravity at the Space Station

For Students 9th - 10th
A video exploring the acceleration due to gravity at the space station. [10:12]

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