Curated Video
What is Materials Engineering?
Materials engineering (or materials science and engineering) is about the design, testing, processing, and discovery of new materials. Materials engineers will cover the 4 main classes of materials in college including metals, ceramics,...
Curated Video
The Effects of Infrared Radiation on Temperature and Material Absorption
In this video lecture, the topic of infrared radiation is explained in relation to how it affects the temperature of a body. The video presents a graph representing how the energy emitted per unit area per second, or the intensity of...
Curated Video
Measuring and Comparing the Speed of Sound in Air and Other Materials
This video provides an introduction to the speed of sound in air and demonstrates several methods to measure or calculate it. It also presents equations to calculate the speed of sound based on the wavelength and frequency of a sound...
Zach Star
Are Engineering Jobs 'Hands On'?
In this video I discuss whether jobs in engineering are hands on, more computer work, or in the field. Some people might have the wrong image of an engineering job which may cause confusion down the road. The good news is that engineers...
Curated Video
Introduction to Thermal Radiation and Material Surfaces as Absorbers and Emitters
This video is about thermal radiation and how thermal energy is transferred by infrared radiation. The video also explains how different surfaces absorb and emit infrared radiation and their effect on the transfer of thermal energy. The...
Curated Video
The Science of Popping Balloons
Here is a cool activity that seems to defy forces. Pushing needles and skewers into a balloon will surely make it pop? Well, not quite! Here we show you how you can insert a sharp object into a balloon without it popping! We have two...
Bozeman Science
Gravitational Mass
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the gravitational mass is a measure of the force on an object in a gravitational field. The gravitational mass is based on the amount of material in an object and can be measured to a standard kg...
Numberphile
The Golden Ratio (why it is so irrational) - Numberphile
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Curated Video
What is Biomedical Engineering?
Biomedical engineering is a broad major that encompasses mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials engineering, biology, computer science, and computer engineering. It's about using all these disciplines and applying the...
Curated Video
Automotive Engineering | Careers and Where to Begin
Automotive engineering is about the design, manufacturing, and operation of cars, motorcycles, trucks, and other automobiles. Within automotive engineering there are a variety of sub disciplines including safety, performance, vehicle...
Zach Star
What is Biomedical Engineering?
Biomedical engineering is a broad major that encompasses mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials engineering, biology, computer science, and computer engineering. It's about using all these disciplines and applying the...
Curated Video
Introduction to Thermal Insulation for Energy Efficient Buildings
This is a lecture video on thermal insulation that discusses how energy can be lost from a building and the measures that can be taken to reduce this loss. The video covers various parts of a building such as the roof, windows, and...
Zach Star
Automotive Engineering Careers and Where to Begin
Automotive engineering is about the design, manufacturing, and operation of cars, motorcycles, trucks, and other automobiles. Within automotive engineering there are a variety of sub disciplines including safety, performance, vehicle...
Zach Star
What is Civil Engineering?
In this video I discuss "What is civil engineering?" Most people probably know this major consists of working on bridges, buildings, dams, and so on. But you may not know that civil engineering is broken up into different subfields that...
Curated Video
Thermal Conduction: How Energy is Transferred Through Solids
This video explains the concept of thermal conduction, which is the transfer of thermal energy through solids. The video discusses the three main mechanisms of thermal energy transfer, thermal conduction, convection and thermal...
Curated Video
Changes of Medium: Waves Crossing Boundaries
This video is a lecture on how waves change as they cross the boundary between different materials, also known as changes of medium. The video explains what a medium is and how it affects wave propagation. The video uses examples of...
MinuteEarth
This Country Has Something Everyone Else Wants
Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ Morocco has 3/4 of the world’s known reserves of rock phosphate, our main source of phosphorus, so Morocco may be key to our long-term ability...
MinuteEarth
This Country Has Something Everyone Else Wants
Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ Morocco has 3/4 of the world’s known reserves of rock phosphate, our main source of phosphorus, so Morocco may be key to our long-term ability...
NASA
NASA | Gradient Sun
Watching a particularly beautiful movie of the sun helps show how the lines between science and art can sometimes blur. But there is more to the connection between the two disciplines: science and art techniques are often quite similar,...
Be Smart
The Science of Game of Thrones
Ready to don medieval costumes and gain a more thorough understanding of the science behind Game of Thrones? Pupils view a short video to explore the intricacies of a popular book and television series, and learn the science...
National Science Foundation
Safety Gear—Science of the Winter Olympics
Safety first! A science video explores the design of safety helmets. It considers both elastic and inelastic collisions.
University of Florida
Understanding Car Crashes: It's Basic Physics!
Make an impact on young physicists with this fun collection of resources. After first watching a video and taking notes on the physics of car crashes, students go on to complete a series of activities that explore the...
Steve Spangler Science
CD Hovercraft - Sick Science! #043
Make a hovercraft out of a compact disc, a balloon, and a few other materials. This is an activity that every physical science learner in your class can make if they bring a sports drink pop-top bottle to class. It will help them...
Crash Course
Nuclear Chemistry
Radioactivity and nuclear chemistry, transmutation of elements and isotopes, calculating half lives and radioactive decay. Introduce these concept and more with a video on carbon dating. The show concludes with an explanation of...