SciShow
The Physics of Roller Coasters
Roller coasters give people the opportunity to experience physics in dramatic ways. In this episode of SciShow, we break down how physics work on roller coasters to give you the ride of your life!
SciShow
The Physics of Roller Coasters
Roller coasters give people the opportunity to experience physics in dramatic ways. In this episode of SciShow, we break down how physics work on roller coasters to give you the ride of your life!
Wonderscape
Roller Coasters and Physics: The Thrill of Motion and Energy
Dive into the physics behind roller coasters, understanding how gravity, speed, velocity, and energy principles make these thrilling rides possible. Learn about gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy, key factors in roller...
Wonderscape
The Thrills of Physics: Understanding Roller Coaster Energy
Explore the law of conservation of energy and how it applies to the exhilarating experience of roller coasters. This video explains how gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy interact and transform throughout a roller coaster...
Wonderscape
The Science of Roller Coasters: Friction, Acceleration, and Thrills
Dive into the science behind roller coasters, exploring how friction and acceleration play crucial roles. Understand how friction converts energy into heat, impacting the coaster's motion, and learn how acceleration, influenced by...
Curated Video
The Physics of Thrills: Exploring Roller Coasters
Step into the exciting world of roller coasters and learn how they blend physics with fun to deliver thrilling experiences safely. This video takes you behind the scenes to uncover how roller coasters are designed to maximize excitement...
Curated Video
Thrills and Physics: The Science Behind Roller Coasters
Explore the thrilling world of roller coasters with Mac Lesggy as he discovers how these exhilarating rides stay safely on track while delivering adrenaline-pumping experiences. Learn about the engineering that keeps the rides secure and...
Wonderscape
The Art of Roller Coaster Engineering: Design and Construction
Explore the fascinating world of roller coaster engineering, where creativity meets physics. Learn how constraints like budget, materials, and safety shape the design process, and discover why steel has become the material of choice for...
Wonderscape
Science Kids: Physics of Roller Coasters
In this video, the teacher explains the physics behind roller coasters and how engineers design and build them. Topics covered include gravitational potential energy, kinetic energy, conservation of energy, friction, acceleration, and...
Curated Video
The Thrilling History and Physics of Roller Coasters
This video explores the fascinating history and thrilling evolution of roller coasters. From their humble beginnings on mining tracks to the mind-blowing heights and speeds of modern coasters, viewers will discover the exhilaration and...
Physics Girl
Conservation of Energy - Physics 101 / AP Physics 1 Review with Dianna Cowern
Lesson 10 (Conservation of Energy) of Dianna's Intro Physics Class on Physics Girl. Never taken physics before? Want to learn the basics of physics? Need an AP Physics 1 review before the exam? This course is for you! Exercises in this...
Science Buddies
Build a Paper Roller Coaster
Have you ever ridden a roller coaster? Have you ever wanted to design your own? There are plenty of expensive toys and even video games that will let you build your own coasters—but in this project you'll make one out of paper and tape,...
Curated Video
Conservation of Energy Principle: Solving for Motion in a Roller Coaster Track
This video explains the principle of conservation of energy by solving a problem involving a block moving on a frictionless U-shaped track. It demonstrates how potential and kinetic energy transform, allowing you to calculate the block's...
Science Buddies
Do a Physics Simulation Science Project
Use an online physics simulator to compare the real-world behavior of a physical device like a catapult, ball run, or Rube Goldberg machine to a computer simulation in this fun science project.
Curated Video
Adding Physical Actions to Enhance Character Reactions in Writing
In this video lesson, the teacher guides students on how to add physical actions and reactions to their writing in order to better convey the emotions and experiences of their characters. Through examples and exercises, the teacher...
Curated Video
The Wild World of Rollercoasters
Roller coasters are thrilling amusement rides found in theme parks around the world. They consist of a train of cars that run on a track, featuring a combination of ups, downs, and loops. With various launch mechanisms and safety systems...
Curated Video
Law of Conservation of Mechanical Energy & Derivation of the Law of Conservation of Energy
Discover how mechanical energy—kinetic plus potential—remains conserved in systems under conservative forces. With real-world examples like roller coasters, this lesson simplifies a core law of classical mechanics.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How rollercoasters affect your body - Brian D. Avery
In 1895, crowds flooded Coney Island to see America's first-ever looping coaster: the Flip Flap Railway. But its thrilling flip caused cases of severe whiplash, neck injury and even ejections. Today, coasters can pull off far more...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Free falling in outer space - Matt J. Carlson
If you were to orbit the Earth, you'd experience the feeling of free fall, not unlike what your stomach feels before a big dive on a roller coaster. With a little help from Sir Isaac Newton, Matt J. Carlson explains the basic forces...
TED Talks
Erika Hamden: What it takes to launch a telescope
TED Fellow and astronomer Erika Hamden leads the team building FIREBall, a telescope that hangs from a giant balloon at the very edge of space and looks for clues about how stars are created. She takes us inside the roller-coaster,...
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...
Curated Video
Personal Struggles with Diabetes Management and Resulting Complications
Personal stories from individuals living with Type 1 diabetes. They detail their struggles with managing blood sugar levels, the fear and physical toll of constant fluctuations, and the long-term complications they faced as a result....
Curated Video
What is energy?
Discover that energy comes in many different forms. Physical processes - Energy and energy transfer - What is energy? Learning Points Energy is the ability to do work. Energy comes in different forms. Kinetic and potential energy acting...
Curated Video
Rollercoasters
Journey through a rollercoaster ride to find out which forces are at work to create this theme-park thrill. Physics - Forces - Learning Points. Rollercoasters do not have engines. Rollercoasters use forces. Electromagnets are used along...