Instructional Video5:12
Curated Video

Solving Physics Numerical: Rotational Motion with a Falling Block and Pulley

12th - Higher Ed
This video walks through a numerical problem involving rotational motion, specifically calculating acceleration, angular acceleration, and tension in a system with a falling block and a rotating pulley
Instructional Video3:26
Curated Video

Work Done by Tension: Pulling a Cart Up an Incline with a Pulley

12th - Higher Ed
This physics problem demonstrates how to calculate the work done by the tension force as a cart is pulled up an incline using a rope and pulley system. It covers concepts of work, tension, and inclined planes.
Instructional Video5:28
Curated Video

Investigating the Relationship Between Acceleration and Mass: A Physics Practical Activity

9th - Higher Ed
The video explains a required physics practical activity that investigates the relationship between the acceleration of an object and its mass, keeping the force constant. The experiment uses a trolley being accelerated by the weight of...
Instructional Video5:18
Curated Video

Physics Problem: Monkey, Rope, and Package Dynamics

12th - Higher Ed
This content analyzes a physics problem involving a monkey climbing a rope to lift a package, applying Newton's Laws of Motion. Learn to calculate the minimum acceleration required to lift the package and the subsequent acceleration and...
Instructional Video20:09
Wonderscape

Science Kids: Six Simple Machines

K - 5th
In this video, students will learn about six simple machines: lever, inclined plane, wedge, wheel and axle, pulley, and screw. They will understand the basic principles of how these machines work and how they can make our lives easier by...
Instructional Video20:27
Flipping Physics

An incline, 2 masses, and a pulley. What could be more fun?

12th - Higher Ed
A 55 g mass is attached to a light string, which is placed over a frictionless, massless pulley, and attached to a 199 g block which is on a board inclined at 39.3° as shown. Assuming the block starts at rest and the μk between the...
Instructional Video14:59
Ivydale Science & Technology Service

How to make a pulley driven electric car

9th - 11th
This designs uses pulleys to increase the turning force (and reduce the speed) of the driven axle. A very small pulley is fitted to the motor and a larger pulley to the axle - connected together with an elastic band. The design features...
Instructional Video12:47
Curated Video

Free Body Diagram Physics: How to Analyze

12th - Higher Ed
Master the skill of drawing Free Body Diagrams (FBDs) to solve force-related problems in mechanics. Learn the 3-step FBD method, explore pulley problems, and apply Newton’s laws with clarity and confidence
Instructional Video5:29
Curated Video

Types of Simple Machines

3rd - Higher Ed
Dr. Forrester discusses various types of simple machines, such as the lever, pulley, wedge, wheel and axle, screw, and inclined plane.
Instructional Video4:10
Curated Video

Compound Machines

3rd - 8th
Dr. Forrester describes compound machines and the simple machines that make them.
Instructional Video10:36
Curated Video

Experiments to Find the Speed of Wave on a Wire

9th - Higher Ed
The video is a lecture presentation on experiments to find the speed of a wave on a wire. The presenter first explains the theory behind the experiment, involving the formation of a stationary wave and the measurement of wavelength to...
Instructional Video6:12
Free School

Simple Machines for Kids: Science and Engineering for Children - FreeSchool

K - 9th
- Help support more content like this! Simple machines have been helping people to do work for thousands of years! The lever, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined...
Instructional Video14:08
SciShow Kids

Solving Problems with Simple Machines! | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
Jessi and Squeaks are revisiting the fun times they had when they learned all about simple machines so they can solve all sorts of problems around the Fort!
Instructional Video9:59
Curated Video

How Do You Solve Inclined Plane Problems?

12th - Higher Ed
Learn how to solve inclined plane problems using Free Body Diagrams, force components, and Newton’s laws. Master tension, acceleration, and normal force calculations with step-by-step analysis
Instructional Video4:53
Curated OER

Simple Machines

4th - 8th
Simple machines and the relationship between work and force are defined. Inclined planes, the wheel and axle, pulleys, levers, wedges, and screws are detailed. This video consists entirely of typed white print appearing across a purple...
Instructional Video
Science for Kids

Science Kids: Physics Videos: Pulleys and Simple Machines

9th - 10th
Learn how to measure force, how we use simple machines to make work easier for us, how this is related to gravity, and how pulley systems work. [12:28]