Measuring large forces is a challenging endeavor. An installment in the Veritasium playlist explains the process of calibrating a force transducer on a weight measure of 1,000,000 pounds of force, an important application in jet production.

Concepts

force, force of gravity, weight, mass

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Ask pupils to record three important concepts from the lesson; use their ideas to create a class discussion
• Make conversions between pounds and Newtons to verify measurements from the video

Classroom Considerations

• Requires an understanding of Newtons as a unit of force

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Interviews experts in the field of study within the video lesson
• Shows a real-life connection to the scientific concept

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.7