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Interactive3:35
Scholastic

Study Jams! Gravity & Inertia

For Students 6th - 9th
Is it possible to defy gravity? Not really. With force and inertia, we can act against it for a little while, but, eventually, gravitational force will pull us back to Earth. The relationships among mass, force, and inertia are all...
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Instructional Video2:14
Bill Nye

Bill Nye The Science Guy on Balance

For Students 5th - 8th
LOL! Hazel Fanny, the Science Granny is hilarious and educational! After Bill rides a sky-high bicycle, demonstrating the center of gravity, this elderly woman and her girlfriends play tug-of-war with a gang of bikers to display what...
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Instructional Video6:07
Curated OER

Why is the Earth Round?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
When you look out to the horizon, the earth looks flat, so how do we know it's round? We learn that gravity pulls planets toward the center and shapes them into the spheres that dominate space. This is a great clip that fully explains...
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Instructional Video1:39
MinutePhysics

Why are Stones Round? feat. Zach Weiner

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Explore how gravity shapes the world around us. An engaging video lesson explains how gravity contributes to the shape of stones. The discussion centers on the difference between the formation of spherical and flat stones.
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Instructional Video5:50
SciShow

We're Heading to the Sun!

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
NASA currently operates missions to the sun at the center the galaxy as well as the mysterious glow at the outside edge of the solar system. Learn about both missions thanks to an engaging installment from the SciShow Space series....
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Instructional Video9:47
Crash Course

Tides

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Tides go in and tides go out, but how do they relate to gravity and the moon? The video explores the relationship of gravity over distance, tidal force parameters, the battle of the bulges, and tidal lock. It connects not only the ocean...
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Instructional Video2:25
Veritasium

What Forces Are Acting On You?

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
You may not realize it, but you get pushed around every day. What forces are acting upon you? Young physicists explore gravitational force and normal force in a video that demonstrates both forces and their directions as they move...
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Instructional Video10:30
Khan Academy

Four Fundamental Time Scale 1

For Students 9th - 12th
Fundemental interactions are the non-contact ways that elementary particles interact. Sal describes electromagnetism, strong interaction, and weak interaction as being mediated by the exchange of gauge bosons between particles.
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Instructional Video11:14
Crash Course

The Milky Way

For Students 6th - 12th
Where does Earth fit in the grand scheme of things? Find out in an intriguing video filled with facts and beautiful images! Learners journey to the center of the Milky Way to discover how our galaxy works. The narrator describes the...
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Instructional Video12:00
Crash Course

Dark Matter

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Turn to the dark side! Learners discover the facts about the matter you can't see and can't interact with, yet, it may make up 85 percent of the universe. The narrator explains what we know about dark matter, how it changes the behavior...
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Instructional Video5:47
Physics Girl

Why Is the Universe Flat?

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
How can something as vast as the universe also be flat? Go beyond the Big Bang Theory using a video from an expansive physics playlist. Topics include the expansion and inflation of the universe, why opposite sides of the universe are...
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Instructional Video10:36
Crash Course

Star Clusters

For Students 6th - 12th
Take your class to the next level of star gazing and introduce them to star clusters with an entertaining video. The narrator explains the differences between open and globular star clusters. Pupils also discover the ages and orbiting...
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Instructional Video0:57
Veritasium

Slinky Drop

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
View a Slinky in slow motion to build a better understanding of tension force. A lesson in the Veritasium playlist experiments with a Slinky to analyze the forces acting on it. Using slow-motion video allows scholars to verify the motion...
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Instructional Video4:40
American Chemical Society

The Energy of Toys

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Many children's toys demonstrate energy transfer without electricity. The video highlights the drinking bird, which bobs up and down thanks to a chemical reaction. It also demonstrates other classic toys that show energy transfer...
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Instructional Video5:24
Physics Girl

Bizarre Spinning Toys

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Objects don't always behave the way we think they will. A video lesson gives some clarity to the movement of spinning objects. The instructor applies the concepts of torque and angular momentum in an episode of a physics playlist.
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Instructional Video10:57
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Socratica

What Is a Black Hole? Black Holes Explained

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Black holes are not just events in sci-fi movies—they're part of real life! Learners experience the creation of a black hole as they watch an episode of the Socratica playlist. The presenter explains the creation and composition of these...
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AP Test Prep7:59
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Flipping Physics

AP Physics 1: Equations to Memorize

For Students 11th - 12th
Saving the best for last, the final video in the series of 12 covers all of the equations young physicists should memorize because they are not on the equation sheet provided at the time of AP Physics 1 exam. This fast-paced video even...
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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...
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Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Center of Gravity: Pencil Balance

For Students 3rd - 8th
Watch the ZOOM cast learn about center of gravity by trying to balance a pencil on their fingers and noses. [3:36]
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Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Center of Gravity

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how physicists define the term, center of gravity, and how it differs from center of mass. [1:13]
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Instructional Video
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Circus Physics: Center of Mass

For Students 9th - 10th
Standing on your tiptoes is hard enough, but imagine trying to do it while staying balanced on top of someone else's head. To keep balanced, the Nanjing acrobats must be aware of their centers of mass, and the various forces -- called...
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Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Center of Gravity for Oddly Shaped Objects

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson demonstrates how to find the center of gravity for oddly shaped objects.
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Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Center of Gravity for Simple Objects

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson demonstrates how to find the center of gravity for simple objects.
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Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Gravity at Earth's Center

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about the effects of gravity as astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson falls through a virtual hole through Earth's center. [1:45]

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