MinutePhysics
Lorentz Transformations — Special Relativity Chapter 3
Generally, Lorentz transformations require high level math skills, but conceptual understanding can slip just beyond the grasp of many. Using a story and graph about the time and motion of people and cats, viewers of a short video can...
MinutePhysics
Albert Einstein: The Size and Existence of Atoms
How do you prove the existence of something you can't see? For Albert Einstein, a liberal application of math usually did the trick! Physics scholars discover the relationship between atomic size and the motion of larger particles...
Bozeman Science
ESS2B - Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions
Take the mystery away from earthquakes. A video lesson explains the theory of plate tectonics and how it relates to earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and oceanic trenches. The instructor gives specific feedback on the progression of the...
SciShow
That Time We Gave Earth a Ring Made of Millions of Tiny Needles
They tried to put a ring on it! In the 60s, scientists had a plan to improve communication technology. Adding a ring of copper needles around the earth would help to boost radio wave signals. Scholars can watch a video lesson from a...
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
The Beginning of Everything—The Big Bang
How can something come from nothing? The Big Bang Theory has an answer to that question. An installment in the Kurzgesagt playlist outlines the theory of the origin of the universe. It includes an explanation of the evidence that...
Macat
An Introduction to Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Discover the nature of scientific understanding with a short synopsis of Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. An animated video guides viewers through Kuhn's theories on the periods of extraordinary science...
Veritasium
Can You Go the Speed of Light?
Is it physically possible to travel at the speed of light? A video in the Veritasium playlist discusses Einstein's Theory of Relativity. The narrator then challenges learners to consider the classic thought experiment: If you travel at...
Crash Course
Natural Selection
The peppered moth is featured in a video about natural selection. The narrator tells the story of Darwin's theory and then moves on to the principles behind natural selection and the different ways it works. Concepts covered include...
Veritasium
Quantum Entanglement and Spooky Action at a Distance
Can we communicate at a speed faster than light? Part of a video series, this enthralling installment introduces the idea of Einstein's spooky action. Then, it relates and expands the concept of quantum entanglement. The results of new...
Curated OER
Galaxies, Part 3 of 3
Part three concludes "A Practical Guide to the Universe," completing the description of the Big Bang Theory and what it means. This episode touches on light travel, light speed, and what that means in relation to what we see. While this...
MinutePhysics
Open Letter to the President: Physics Education
Does something seem missing from your Physics class? Is it ... excitement? Current physics topics? The latest discoveries? The video explains some of the "gaps" in most physics curricula throughout the United States. Scholars learn...
MinuteEarth
Can Math Explain How Animals Get Their Patterns?
Most people think of a mathematical pattern as a series of numbers. A video discusses how math might explain the patterns of spots, stripes, and other shapes found on animals. It begins with the observation of various patterns, then...
Crash Course
Gamma-Ray Bursts
What do you get when you combine the Cold War with black holes? You get one of the greatest scientific mysteries in the history of astronomy! Pupils discover how our quest to keep the Soviet Union from launching nuclear weapons helped to...
Stated Clearly
What is Natural Selection?
If you carefully observe populations with short life cycles, you can observe natural selection happening. The video explains what natural selection is, how scientists theorized it, and how science proves the concept. It highlights the...
TED-Ed
Breaking the Illusion of Skin Color
"What Darwin could not appreciate...is that there is a fundamental relationship between the intensity of ultraviolet radiation and skin pigmentation, and that skin pigmentation itself was a product of evolution." Viewers are provided...
Curated OER
Natural Selection Made Easy
Clear up any confusion related to natural selection and evolution. This straight forward clip explains the differences between natural selection and evolution and sheds light on misconceptions Charles Darwin had about the process of...
Nobel Media AB
Chemistry Matters: Eureka!
While making a new scientific discovery is an exhilarating experience, it has its challenges as well. A discovery needs to be proven, which can be painstaking, and the scientific community may not easily accept the theory at first. Hear...
SciShow
Gravitation: The Four Fundamental Forces of Physics #3
The Newtonian theory and the Einstein theory of gravity are the focus of a video that examines the details of each and includes the drawbacks of them as well — a great, well-rounded lesson!
PBS
What Happens at the Edge of the Universe?
The cosmic even horizon of the universe is closer to us than the particle horizon. Space Time's Cosmology playlist tackles this and other complex concepts about the universe. The video discusses how the scientists define the edge of the...
Socratica
Kepler's First Law of Motion—Elliptical Orbits
Discover the transition from circular orbit theories to elliptical orbits. An episode of a video series on astronomy models the different elliptical shapes of the orbits of the planets in the solar systems. Using string, the presenter...
PBS
Black Hole Apocalypse | Gravity and Spacetime
Astronauts on the ISS continuously fall in a curve thanks to gravity. A video describes the idea of falling along a curved path. Using computer animations, an apple demonstrates the warping of spacetime while the narrator explains the...
PBS
Black Hole Apocalypse | How to Detect Gravitational Waves
The prediction of gravitational waves rocked the scientific world, but it was many years before researchers tested the theory. See how Rainer Weiss applied his knowledge of sound waves to solve this impressive physics problem in an...
Crash Course
The Nucleus
Einstein didn't just discover relativity, he proved the existence of atoms in 1905 — more than 110 years ago. Discover how he did it and begin learning about basic chemistry: parts of an atom, atomic mass, atomic number, and how to read...
Bozeman Science
NGSS: Cause and Effect—Mechanism and Explanation
Cause and Effect is the second concept in the Next Generation Science Standards. The video highlights both the mechanisms and explanation for cause and effect. It also discusses universality and scale as they relate to the topic.