Browse results: Physical Science
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3D Space: Illusion or Reality?This video excerpt from NOVA’s "The Fabric of the Cosmos: What Is Space?" reveals new data about black holes that has led to a new idea about the universe: Instead of everything being a three-dimensional object, it’s possible that everything is actually just a hologram. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
Air Power: Making a HovercraftIn this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members make their own hovercraft and demonstrate how the air leaking out of a balloon can make a plastic plate hover above a table. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
K-8 |
Video |
Astronauts Speak: Gene CernanIn this audio resource from NOVA, astronaut Gene Cernan recounts his harrowing experience during America's first attempt to do work in outer space. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-12 |
Audio |
Atomic Structure of an AlloyLearn about the atomic structure of bronze, a copper alloy, in this video excerpt from NOVA: "Hunting the Elements." Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
6-12 |
Video |
Balloon Brain: Designing a HelmetIn this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members are challenged to design protective headgear for a water balloon using what they know about the properties of the materials available. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
K-8 |
Video |
Beyond EinsteinNASA scientists describe some of the ways current science is addressing several of Einstein's fundamental questions and theories in this video adapted from NASA. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
Columns: Experimenting with BalloonsWatch the ZOOM cast find out how many balloons filled with air and then with water are required to support the weight of a cast member. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
3-8 |
Video |
Columns: Experimenting with Paper CupsIn this video segment from ZOOM, the cast experiments to see if a bunch of paper cups covered by a piece of cardboard can support the weight of a cast member. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
3-8 |
Video |
Columns: Finding the Strongest ShapeIn this video segment, members of the ZOOM cast experiment by bending and folding sheets of paper into various shapes to see which shape will support the weight of a heavy book. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
K-8 |
Video |
Columns: Hillary's NeighborhoodIn this video segment from ZOOM, Hillary, from Randolph, MA, takes us on a tour of the columns in her neighborhood. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
K-8 |
Video |
Cosmic Origin SpectrographThis video from NASA features the Cosmic Origin Spectrograph (COS), which allows scientists to use spectrographic analysis to assess the composition of intergalactic material.
Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
Defy Gravity! Balancing Balls on AirIn this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members use a hair dryer to balance a ball in a stream of air, seemingly defying gravity. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
K-8 |
Video |
Defy Gravity! Centripetal ForceHow can you keep a ball from falling out of a jar if the jar is upside down? Watch the ZOOM cast use centripetal force to meet this challenge. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
3-8 |
Video |
Density and Buoyancy: Experimenting with Club SodaIn this video segment adapted from ZOOM, the cast discovers that gas-filled bubbles act like life jackets for raisins, making them buoyant. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
K-8 |
Video |
Density and Buoyancy: Mixing Hot and Cold WaterWatch warm water float on top of cold water in this video segment adapted from ZOOM. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
K-8 |
Video |
Density and Buoyancy: Pouring Air into WaterThis video segment adapted from ZOOM offers a clever demonstration of buoyancy by showing how to pour a cup of air into a cup filled with water. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
K-8 |
Video |
Density and Buoyancy: Testing LiquidsWill a grape float in oil? Will a metal nut sink in corn syrup? Watch as the ZOOM cast tests the buoyancy of a variety of liquids and objects. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
K-8 |
Video |
Designing a Puff MobileThe air you exhale can power a puff mobile. Watch as the ZOOM cast races their air-powered designs to see which design features are the most successful. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
K-5 |
Video |
Designing Balloon CarsCan the air in a balloon power a car? Watch students from Weston, Massachusetts, demonstrate their balloon car designs in this video adapted from ZOOM. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
3-8 |
Video |
Designing Future Cities: Alternative EnergyIn this video segment adapted from ZOOM, visit a class as they design a city of the future that will use solar, wind, and water power to fuel its economy. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
3-8 |
Video |
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