Students will dive into the world of balancing using levers and fulcrums. Through a virtual simulation called "Phet Balancing Act," students will explore the concepts of balancing masses and manipulating distances from the fulcrum.
This is a scientific method lab sheet geared to merge a science experiment with grammar by using complete sentences.
Remember that good old show WKRP. What happened to great TV like that? Anyway, in this video the teacher teaches one of his students all about the atom. This clip is full of humor while teaching the concept. He does a pretty good job of it too. Lighten the mood in your classroom by showing this video during your unit on Atoms.
This video isn't so much about Thor's hammer as it is about the density of dying stars. I am only assuming that Vsauce, the video creator, did the research, but this video would make a great conversation starter when talking about density and specifically about the density of collapsed stars.
This video does an excellent job explaining the answer to the question, "How small is an atom? It compares an atom to the size of a grapefruit and a blueberry. It is amazing to visualize just how small atoms really are.
If you happen to be teaching about atomic structure, this might help your students understand this particular scientific concept.
In this video the question as to whether there is actually gravity in space is answered. The video discusses that astronauts are not actually floating in space but in reality they are falling and so ismthe International Space Station.They never hit the Earth though because they are also moving forward at an incredible speed. Gravity does affect objects in space but because of motion, objects can maintain an orbit.
In this video you will actually get a chance to see how old your ears are. This video does an excellent job explaining the science behind it as well as actually demonstrating this scientific concept to your students and yourself. See how old your ears are.
In this video pedestrians pedestrians in a park are asked why a hard drive
and a book sitting at the same temperature have a different temperature feel to it. The hard drive feels colder than the book. He then takes an aluminum plate and a plastic plate to see which plate melts ice quicker. Even though the aluminum plate feels colder, it melts the ice quicker. This is a good experiment to try with your students.
If you are teaching physical science and have often tried to come up with a great explanation about why objects hit the ground at the same time if they are dropped from the same height and time, then this video does an excellent job with this explanation The video first starts off people off the street being asked about which ball will hit the ground at the same time. After listening to their ideas he then performs the experiment. He takes it one step further when he asks the people why they think both objects hit at the same time. Some of their scientific ideas are pretty funny to list
This NASA video describes how the Wright Brothers used the scientific inquiry in learning to fly. It will demonstrate how their first plane worked. It discusses pitch, yaw, and roll.