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Veritasium
Veritasium
A selection of films suitable for use in the classroom presented by Derek Muller the from the ever popular Veritasium YouTube channel .
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Three incorrect laws of motion
This video explains how our preconceived ideas of how objects move can distort our understanding of Newton’s laws of motion, creating misconceptions.
1. An object with no unbalanced force acting on it will naturally come to rest.
2. An unbalanced force causes an object to move...
Which hits the ground first
A basketball and a 5kg medicine ball are dropped simultaneously. Which one hits the ground first? It seems obvious that the heavy one should accelerate at a greater rate and therefore land first because the force pulling it down is greater. But this is forgetting inertia - the tendency of mass to resist changes in...
Why does the earth spin
The Earth spins on its axis, completing a full revolution every day. By why does it do this? One of the most common misconceptions in physics is the belief that constant motion requires a constant force. So many people believe there must be some force in the Earth (e.g. gravity, centrifugal force) that keeps it...
How damaging is radiation?
This video introduces common misconceptions about radiation. It then discusses the types of radiation that exists and considers how harmful they might be to us. Our exposure to background radiation is discussed.
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| Subject(s) | Science |
|---|---|
| Age | 14-16, 16-19 |
| Published | 2010 to 2019 |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cx6xvw |
