Instructional Video4:42
FuseSchool

Static Charge

6th - Higher Ed
Static Charge | Electricity | Physics | FuseSchool Have you ever had your hair stand on end after combing it, or after you have rubbed a rubber balloon against it? This video will look at the physics behind static electricity. It might...
Instructional Video5:33
Physics Girl

5 LIFE HACKS BASED ON SCIENCE

9th - 12th
These short, simple life hacks are based on physics. Detangle your headphones, remove sticker residue, check if sunglasses are polarized, cool your car faster, and avoid getting static shock!
Instructional Video2:01
NASA

Solar Wind at Martian Moon Could Impact Future Missions

3rd - 11th
Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Both are small, airless bodies with irregular shapes. Because they lack protective atmospheres and magnetospheres, Phobos and Deimos are directly exposed to the solar wind for part of...
Instructional Video9:54
Curated Video

CISSP® Certification Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering Video Boot Camp for 2022 - Fire suppression and hot and cold aisles

Higher Ed
CISSP Domain 3: System Architecture and Engineering: Fire suppression and hot and cold aisles.
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This clip is from the chapter "CISSP Domain 3: System Architecture and Engineering" of the series "CISSP® Certification Domain...
Instructional Video14:07
Curated Video

Bailey's Big Back Yard: Powerful Weather

K - 8th
Bailey learns the way in which weather affects people all over the world. Through his adventure, he comes to understand how weather affects the clothes we wear, our homes as well as the animals and land all around us.
Instructional Video5:59
Physics Girl

DIY Lightning Experiment! Make a SHOCKING Capacitor

9th - 12th
Create "lightning" in your living room! Make giant sparks by building up static charge on a homemade 2-plate capacitor, and discharging through a grounded rod. Watch as my friend Ashley agrees to touch the charged-up capacitor. How is it...
Instructional Video4:17
Physics Girl

Avoid electric shock getting out of a car!

9th - 12th
As the weather gets colder and dryer, you are more likely to get shocked when getting out of a car, touching a door knob, or doing laundry. Is there a way to prevent getting shocked on the car door?
Instructional Video6:44
Curated Video

Applications and Hazards of Static Electricity

9th - Higher Ed
This video is a lecture on the uses and hazards of static electricity, discussing the different phenomena associated with electrostatic charging. The video then goes on to explore various applications of electrostatic charges, such as...
Instructional Video2:00
Curated Video

The Legacy of Robert Van de Graaff

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video provides a brief overview of the life and accomplishments of Robert Jemison van de Graaff, an American physicist and inventor. It discusses his invention of the Van de Graaff generator, a high-voltage generator that produces...
Instructional Video5:00
Curated Video

Exploring the Van de Graaff Generator

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video is a demonstration and explanation of a Van de Graaff generator, an electronic device that creates static electricity. The video aims to teach viewers about the concept of static electricity and the role of Van de Graaff...
Instructional Video4:18
Let's Tute

Introduction to Electrical Energy and Its Applications

9th - Higher Ed
This video explains the basics of electricity and its various applications in everyday appliances. It introduces the three effects of electric current - heating, magnetic and chemical - and how they are used in different devices. It also...
Instructional Video26:21
Wonderscape

Science Kids: Electricity

K - 5th
In this video, students will learn about electricity, including its definition, how it is generated, and how it powers various devices. The video covers topics such as atoms and electrons, static electricity, electric generators, light...
Instructional Video1:13
Visual Learning Systems

Understanding Static Electricity

9th - 12th
This video explains the concept of static electricity and how it occurs in everyday situations. It describes how charges build up in objects, such as clothes in a dryer or on a carpet, leading to clothes sticking together or experiencing...
Instructional Video4:41
Physics Girl

Avoid Electric Shock Getting Out of a Car!

6th - 12th Standards
Can you avoid static shocks? As part of a larger physics series, an electric video explains what a static shock is and why it happens. Then, the narrator offers an idea for reducing your shock when exiting a car. She also includes a few...
Instructional Video1:55
Bill Nye

Bill Nye The Science Guy on Static Electricity

4th - 8th
Shock viewers with this video clip about static electricity! Bill Nye sports a wacky wig and explains how electrons get stored up on the surface of a Van de Graff generator and then jump onto a metal ball. If you do not have your...
Instructional Video5:28
Veritasium

5 Fun Physics Phenomena

9th - 12th Standards
Magnetic cereal? Bendable water? Young scientists study five physics phenomena by watching a video from the Veritasium playlist. The narrator accompanies each demonstration with descriptions of what is happening—or appears to be happening.
Instructional Video2:53
Physics Girl

Five Physics Experiments for the Holidays!

6th - 12th Standards
Some times of the year seem too busy for physics experiments. Fear not; a video explains five fast experiments using household materials. From creating CO2 to messing with static electricity, scholars enjoy playing with science....
Instructional Video2:12
SciShow

Why Does Glitter Stick to Everything?

9th - 12th Standards
Glitter, glitter, everywhere! It seems no matter how carefully people apply glitter, it sticks to everything. The video focuses on the science behind the spread of glitter. Through an examination of static electricity, Van der Waals...
Instructional Video3:38
SciShow

Electromagnetism - Electrostatic Force: The Four Fundamental Forces of Physics #4a

9th - 12th Standards
An electrifying video explains the electricity portion of the electromagnetic force. It connects everything from lightning to static electricity. Diagrams and a visual aid assist in clarifying the role of electrons to the process to...
Instructional Video2:22
DoodleScience

Charge, Current and Voltage

9th - 12th
This brief video provides definitions for charge, current, and voltage and compares and contrasts these terms. The video also discusses coulomb, amps, and joules. 
Instructional Video3:39
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TED-Ed

The Science of Static Electricity

6th - 12th Standards
Add some spark to your physical science instruction with this short video on static electricity. Taking a look at the fundamental structure of atoms, this fun film explains how rubbing objects together can cause electrons to move...
Interactive3:20
Scholastic

Study Jams! Electricity

4th - 8th Standards
Shock your physical science class using this video to teach the basics of static electricity. Electricity is defined,and electrons are differentiated from protons on an atom model. The use of hydropower and wind are explained as ways of...
Instructional Video2:06
Curated OER

Amazing Levitating Orb Science Experiment

5th - 8th
Five minutes and 80 cents is all it takes to create this levitating orb! Introduce the idea of static electricity with this simple, yet captivating experiment. Your learners will definitely want to play around with this one; it's...
Instructional Video
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Static Electricity

9th - 10th
Static electricity is an electric charge on the surface of an object. When the difference between the charge on the object and the charge on a nearby object becomes great enough, a spark of electric current leaps between them. Learn...