Welcome to the science page!

From YouTube channels to online courses, there’s a lot of science content on the web. It can be daunting to find the best free sources that teach science in fun and effective ways. This page has been curated with links to some of the best free educational science material. Click on the articles below to select a link and learn a new topic.

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1st Law of Thermodynamics

The first law of thermodynamics says that energy can’t be created or destroyed, it can only change from one form...

Heat Engine

A heat engine is like a machine that can turn heat into useful work. Just like how a water wheel...

Magnus Effect

The Magnus force is a special force that acts on spinning objects moving through a fluid, such as air or...

Glowing Pickle

In the glowing pickle experiment, a pickle is connected to an electric circuit using copper wires, and when an electric...

Temperature Scales

Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin are all ways to measure temperature. All three temperature scales are used in different parts of...

Blackbody Radiation

Blackbody radiation is a type of light that comes from an object that is so hot that it glows. Imagine...

Heat Capacity

Heat capacity is a measure of how much heat energy is needed to make an object or substance get warmer...

What happens when you heat an object?

Four things can happen when you heat an object: Its temperature increases. It expands or contracts. It glows. It changes...

van der Waals Gas

A van der Waals gas is a type of gas that behaves differently from an ideal gas, especially at high...

Temperature

Temperature is a way of measuring how hot or cold something is. It tells us how much heat energy is...

Thermal Expansion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNoE5IoRheQ Thermal expansion is when things get bigger as they get hotter, and smaller as they get colder. This happens...

Thermal Conduction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kj53p8rTP8 Thermal conduction is the process of transferring heat energy through a material from a hot object to a colder...

Internal Energy

Internal energy is the total energy stored within a material or a system. This energy can take many forms, such...

Atomic Spectra

Atomic spectra are the patterns of light that are produced when an atom is excited, or when its electrons jump...

Millikan’s Oil Drop Experiment

Millikan’s oil drop experiment was an important physics experiment that helped us understand more about electricity and the fundamental structure...

Heat vs Thermal Energy

Heat and thermal energy are closely related concepts, but they refer to slightly different things. Heat is a specific type...