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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Superfluid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z6UJbwxBZI&t=1s A superfluid is a special type of liquid that can flow without any resistance or friction. This means that...
Read MoreGlowing Pickle
In the glowing pickle experiment, a pickle is connected to an electric circuit using copper wires, and when an electric...
Read MoreTemperature Scales
Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin are all ways to measure temperature. All three temperature scales are used in different parts of...
Read More1st Law of Thermodynamics
The first law of thermodynamics says that energy can’t be created or destroyed, it can only change from one form...
Read MoreThermal 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...
Read MoreAtomic Spectra
Atomic spectra are the patterns of light that are produced when an atom is excited, or when its electrons jump...
Read MoreHeat Engine
A heat engine is like a machine that can turn heat into useful work. Just like how a water wheel...
Read MoreMagnus Effect
The Magnus force is a special force that acts on spinning objects moving through a fluid, such as air or...
Read MoreHeat vs Thermal Energy
Heat and thermal energy are closely related concepts, but they refer to slightly different things. Heat is a specific type...
Read MoreDrinking Bird: A Simple Heat Engine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCKC-QVcVn0 The drinking bird is a toy that is also an example of a heat engine. It is a glass...
Read MoreCritical Point
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl2Es3g9ODQ The critical point is a temperature and pressure at which the properties of the liquid and gas phases become...
Read MoreInternal Energy
Internal energy is the total energy stored within a material or a system. This energy can take many forms, such...
Read MorePhase Change
A phase change is when a substance, like water or ice, changes from one form to another. For example, water...
Read MoreZeroth Law of Thermodynamics
The zeroth law of thermodynamics says that if you have three things, and the first thing is the same temperature...
Read MoreMillikan’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...
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