Curated Science

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.

Articles

vintage, steam engine, steam

Heat Engine

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

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hot air balloon, lake, balloon

Ideal Gas

An ideal gas is a theoretical gas that is composed of a large number of tiny particles that are in...

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Glowing Pickle

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

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thermometer, temperature, measure

Temperature Scales

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

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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...

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ice cream, dessert, food

Phase Change

A phase change is when a substance, like water or ice, changes from one form to another. For example, water...

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red road signage

Types of Radiation

There are three types of nuclear radiation: alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma rays. Alpha particles: These are positively charged...

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Magnus Effect

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

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Atomic Spectra

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

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Heat vs Thermal Energy

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

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teapots, pots, stove

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...

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hot air balloon, lake, balloon

van der Waals Gas

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

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