Eureka!
Eureka! is a Canadian educational television series which was produced and broadcast by TVOntario in 1980. The series was narrated by Billy Van, and featured a series of animated vignettes which taught physics lessons to children. It is currently available online. Eureka! was also broadcast on some PBS stations in the United States.
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Eureka! Program 1 - Inertia
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Inertia
01-01-19805 minHow can physics be about movement if nothing wants to move? Ah, but forces in the universe make things move and stop moving. But at heart, the first rule of physics says: ""Thing...
- Ep 2
2.Mass
TBA5 minThis program introduces the kilogram as a way to measure the mass of an object, and proves that small things can me more massive than large things.
- Ep 3
3.Speed
TBA5 minExpert ball-handling proves force varies with mass and speed.
- Ep 4
4.Acceleration (1)
TBA5 minForce varies with mass and rate of change of speed. It's much easier to stop a slow-moving cannonball than a rapid tennis ball.
- Ep 5
5.Acceleration (2)
TBA5 minIt takes only a few seconds for something to accelerate to a max speed. This is demonstrated with a vintage locomotive.
- Ep 6
6.Gravity
TBA5 minWhat is gravity? Through the fictional story of Newton's apple, we learn about gravity and shed some light on weight.
- Ep 7
7.Weight vs. Mass
TBA5 minPhysics has to be specific in distinguishing weight from mass. This is why physicists measure weight in newtons.
- Ep 8
8.Work
TBA5 minHow much work are you doing? Whatever the force you apply is measured in newton meters–or joules, after James P. Joule.
- Ep 9
9.Kinetic Energy
TBA5 minThe physics of billiard balls begins the first of two programs on energy itself.
- Ep 10
10.Potential Energy
TBA5 minDavid and Goliath characters demonstrate how potential energy differs from kinetic energy.
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