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How Far Away is the Sun?

Space is big. Time is scary. The universe is beautiful. Transcript and Visuals Support the Show and Blog

Gravity Explained + Why Planets Are Round

You attract the universe, and the universe attracts you. Everything you see, and everything you don’t, as long as it has a mass, is affected by gravity. Transcript & Vi

Weight vs Mass

The terms mass and weight are often used interchangeably in everyday life, but they don’t mean the same thing. Surprise, surprise! What’s the difference? To find out, yo

Friction Explained

Stuff keeps going until something stops it. That’s the basic idea of Newton’s First Law, right? A ball hitting a wall or something. Yet, we also know that if we push a sk

Equilibrium Explained

When you lay in bed on your phone, you’re at rest. You aren’t moving. To get nerdy for a moment, you’re in equilibrium. Well, one kind at least. For visuals and the tran

Newton's First Law of Motion Explained

If you’re here, it’s either because you have been following the series, you need help on homework, or you just like science. Either way, today it’s time to introduce Newt

What is Net Force?

As we start to explore the world of physics and motion and look at how things interact more closely, we start to see that nothing happens without affecting or being affec

What is Force?

No, not that kind of force. But that would be so cool, wouldn’t it?! We’re talking about the science kind of force. For a bunch of helpful visuals and the transcript to

What are Momentum and Acceleration?

Changing speed is different for different things depending on their current speed and size, or their mass.  To understand this, we use something called momentum. Have y

How Much Does the Sky Weigh?

It's a question you may have never asked, or wondered about, but now I bet you're wondering. As it turns out, it's an unexpectedly loaded question, too! In order to ans

Motion Commotion!

Welcome to the very first episode of my new show, Science People! I believe we're all science people. We're all capable. We're all bright. It's mmy mission to help you f