Playing time: 3 min (V799)
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How a bike works (6E1)
Investigating the parts of a bike and the forces that are applied, for example, when peddling and when braking.
Playing time: 5 min (V800)
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Forces on Toys (6E1)
Many simple things, like toys, rely on the way forces work.
Playing time: 2 min (V801)
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Hitting things (6E1)
When you make things you often use a force combined with speed to get more done than if you used a pressing force. That is how hammers work.
Playing time: 2 min (V802)
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Playing time: 2 min (V803)
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Newtons
How to measure forces.
Playing time: 1 min (V804)
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Playing time: 4 min (V805)
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Balancing forces (6E4)
How to balance forces around a knife-edge using an apple and a set of false teeth!
Playing time: 3 min (V123)
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Simple levers (6E5/1)
How to turn a knife-edge into a way of making a lever that can lift rocks and even piles of books.
Playing time: 4 min (V806)
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Playing time: 3 min (V807)
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Making a boat more stable (6E6)
Finding out about how boats float and the idea of ballast and centre of gravity.
Playing time: 2 min (V808)
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Playing time: 4 min (V809)
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Carrying cargo in ships (6E7/2)
Showing how to carry cargo in ships, a practical example of buoyancy.
Playing time: 4 min (V810)
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Apple corer (6E)
Showing how to apply a force through a lever (the handle and screw) that will cut a thin peel and core the apple in much less time than could be done by hand.
Playing time: 4 min (V811)
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Pendulum
Uses a Newton's cradle to show some basic principles of how pendulums work.
Playing time: 2 min (V1050)
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Crushing force
This video demonstrates how some materials can easily be crushed and others cannot. It also shows how egg-boxes have been designed to prevent eggs from being crushed.
Playing time: 1 min (V1107)
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How a Tent Works - part 1
The tension forces at work in a tent shown through putting a tent up.
Playing time: 7 min (V812)
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How a Tent Works - part 2
The tension forces at work in a tent shown through putting a tent up.
Playing time: 13 min (V813)
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Throwing up a modern tent 2
How built-in forces due to clever design allow a tent to put itself up.
Playing time: 13 min (V816)
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Windmills
This video shows toy windmills, and explains what you can learn about forces by watching how they behave in different wind conditions.
Playing time: 6 min (V1236)
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