Archive for the ‘science’ tag
Eureka! Episode 7 - Weight vs. Mass
Eureka! Episode 6 - Gravity
Note that the 10 m/s2 is rounding up slightly. The actual value for Earth’s gravitational field is 9.8 m/s2.
Eureka! Episode 5 - Acceleration Part II
Eureka! Episode 4 - Acceleration Part I
Eureka! Episode 3 - Speed
Eureka! Episode 2 - Mass
Eureka! Episode 1 - Inertia
Back in the 7th grade I remember having a science class that showed some odd looking animated shorts that talked about basic scientific principles. I remembered the name of the shorts was Eureka! and that they were made in Canada. That was enough to track down copies of the shorts on YouTube.
I really liked these cartoons. They were short, less than 5 minutes, and explained things in a simple and well illustrated way. I wonder if they are available on DVD, I’d love to show these to my 6 year old. In the meantime here’s the first episode, Eureka! - Inertia:
