Dynamics

Learn about what gets planes up in the air, what keeps them up there, and what brings them down again.

Resource page including articles and career profiles related to physics and aerospace.

On this episode of ScienceXplosion, Eric makes a bottle rocket.

Balls go up and down. But what makes for a good ball? Find out by exploring which materials bounce.

Do you weigh the same on Jupiter as you do on Earth? Learn to calculate your weight on a different planet.

NASA engineers apply kinematics and dynamics to test parachutes designed specifically to help space probes land safely using aerodynamics.

Learn how a team of Canadian engineers used Bernoulli’s Principle to design a human-powered helicopter. It set a world record for human-powered hovering flight!

Ever dreamed if overcoming gravity and flying away? Using aerodynamics, wingsuit jumpers get as close to flight as humanly possible.

Drones are very cool and very useful aircraft! This resource explains how drones stay in flight, and outlines some of their uses.

Hydraulics power many of the large machines you see around you.

You don’t have to pedal harder to go faster. You just have to understand a little bit about dynamics, gravitational force and friction!

Is it magic? No - it’s physics! Use circular motion to overcome the force of gravity and amaze your family!

Try your hand at building a “super coaster” using materials around your home.

Explore the forces of gravity and buoyancy while designing a raft to hold the most weight possible.

You don’t have to pedal harder to go faster. You just have to understand a little bit about gravity, drag and friction!