Eureka!

9.0(1)|1980-01-01|2 seasons, 30 episodes

Animation

Overview

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.

Episodes

Season 1(10)Season 2(20)

S1E1 · 1980-01-01 · 5m

Inertia

How 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: ""Things like to keep doing what they're already doing.""

S1E2 · 5m

Mass

This 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.

S1E3 · 5m

Speed

Expert ball-handling proves force varies with mass and speed.

S1E4 · 5m

Acceleration (1)

Force varies with mass and rate of change of speed. It's much easier to stop a slow-moving cannonball than a rapid tennis ball.

S1E5 · 5m

Acceleration (2)

It takes only a few seconds for something to accelerate to a max speed. This is demonstrated with a vintage locomotive.

S1E6 · 5m

Gravity

What is gravity? Through the fictional story of Newton's apple, we learn about gravity and shed some light on weight.

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Billy Van

Luba Goy