Olympic Science

A 16-part video series from the partnership of NBC and the National Science Foundation, on the physics, biology, chemistry, and materials engineering behind the Olympic Winter Games. Videos such as Slapshot Physics and Figuring out Figure Skating give new meaning to common classroom curriculum.
There are even lesson plans & activities to go with the videos at Lessonopoly.


The athletes' movements are videoed with a high-speed camera (captures movement at rates of up to 1500 frames per second) for frame-by-frame illustrations of scientific concepts.

Includes Downhill and Aerial Skiing, Speed Skating and Figure Skating, Curling and Hockey, and Ski Jumping, Bobsledding and Snowboarding.