I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. Confucius |
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life Confucius |
Curiosity is an intrinsic feature of
all animals and the major tool for development.
Human beings have accumulated a vast amount of information about the
laws of nature; and yet nature is so complex that many questions
remain unanswered. The major goal of the HOW NATURE WORKS Initiative is to acquaint the young generation with the fundamental laws of nature and give them minimal tools for development and research. Modern science is a wonderland with a foreign language so diverse that no a human being is capable of learning of all its definitions and notations, and the earlier one begins the journey - the easier is the way. The online curriculum is on the physics of nature. It does not require previous education and does not replace school curriculum; it is of basic ideas and proceeds into unsolved problems. It is designed as an online help for motivated children of ages 10+ ready to acquire basic scientific ideas (especially if their parents or grandparents help them and set up an experimental laboratory in their garage or home and would be ready for experimentation and discussions). That's why parents are specially invited to participate. The curriculum uses visual educational materials from open sources as the ground for discussions during the meetings. Building personal experimental setups is encouraged and guided. |
for motivated kids and their parents HOW NATURE WORKS Visual and experimental learning initiative with physicist George Danilov Ages 10 to 100+ are welcome Flexible schedule If you are ready to join the meeting, or begin individual learning with my assistance, request invitation to Zoom meeting Scroll down to see the schedule ![]() |
Atomic structure of matter; Energy and laws of thermodynamics; Electricity and magnetism; Practical applications of the laws of physics and experimentation; Bring your questions. Fuse school Socratica TED-ED Stated clearly and many others The general procedure for physics is setting up an experiment, measuring and working with obtained data, and the final step is coming to a conclusion. This is my final goal: to teach the participants to follow this procedure after we finish the course. How long can it take? I don't know. Everything depends on the participants. |
Complexity of nature The core movies for discussions: 1. Our Solar System 2. Earth from Space 3. Inside the Volcano 4. The Sun and the Earth |
The following movies used for discussion: 1. What is an atom? 2. How big is an atom? 3. What are elements? 4. Introduction of Periodic table 5. Mass vs. Weight 6. Atomic mass |
The following movies used for discussions: 1. What is an Atom? 2. Models of Atoms 3. Electrons, Protons and Neutrons 4. Structure of atoms 5. Modern Periodic table of elements Bonus movie for advanced learners: 6. understanding the atom Periodic table of elements |
Movies for discussions: 1. How atoms bond - TED 2. What Are Covalent Bonds 3. What are ions 4. What are ionic bonds 5. Ionic compounds 6. States of matter 1 7. States of matter 2 8. Plasma 9. What Are Intermolecular Forces |
Movies for discussions: 1. What Are Metallic Bonds? 2. Behaviour Of Metallic structures 3. Alloys & their Properties 4. Iron Alloys 5. Rust: Prevention & Treatment 6. production of metals |
Movies for discussions: 1. Length, Area, and Volume 2. Time 3. Speed, 4. Velocity and 5. Momentum 6. Acceleration 7. Newton's laws of motion 8. Gravity, 9. Mass, Weight, Force 10. Rotational Inertia 11. Density 12. Once more about Density |
Movies for discussions: 1. Two types of energy 2. Force, work and energy 3. Sources of energy 4. Units of energy 5. Heat energy 6. Specific heat capacity 7. Heat transfer |
Movies for discussions: 1. Thermodynamic systems 2. First law of thermodynamics 3. On perpetual motion 4. Refrigeration process 5. Modern refrigerator 6. Heat in chemical reactions Bonus movie for advanced learners: 7. Conservation of matter |
Movies for discussions: 1. History of electricity 2. What is Electricity? 3. Static electricity 4. How batteries work 5. Current 6. Electric circuit with a battery 7. Ohm's law 8. DC/AC currents |
Movies for discussions: 1. Magnets 2. Electric current and magnetic field 3. Electromagnetism 2 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Eddison vs Tesla |
Movies for discussions: 1. proton gradient in cells 2. Lead 3. Consequences of science 4. China is taking over 5. 6. 7. 8. |
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