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One of the greatest educational source I have ever found.

Best place for free education at an acceptable learning level

This video discussed the difference between absolute gravity and perceived gravity. It talked about how an object in free fall is weightless but still experiences gravity. It explained how G-force is not the same as gravity, because it can also be caused by acceleration, and it even showed some interesting experiments that demonstrate some of the concepts that were talked about.

"The idea is simple: to publish all of our course materials online and make them widely available to everyone." The one site we are currently using most in AP Physics (It mostly follows the curriculum of the AP test). We are watching 2 lectures per week

Lecture 2's emphasis is on the hydrogen atom. The lecture specifically addressed the binding energies of the electron and nucleus, verification of hydrogen-atom energy levels and wavefunctions or orbitals (for the hydrogen atom), explained using the Schrödinger equation and diagrams.

MIT's Opencourseware course 5.111 is an introductory on biological, organic and inorganic molecules, emphasizing basic principles ranging from electronic structure to chemical kinetics. The source is a well refined, college-level course that thoroughly explains each of the topics it intends to address through recorded college lectures.

Lecture 1 emphasized on light as a particle, matter as a wave and the Schrödinger equation. Light as a particle was described through various examples of photon ejection. Matter as a wave emphasized on Louis de Broglie's formula while Schrödinger's equation emphasized on, well… Schrödinger's equation (and its partial solving)!

In this video professor Lewin does a great job of debunking common misconceptions of gravity (like the idea that heavy objects fall faster) with fun and intuitive experiments, It is a great introduction to physics concerning gravity.

In this video Professor Lewin thoroughly describes some of the simpler physics concepts of 1-d motion, If you have taken calculus you will probably be familiar with these concepts but it is still a good introduction to the format of Professor Lewin's videos, if you intend to watch more of them in the future.

In this video he discusses gases pascal's principle and in-compressible fluids. He has some good demonstrations of these principles, such as shooting a paint can filled with water to demonstrate that water is (almost) in-compressible.

In this video Professor Lewin does some awesome things, he discuses dimensional analysis in a way that makes dimensional analysis feel simple and intuitive. He explains some of its advantages and some of its weaknesses. This video was also generally a good introduction to the application of units, and scaling arguments.

All of the physics problems assigned in MIT's OCW 8.0.1 Physics courseware in this book, and I use it to learn more about how the world works. Great resource for highly motivated high school student and college students.

This is one of the books referenced by the MIT OpenCourseWare Physics class. It is an invaluable resource as it contains problems assigned in the course. These problems are used to ensure that we (students) are understanding the material and more importantly understanding what material we do not yet know.

In this video Professor Lewin does a great job of introducing some of the principles of rotation. He does several demonstrations of artificial gravity with a centrifuge and then with a bucket and rope. The video provides a great introduction to the mechanics of rotation.

A great magazine that covers a wide variety of discoveries and advances in technology.

Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and culture at Wired.com.

I like Wired, too. Did Mrs. Camara show you the magazine I brought in from MIT? There is a section in there about various kinds of entrepreneurs; maybe we'll read about you there soon! Definitely worth checking out.