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Science Teaching Tips: Hey Batter, Batter! (podcast)

Running Time:
00:08:42

Exploratorium graphic artist David Barker describes the physics of baseball bats, and makes some sweet music in the process!

Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All

Date: January 6, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics

Science Teaching Tips: Ooh, You Make My Motor Run (podcast)

Running Time:
00:08:12

Staff educator Modesto Tamez tells how he gets students exploring electromagnets, a great preparation for making an electric motor.

Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All

Date: December 30, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics

Science Teaching Tips: Groovy Sounds (podcast)

Running Time:
00:09:32

TI staff educator Eric Muller explains how to make your own record player!

Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All

Date: December 23, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):

Science Teaching Tips: If You Could Hop Like a Frog (podcast)

Running Time:
00:09:26

It can be hard to make ideas about size and scale relevant to students’ lives. Children’s book author David Schwartz explains a series of neat real-world comparisons from his book that really get the concepts across.

Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All

Date: December 16, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):

Science Teaching Tips: Which Is Closest? (podcast)

Running Time:
00:07:31

Which is farthest away from the earth, the stars or Pluto? The answer may be obvious to you, but a lot of people get this wrong. Listen to TI director Linda Shore as she presents a little survey about how things are arranged in the heavens—and explains what the surprising results mean.

Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All

Date: December 9, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science

Science Teaching Tips: That Sounds Good (podcast)

Running Time:
00:09:39

Exploratorium staff physicist Thomas Humphrey divulges a clever way to measure the speed of sound, and he explains how he’s used that information to measure things in the world.

Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All

Date: December 2, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics

Science Teaching Tips: Electrifying Ideas (podcast)

Running Time:
00:05:54

The ancient Greeks knew about magnets, and they knew about electricity, too. But it wasn’t until the nineteenth century that a connection between the two was discovered. Staff physicist Paul Doherty tells the story of how a professor made the connection…which led to modern motors.

Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All

Date: November 25, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics

Science Teaching Tips: It’s All in Good Taste (podcast)

Running Time:
00:07:37

TI staff biologist Karen Kalumuck busts some of the myths about taste, and presents a few fun activities for the classroom.

Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All

Date: November 18, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science, Biology

Science Teaching Tips: Take It from the Top (podcast)

Running Time:
00:06:28

A stack of blocks seems to defy gravity in this activity by Exploratorium staff educator Don Rathjen.

Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All

Date: November 11, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):

Science Teaching Tips: A Tale of Adjustment (podcast)

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00:04:38

A veteran teacher describes his first year of teaching, and the myriad things he adjusted to while he learned the profession he loves.

Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All

Date: November 4, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):