Browsing 130 - 140 results of 485 programs for category - Everyday Science
In this program we meet Elizabeth Young, pigeon rescue expert and head of the pigeon rescue organization MickCoo (http://www.mickacoo.org), for a personal introduction to pigeons-their history, their accomplishments, their contributions to research in animal behavior/memory/learning/and how they navigate long distances-as well as their plight in the city.
For more information visit: www.RescueReport.org
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: June 7, 2011
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology Red means stop, green means go—simple enough, right? But traffic lights are just a small part of the sophisticated science of traffic engineering. San Francisco Traffic Engineer Eddie Tsui takes us on a wild ride through his world, from computer simulations to ever-evolving detection technologies.
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: May 25, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): engineering, city planning XTech at the Exploratorium empowers high school students through the practical use of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics. Students develop skills - designing and building, creating media, and facilitating community education events - that will lead them into college and beyond.
In this show, we will be investigating color. There are colors all around us. Join us and explore the relationship between color and light. Watch as we create colored shadows and trick your mind with colors.
Project: Educational Outreach Programs | Browse All
Date: May 21, 2011
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics In this show we'll explore the EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park, San Francisco's only off-grid building and an inspiring model of sustainable living in an area that has historically been a dumping ground for industrial waste. We are guided through the place and its principles of environmental justice by recent college graduate and EcoCenter worker Jasmine Dow.
Project: Driven: True Stories of Inspiration | Browse All
Date: May 20, 2011
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Art, General Science This magical piece integrates live performance and projected animation. As artist Miwa Matreyek moves behind the screen, her shadow becomes the protagonist in a fantastical world of her own creation.
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: May 19, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): art Join us for an exploration of new frontiers in film—where cinematic artworks range beyond the screen to encompass unique combinations of animation, objects, and live performance.
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: May 17, 2011
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): art You've probably heard about the Texas-sized island of plastic trash swirling in the center of the Pacific Ocean. But did you know we have our own pockets of floating trash right here in San Francisco Bay? Join us on a trash safari with Sealife Convervation—a research and education group studying the volume, distribution, and sources of trash in the San Francisco and Monterey Bays.
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: May 11, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
