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

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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)

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

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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
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Science Teaching Tips: Which Is Closest? (podcast)

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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

After Dark: Fire and Ice: Magnesium Burning in Dry Ice (clip)

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Most things won't burn on Mars—after all, the main ingredient in the Martian atmosphere, carbon dioxide, is used in fire extinguishers on earth. So how would one create fire without oxygen? Use metal!This slow motion footage shows magnesium burning within a block of dry ice.

Project: After Dark | Browse All

Date: December 3, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Chemistry, Art

Science Teaching Tips: That Sounds Good (podcast)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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
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Iron Science Teacher: Iron Science Teacher: 40th Anniversary (webcast)

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00:52:40

In recognition of the Exploratorium's 40th anniversary, join us for a special edition of our popular show, Iron Science Teacher. In this zany science cook-off, teachers compete before a live audience at the Exploratorium for the revered title, "Iron Science Teacher." The secret ingredient will be something closely related to our anniversary!

Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All

Date: November 8, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
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