EXPLO.TV - Webcasts, Video Clips, and Podcasts from the Exploratorium

Science of Gardening: Venus Flytrap Feast (clip)

Running Time:
00:01:52

Peter D'Amato of California Carnivores gives us a guided tour of the Venus Flytrap, one of the world's best-known carnivorous plants.

Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Gardening | Browse All

Date: May 15, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology

Science of Gardening: Everybody Gets Lunch (clip)

Running Time:
00:06:04

Sonoma Valley farmer Bob Cannard doesn't fight nature: he collaborates with it. The result is bountiful fields of healthy, beautiful plants, some of which end up in the kitchen at Alice Waters' Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, California. Here Bob speaks eloquently about appreciating and respecting nature. As he says, "it's simple...it's all right there before you."

Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Gardening | Browse All

Date: May 15, 2005
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Science of Gardening: Compost Tea (clip)

Running Time:
00:02:00

Bob Cannard, a Sonoma Valley farmer explains how compost is generated, both by nature and by human gardeners. Cannard creates a special compost 'tea' to use on his bountiful crops

Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Gardening | Browse All

Date: May 15, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Iron Science Teacher: Valentine's Day Edition 2005 (webcast)

Running Time:
1:00:11

Watch as the best teachers on the planet battle it out for the title of Iron Science Teacher. In this zany competition teachers will have ten minutes to create a science activity. This week's "secret" ingredient - Valentine gifts!

Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All

Date: February 11, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Exploratorium Miscellaneous Press Video and Audio: Exploratorium B-Roll Sample (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:35

This short preview clip of the larger B-Roll video has footage of the Exploratorium, inside and out, including scenes of children interacting with museum exhibits.

Project: Exploratorium Miscellaneous Press Video and Audio | Browse All

Date: January 10, 2005
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

TV and Radio Spots: TV PSA: Thermodynamics (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:26

A humorous look at thermodynamics at the Exploratorium, part of the Exploratorium's "For the Curious Ones" campaign.

Project: TV and Radio Spots | Browse All

Date: January 1, 2005
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

TV and Radio Spots: Radio PSA: Hot Plate (podcast)

Running Time:
00:01:00

Part of the Exploratorium's "For the Curious Ones" campaign, this witty public service announcement asks why we press the remote control buttons harder when we know the batteries are virtually dead, and more.

Project: TV and Radio Spots | Browse All

Date: January 1, 2005
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):

TV and Radio Spots: TV PSA: Surgery (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:31

A humorous look at interactivity in the operating room, part of the Exploratorium's "For the Curious Ones" campaign.

Project: TV and Radio Spots | Browse All

Date: January 1, 2005
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

TV and Radio Spots: Radio PSA: It Strikes (podcast)

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A witty look at the Exploratorium and its relationship to curiosity as part of the "For the Curious Ones" campaign.

Project: TV and Radio Spots | Browse All

Date: January 1, 2005
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):

TV and Radio Spots: Radio PSA: Questions (podcast)

Running Time:
00:01:00

Project: TV and Radio Spots | Browse All

Date: January 1, 2005
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):