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Science in the City:  Slide Rules (clip)
Running Time:
00:05:46
Come out to play on the concrete slides at Seward Street Mini Park in the Castro. A series of speed tests guided by physicist Paul Doherty takes on the question asked by sliders everywhere: How can I go faster?

Project: Science in the City | Browse All

Date: April 13, 2011
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Science Teaching Tips:  Minilabs (podcast)
Running Time:
00:09:00
TI teacher coach Zeke Kossover explains how he uses short, focused lab activities to really get concepts across to his students.

Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All

Date: March 17, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):
Return to Mars:  Mars Update: Mini-TES Surveys Mars Rocks (webcast)
Running Time:
00:31:00
With two rovers on Mars, we update you on the latest findings. This week, hear (and see!) more about a tool called Mini-TES, which helps us learn about rocks on Mars.

Project: Return to Mars | Browse All

Date: February 14, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Origins: Astrobiology:  Looking for Mars on Earth (webcast)
Running Time:
00:32:24
Chris McKay, Planetary Scientist at the NASA Ames Research Center, has traveled the world seeking Mars-like environments. In the Dry Valleys of Antarctica—his favorite Mars analog on Earth—Dr. McKay discovered a kind of algae living inside rocks porous to light and water. He’ll show us some of these rocks and talk about the physical conditions required for life.

Project: Origins: Astrobiology: The Search for Life | Browse All

Date: November 19, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Iron Science Teacher:  Tennis Balls (webcast)
Running Time:
1:05:40
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: tennis balls!

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Date: August 3, 2000
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics