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

Return to Mars: Follow the Water (Webcast)

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00:30:00

Why is water, or evidence of water, so important to the Mars missions? Join Exploratorium scientists Ron Hipschman and Karen Kalumuck as they examine water as one of the building blocks for life and what previous Mars missions have discovered about water on the red planet.

Project: Return to Mars | Browse All

Date: August 16, 2012
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science, Life Science/Biology

Keywords: mars, curiosity, rover, msl, mars science laboratory, spacecraft, water, life, rock, jpl, jet propulsion laboratory, exploration

Live Deep-Sea Exploration with the E/V Nautilus: Shipwreck Discoveries (Webcast)

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00:23:58

The Nautilus has discovered several well-preserved shipwrecks on their mission, from ancient Greek trading vessels to modern sailboats. Join us as we talk with chief scientist Katy Croff Bell live aboard the Nautilus and see the latest video of their discoveries.

Project: Live Deep-Sea Exploration with the E/V Nautilus | Browse All

Date: October 18, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Keywords: archaeology, ocean science, mediterranean, black sea

Science in the City: Black Sand (Clip)

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00:03:53

Join Exploratorium educator Ken Finn as he unlocks the mystery behind the black sand (a.k.a. magnetite) at Ocean Beach. This piece explores the origin of magnetite in the Sierra Nevada mountains, its journey down the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers to the Bay, and the interesting physical properties of this mineral, plus some fun things you can do with it.

Project: Science in the City | Browse All

Date: August 9, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: black sand, beach, magnitite, magnet, mineral, magnetic lines, force fields, exploratorium, ocean beach, exhibit

Science at Burning Man: Investigating Alkali (Clip)

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00:03:52

Senior Exploratorium scientist, Paul Doherty, unlocks the mystery behind the corrosive dust that coats the Black Rock Desert.

Project: Science at Burning Man | Browse All

Date: September 29, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Geology/Earth Science

Keywords: paul doherty, burning man, alkali, alkaline, mountains, basin, playa, desert, investigate, ph level, acidity

Science at Burning Man: Vortices (Clip)

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00:01:56

Exploratorium Senior Scientist Paul Doherty discusses the science of dust devils and describes how vortices are created in the Black Rock Desert.

Project: Science at Burning Man | Browse All

Date: September 20, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Keywords: vortices, dust devils, desert, tornado, paul doherty

Science at Burning Man: Triangle of Fire (Clip)

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00:01:28

Burning Man is a literal hotbed of explosions and fire. Join Exploratorium Senior Scientist Paul Doherty as he looks at the properties that make up fire through the lens of the Burning Man event.

Project: Science at Burning Man | Browse All

Date: September 11, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: burning man, fire, detonation, gas, air, black rock desert

Science at Burning Man: Double Rainbows (Clip)

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00:00:59

Exploratorium Senior Scientist Paul Doherty explains a double rainbow sighting at Burning Man 2010!

Project: Science at Burning Man | Browse All

Date: September 10, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Physics

Keywords: burning man, rainbows, light, prisms, color, black rock desert

Ice Stories: POLENET (Polar Earth Observing Network) (Webcast)

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00:07:06

Our Exploratorium team talks to scientists from POLENET (Polar Earth Observing Network).

Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All

Date: January 2, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Keywords: glaciers, dry, desert, snow, mcmurdo, antarctica, ecology

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Project: Pulse of the Poles

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Ice Stories: Tour of Black Island (Webcast)

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00:20.15

We take a tour of Black Island, and speak with Tony Marchetti who for the last 13 years has been running this vital communications station for the U.S. Antarctic operations.

Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All

Date: December 26, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

Keywords: black island, antarctica, telecommunications, station

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Windows Media: 256K 600K

Iron Science Teacher: CD Cases (Webcast)

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00:56:57

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: CD cases!

Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All

Date: July 1, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics

Keywords: experiments, teachers, demos, activities, magnetism activity, iron content in food and black sand, iron filings, magnitite, kinetic sieving, avalanche floor exhibit snack, avalanche snack, granularity, angle of repose, brazil nut effect, squeeze box activity, squee

Real: 225K


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