Found 20 - 30 results of 32 programs matching keyword " center of gravity" |
Origins: Hubble: Preparing for Space (Webcast)
Running Time:
00:35:48
00:35:48
In an exclusive taped interview, Hubble payload commander and astronaut John Grunsfeld discusses how astronauts who'll be servicing a telescope in space train in a giant pool at the Johnson Space Center. We'll also show an interview with space engineer Amy Ross, filmed in the space suit laboratory at Johnson.
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: March 3, 2002
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: columbia shuttle launch, rockets, rocket booster, designation sts-109 hubble space telescope service mission, goddard space center, kennedy space center, john m. grunsfeld, nasa neutral buoyancy lab, spacewalks, spacesuits, infrared light, nicmos, , space gloves
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: March 3, 2002
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: columbia shuttle launch, rockets, rocket booster, designation sts-109 hubble space telescope service mission, goddard space center, kennedy space center, john m. grunsfeld, nasa neutral buoyancy lab, spacewalks, spacesuits, infrared light, nicmos, , space gloves
| Real: 256K |
Iron Science Teacher: Celebrity Bake Off! (Webcast)
Running Time:
01:01:28
01:01:28
For science fair competition taken to the third power, watch two veteran scientists as they battle head to head to determine who is the Iron Scientist. Home-town favorite, Exploratorium physicist, Dr. Dr. Paul Doherty will square off against heavy-weight contender, visiting Exploratorium Osher Fellow and Boston University astrophysicist Professor Kenneth Brecher. They have 5 minutes to teach their favorite activities, and then move on to the secret ingredients: marbles and panty hose
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: October 12, 2001
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: activitiies, contests, experiemtns, bagpipe whirly, 5-tone whirly, astronomy, nature of the universe, balloon analogy for the expanding universe, even distribution of galaxies, brazil nut effect, gravity well exhibit snack, gravity potential well, particle accelerato
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: October 12, 2001
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: activitiies, contests, experiemtns, bagpipe whirly, 5-tone whirly, astronomy, nature of the universe, balloon analogy for the expanding universe, even distribution of galaxies, brazil nut effect, gravity well exhibit snack, gravity potential well, particle accelerato
| Real: 80K |
Origins: Hubble: Last Stop Before Space (Webcast)
Running Time:
0:54:27
0:54:27
The first-ever live event inside the NASA clean room, where space hardware is being prepared for the Hubble Space Telescope. We'll get dressed in "bunny suits" to explore the room and show you the activities of engineers and scientists getting ready for the next Hubble servicing mission in November.
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: April 23, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: hubble space telescope, origins of the universe, cosmology, nebula, galaxy, stars, big bang, nasa, space shuttle, space telescope science institute, goddard space flight center, universe, astronomers, kathryn gaulke, goddard space flight center clean room, kevin carmac
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: April 23, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: hubble space telescope, origins of the universe, cosmology, nebula, galaxy, stars, big bang, nasa, space shuttle, space telescope science institute, goddard space flight center, universe, astronomers, kathryn gaulke, goddard space flight center clean room, kevin carmac
| Real: 35K |
Origins: Hubble: Making Sense of What Hubble Gives Us (Webcast)
Running Time:
0:38:20
0:38:20
Hubble's pictures have changed our understanding of the galaxy. Here we meet scientists who show us how their images have led to new discoveries, then check in on our own imaging project and track its progress.
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: April 21, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: hubble space telescope, origins of the universe, cosmology, nebula, galaxy, stars, big bang, nasa, space shuttle, space telescope science institute, goddard space flight center, universe, astronomers, forrest hamilton, hubble heritage team, paolo padovani, active galact
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: April 21, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: hubble space telescope, origins of the universe, cosmology, nebula, galaxy, stars, big bang, nasa, space shuttle, space telescope science institute, goddard space flight center, universe, astronomers, forrest hamilton, hubble heritage team, paolo padovani, active galact
| Real: 35K |
Origins: Hubble: Getting Time on the Telescope (Webcast)
Running Time:
0:54:09
0:54:09
How much time does an astronomer need to get that great picture? We'll talk with scientists about how they determine their experiments, and learn what it takes to make their case for a few minutes of the telescope's time.
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: April 20, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: hubble space telescope, origins of the universe, cosmology, nebula, galaxy, stars, big bang, nasa, space shuttle, space telescope science institute, goddard space flight center, universe, astronomers, melissa mcgrath, extra-solar planet research, atmospheres, satellite
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: April 20, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: hubble space telescope, origins of the universe, cosmology, nebula, galaxy, stars, big bang, nasa, space shuttle, space telescope science institute, goddard space flight center, universe, astronomers, melissa mcgrath, extra-solar planet research, atmospheres, satellite
| Real: 35K |
Iron Science Teacher: Tennis Balls (Webcast)
Running Time:
1:05:40
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!
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: August 3, 2000
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: activitiies, contests, amusement park ride physiology, gravity forces on the human body, gravitational forces on the human body, free fall deomnstrator, bouyancy, why do boats float, floatation, doppler effect, 5-tone whirly, how radar works, air pressure in tennis b
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: August 3, 2000
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: activitiies, contests, amusement park ride physiology, gravity forces on the human body, gravitational forces on the human body, free fall deomnstrator, bouyancy, why do boats float, floatation, doppler effect, 5-tone whirly, how radar works, air pressure in tennis b
| Real: 34K |
Iron Science Teacher: Corks (Webcast)
Running Time:
1:04:33
1:04:33
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: corks!
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: June 23, 2000
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: activities, contests, experiments, fork balancing trick, center of mass, balance, center of gravity, rocket launcher, measuring velocity, bottle blast-off activity, rocket height calculator, buoyancy, magnethenge, magnetic repulsion, magnetic attraction, battling magnet
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: June 23, 2000
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: activities, contests, experiments, fork balancing trick, center of mass, balance, center of gravity, rocket launcher, measuring velocity, bottle blast-off activity, rocket height calculator, buoyancy, magnethenge, magnetic repulsion, magnetic attraction, battling magnet
| Real: 34K |
Iron Science Teacher: Marshmallow Peeps (Webcast)
Running Time:
1:08:41
1:08:41
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: marshmallow Peeps!
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: March 11, 2000
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: activities, contests, experiments, balancing trick, center of mass, balance, center of gravity, marshmallows in a vaccuum, marshmallow ssience of marshmallows, frequency, torque, friction, monster mallows, marshmallow in a microwave, marshmallow blow gun, marshmallow pa
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: March 11, 2000
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: activities, contests, experiments, balancing trick, center of mass, balance, center of gravity, marshmallows in a vaccuum, marshmallow ssience of marshmallows, frequency, torque, friction, monster mallows, marshmallow in a microwave, marshmallow blow gun, marshmallow pa
| Real: 34K |
Iron Science Teacher: Chanukah Candles (Webcast)
Running Time:
0:51:15
0:51:15
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: Chanukah candles!
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: December 11, 1999
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: activities, contests, experiments, balance, center of mass, center of gravity, fulcrum, candle in a jar activity, condensation, liver and hydrogen peroxide, decomposition of hydrogen peroxide, enzyme catalysis, enzyme catalysts, catalase effect on hydrogen peroxide, co
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: December 11, 1999
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: activities, contests, experiments, balance, center of mass, center of gravity, fulcrum, candle in a jar activity, condensation, liver and hydrogen peroxide, decomposition of hydrogen peroxide, enzyme catalysis, enzyme catalysts, catalase effect on hydrogen peroxide, co
| Real: 34K |
Iron Science Teacher: Ping Pong Balls (Webcast)
Running Time:
1:13:45
1:13:45
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: ping pong balls!
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: July 9, 1999
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: activities, contests, experiments, gravity, air flow, air pressure, probablity triangle, random triangles, pascal's triangle, center of gravity, center of mass, dry ice, change of state, co2 sublimates, dry ice sublimates, carbon dioxide sublimates, cell membranes, alka
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: July 9, 1999
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: activities, contests, experiments, gravity, air flow, air pressure, probablity triangle, random triangles, pascal's triangle, center of gravity, center of mass, dry ice, change of state, co2 sublimates, dry ice sublimates, carbon dioxide sublimates, cell membranes, alka
| Real: 34K |
| PREV | 1 2 3 4 | NEXT |
 |
Webcasts made possible through
the generosity of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, The Jim Clark
Endowment for Internet Education, the McBean Family Foundation,.and the Corporation for Educational Networks Initiatives in California (CENIC).  |
||
© 1994 - 2013 Exploratorium | The museum of science, art and human perception