Found 10 - 20 results of 26 programs matching keyword "black drop effect explanation" |
Iron Science Teacher: CD Cases (Webcast)
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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
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 |
Iron Science Teacher: Golf Balls (Webcast)
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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. Tee off with this week’s “secret” ingredient-golf balls!
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: July 9, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: teachers, demos, activities, gravity, energy, catapults, brazil nut effect, kinetic sieving, temperature effect on bouncing balls, graphing, elasticity, fertilization model, roller bowler model, friction, bowler roller model, roller bowler model, birds, bird beaks, bird
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: July 9, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: teachers, demos, activities, gravity, energy, catapults, brazil nut effect, kinetic sieving, temperature effect on bouncing balls, graphing, elasticity, fertilization model, roller bowler model, friction, bowler roller model, roller bowler model, birds, bird beaks, bird
| Real: 225K |
Transit of Venus: Transit of Venus 2004: 1st & 2nd Contact Program (Webcast)
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00:59:15
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Astronomers in many parts of the world watched as Venus moved across the disk of the Sun, one of the rarest planetary alignments. The Exploratorium webcast this historic event from Greece.
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 8, 2004
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: lick observatory photographic plate vault, telescope filters for viewing the sun, transit of venus, eclipse, black drop effect explanation, past transits of venus, h-alpha solar telescope, first contact of the transit of venus, second contact of the transit of ve
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 8, 2004
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: lick observatory photographic plate vault, telescope filters for viewing the sun, transit of venus, eclipse, black drop effect explanation, past transits of venus, h-alpha solar telescope, first contact of the transit of venus, second contact of the transit of ve
| Real: 256K |
Light and Landscape: James Turrell (Webcast)
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James Turrell studied optics and perceptual psychology in college, but gravitated towards art as his curiosity led him to investigate light itself. In this Webcast of a lecture, James Turrell discusses his experiences manipulating pure light and how it became his artistic medium. He reveals how this early work led him to discover Roden Crater in Arizona and to create his subsequent lifelong project of transforming the crater into an astronomical observatory.
Project: Light and Landscape | Browse All
Date: September 16, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Arts, General Science
Keywords: perception, art in nature, rosen crater, perceptual psychology, optical illusions, seeing from within, forms in light, installation artist, effect of light, luminous light works,
Project: Light and Landscape | Browse All
Date: September 16, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Arts, General Science
Keywords: perception, art in nature, rosen crater, perceptual psychology, optical illusions, seeing from within, forms in light, installation artist, effect of light, luminous light works,
| Real: 225K |
Science of Cooking: Turkey: Getting to the Meat of the Matter (Webcast)
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1:00:24
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Why does a turkey continue to cook after it is out of the oven? How can you be sure to thoroughly cook the dark meat without drying out the white meat? Is stuffing really a good idea? Join us as we talk turkey with food expert and author Harold McGee. Discover why temperature is critical, and investigate different cooking methods: roasting, deep frying, barbecuing, and smoking.
Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Cooking | Browse All
Date: November 20, 2002
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Chemistry
Keywords: effect of temperature, effects of temperature, fowl science, myoglobin, cooking techniques, cooking temperatures, turkey farms, willybird turkey farm, brining a turkey, turkey brining, frying turkey, turkey behavior, turkey flocking patterns, ccoking meat, flavor, brown
Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Cooking | Browse All
Date: November 20, 2002
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Chemistry
Keywords: effect of temperature, effects of temperature, fowl science, myoglobin, cooking techniques, cooking temperatures, turkey farms, willybird turkey farm, brining a turkey, turkey brining, frying turkey, turkey behavior, turkey flocking patterns, ccoking meat, flavor, brown
| Links: | Fowl Science: Talking Turkey |
Iron Science Teacher: Bi-Coastal Challenge: Milk Cartons (Webcast)
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Watch as the best teachers on the planet battle it out for the title of Iron Science Teacher. This special edition will pit east coast teachers from Columbia University against teachers from the Exploratorium's Teacher's Institute. In this zany competition teachers will have ten minutes to create a science activity from a "secret" ingredient: milk cartons!
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: December 1, 2001
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Everyday Science
Keywords: fiber optic model, fiber optic water, air pressure, density, styrofoam and acetone, static electricity, electrtostatic, static charge, electrical charge, change of state, water pressure, coriolis effect, periscope, pinhole viewer
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: December 1, 2001
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Everyday Science
Keywords: fiber optic model, fiber optic water, air pressure, density, styrofoam and acetone, static electricity, electrtostatic, static charge, electrical charge, change of state, water pressure, coriolis effect, periscope, pinhole viewer
| Real: 256K |
Iron Science Teacher: Celebrity Bake Off! (Webcast)
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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 |
2nd Wednesdays: Chain Reaction (Webcast)
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Ever see a burning udder? Or a cement block crush a fax machine? Mechanical artistry takes new forms of whimsy as noted MIT sculptor/inventor Arthur Ganson creates tense moments of anticipation in Chain Reaction.
Project: 2nd Wednesdays | Browse All
Date: April 11, 2001
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Arts, Physics
Keywords: transference of energy, rube goldberg, tinkering, domino effect, kinetic sculpture, dynamic architecture, catalytic agents,
Project: 2nd Wednesdays | Browse All
Date: April 11, 2001
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Arts, Physics
Keywords: transference of energy, rube goldberg, tinkering, domino effect, kinetic sculpture, dynamic architecture, catalytic agents,
| Real: 45K |
Science Wire: The World Reports: Exploring Energy (Webcast)
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0:16:04
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Nine Aim High students explore shadow and light, and build their own energy machines. In this webcast, the students delve into energy transference and alternative energy sources like solar cells and wind power.
Project: Science Wire | Browse All
Date: March 10, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: hand-cranked generator exhibit, skillets exhibit, thermal impressions exhibit, pedal generator exhibit, heat camera exhibit, jacobs ladder exhibit, jamie bell, paul doherty, solar energy, greenhouse effect,
Project: Science Wire | Browse All
Date: March 10, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: hand-cranked generator exhibit, skillets exhibit, thermal impressions exhibit, pedal generator exhibit, heat camera exhibit, jacobs ladder exhibit, jamie bell, paul doherty, solar energy, greenhouse effect,
| Real: 34K |
Iron Science Teacher: Tennis Balls (Webcast)
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1:05:40
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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 |
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