Found 0 - 6 results of 6 programs matching keyword " friction" |
Science in the City: Slide Rules (Clip)
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00:05:46
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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
Keywords: san francisco, the castro, mini park, exploratorium, speed, physics, slides, friction, velocity
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: April 13, 2011
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: san francisco, the castro, mini park, exploratorium, speed, physics, slides, friction, velocity
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AfterSchool Activities: Cuica Activity: Introduction (Clip)
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00:00:39
00:00:39
An introduction to the cuica (pronounced KWEE-kah), a small friction drum used in Brazil's Carnival parade.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 14, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: sound activity, sound experiment, music, musical instrument, sound, hearing, ear, brazil, percussion, carnival, friction, resonance, echo, afterschool
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 14, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: sound activity, sound experiment, music, musical instrument, sound, hearing, ear, brazil, percussion, carnival, friction, resonance, echo, afterschool
| Links: | Download activity instructions | Going further | Download concept map |
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AfterSchool Activities: Cuica Activity: Step-by-Step Demonstration (Clip)
Running Time:
00:06:39
00:06:39
A detailed demonstration of how to make this small friction drum, including a discussion of materials needed and how different kinds of materials make for cuicas that produce different sounds.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 14, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: sound activity, sound experiment, music, musical instrument, sound, hearing, ear, brazil, percussion, carnival, friction, resonance, echo, afterschool
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 14, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: sound activity, sound experiment, music, musical instrument, sound, hearing, ear, brazil, percussion, carnival, friction, resonance, echo, afterschool
| Links: | Download activity instructions | Going further | Download concept map |
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AfterSchool Activities: Cuica Activity: What's Going On (Clip)
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00:01:30
00:01:30
The science behind this musical instrument, including the concepts of sound, vibration, resonance, and amplification.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 14, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: sound activity, sound experiment, music, musical instrument, sound, hearing, ear, brazil, percussion, carnival, friction, resonance, echo
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 14, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: sound activity, sound experiment, music, musical instrument, sound, hearing, ear, brazil, percussion, carnival, friction, resonance, echo
| Links: | Download activity instructions | Going further | Download concept map |
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Iron Science Teacher: Golf Balls (Webcast)
Running Time:
00:58:11
00:58:11
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. 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 |
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 |
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