Found 0 - 4 results of 4 programs matching keyword " metal" |
Science in the City: The Making of a Bell (Clip)
Running Time:
00:12:40
00:12:40
For our first episode in a new season of "Science in the City," we explore the creation of a bell for the Exploratorium’s new home at Pier 15.
Artist Nick Diphillipo has been designing and casting bells and other objects for over thirty years. He teaches bell making at The Crucible in Oakland, California, as well as other foundry-related subjects.
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: April 10, 2013
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Art, General Science
Keywords: bell, bell casting, foundry, molds, wax, bronze, metal, nick diphillipo, the crucible, metal arts, craft, making, science in the city, exploratorium
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: April 10, 2013
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Art, General Science
Keywords: bell, bell casting, foundry, molds, wax, bronze, metal, nick diphillipo, the crucible, metal arts, craft, making, science in the city, exploratorium
Science in the City: The Gong Show: Exploring Metal (Clip)
Running Time:
00:05:00
00:05:00
Join musician Karen Stackpole as she illuminates the science, history, and construction of gongs, tam-tams, and metallophones. In her studio, we learn how gongs are made by using heat, cold water, and a tempering process. Karen also discusses contemporary uses of gongs and some of her current work.
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: December 22, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Art
Keywords: gongs, resonating, metal, metallophones, tam-tams, tempering, karen stackpole
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: December 22, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Art
Keywords: gongs, resonating, metal, metallophones, tam-tams, tempering, karen stackpole
 |
| QuickTime: 450K |
Iron Science Teacher: Iron (Webcast)
Running Time:
1:02:09
1:02:09
In this zany competition teachers have ten minutes to create a science activity from a special secret ingredient. This week: iron!
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: June 30, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: teachers, experiments, demos, iron, magnets, iron filings, iron in cereal, steel wool, making swords, heating metal, contest
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: June 30, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: teachers, experiments, demos, iron, magnets, iron filings, iron in cereal, steel wool, making swords, heating metal, contest
| Real: 256K |
Iron Science Teacher: Pencils (Webcast)
Running Time:
00:53:13
00:53:13
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: Pencils
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: August 2, 2002
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: yardstick, air pressure, density of air, strength of pencils, mechanical forces, conductivity of pencils, electric currents in a pencil, polymer, metal content of a pencil, carbon graphite cundictivity, electrical resistance in carbon graphite, rheostat activity, lan
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: August 2, 2002
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: yardstick, air pressure, density of air, strength of pencils, mechanical forces, conductivity of pencils, electric currents in a pencil, polymer, metal content of a pencil, carbon graphite cundictivity, electrical resistance in carbon graphite, rheostat activity, lan
| Real: 256K |
 |
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