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Transit of Venus: Monitoring Climate Change (Clip)
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Join Dr. Russell Schnell, the director of the Global Monitoring Division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as he talks about what it takes to monitor climate change.
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 4, 2012
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, General Science, Chemistry
Keywords: dr. russell schnell, climate change, monitoring, boulder, noaa, air, atmosphere, atmospheric observatories, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, co2
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 4, 2012
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, General Science, Chemistry
Keywords: dr. russell schnell, climate change, monitoring, boulder, noaa, air, atmosphere, atmospheric observatories, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, co2
Science at Burning Man: Triangle of Fire (Clip)
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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
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
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Miscellaneous: A Close Look at Clouds (Webcast)
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00:25:13
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Have you ever wondered exactly what clouds are made of, or what the difference is between a cumulus and lenticular cloud? Clouds are an ever-present, ever-changing part of our natural landscape. They come in a huge variety of shapes and sizes, and capture our imagination with their endless permutations. Join Exploratorium Senior Scientist Paul Doherty for a live Webcast about cloud physics. Paul will discuss the basic makeup of clouds, and explore some of the aspects that make them such a rich part of our daily lives.
Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All
Date: January 16, 2010
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Physics
Keywords: clouds, wind, air, moisture, percipitation, lenticular, cumulus, sky
Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All
Date: January 16, 2010
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Physics
Keywords: clouds, wind, air, moisture, percipitation, lenticular, cumulus, sky
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Ice Stories: Balloon Research (Webcast)
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00:23:54
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Watch as three giant helium balloons are launched above Antarctica to study climate history; listen as scientists talk about balloon research.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: January 10, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: antarctica, weather balloons, astronomy, space, nasa, scientists, mcmurdo station, air currents, cosmic rays
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: January 10, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: antarctica, weather balloons, astronomy, space, nasa, scientists, mcmurdo station, air currents, cosmic rays
| Links: | Balloon launch at McMurdo |
Exhibit Services: Balancing Ball (Clip)
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At the Balancing Ball exhibit, a plastic beach ball floats mysteriously several feet above a large plastic cone. Upon closer inspection, the ball is found to be floating on a stream of air blowing out of the cone; visitors interact with the ball, changing its position in relation to the air flow.
Project: Exploratorium Exhibit Services | Browse All
Date: January 10, 2008
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: ball, air, airflow, float, stream, exhibit
Project: Exploratorium Exhibit Services | Browse All
Date: January 10, 2008
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: ball, air, airflow, float, stream, exhibit
| QuickTime: 308K |
Iron Science Teacher: Pet Supplies (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-pet supplies!
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: August 13, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: pet supplies, teachers, experiments, activities, dog training, canine cognition, canine sense of smell demonstration, solids and liquids, granularity, one liter soda bottle, cartesian diver snack, descartes diver activity, bouyance, air pressure, liquid pressure, sha
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: August 13, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: pet supplies, teachers, experiments, activities, dog training, canine cognition, canine sense of smell demonstration, solids and liquids, granularity, one liter soda bottle, cartesian diver snack, descartes diver activity, bouyance, air pressure, liquid pressure, sha
| Real: 225K |
Iron Science Teacher: Aluminum Cans (Webcast)
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1:02:33
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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-aluminum cans!
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: July 16, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics
Keywords: teachers, demos, experiments, activities, bouyancy, volume, density, balance, center of gravity, vaccuum, condensation, change of state, air pressure
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: July 16, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics
Keywords: teachers, demos, experiments, activities, bouyancy, volume, density, balance, center of gravity, vaccuum, condensation, change of state, air pressure
| Real: 225K |
Iron Science Teacher: Carbohydrates (Webcast)
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1:01:08
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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- carbohydrates!
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: July 2, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: teachers, experiments, demos, carbohydrates, human digestive system, air pressure, ballistics, force and motion, peeps science, science of peeps, model of the atmoshpere on mars, model of the atmoshpere on venus,
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: July 2, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: teachers, experiments, demos, carbohydrates, human digestive system, air pressure, ballistics, force and motion, peeps science, science of peeps, model of the atmoshpere on mars, model of the atmoshpere on venus,
| Real: 225K |
Transit of Venus: The Strange Atmosphere of the Planet Venus (Webcast)
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00:34:10
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A series of sometimes fiery demonstrations shows what the pressure and composition of Venus’s atmosphere are like. This program was presented in conjunction with the Exploratorium’s webcast of the 2004 transit of Venus.
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 8, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Chemistry
Keywords: atmosphere of venus, the surface of venus, sublimation, air blast craters, clouds on venus
Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All
Date: June 8, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Chemistry
Keywords: atmosphere of venus, the surface of venus, sublimation, air blast craters, clouds on venus
| Real: 225K |
Iron Science Teacher: Halloween Edition: Plastic Bags (Webcast)
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00:55:27
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Watch as Exploratorium staff and local teachers compete for the title of Iron Science Teacher. Each contestant has 10 minutes to make a science lesson out of a secret ingredient. In this special Halloween edition, today's secret ingredient is: Plastic Bags!
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: October 31, 2003
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics
Keywords: vaccuum sealing, air pressure, perception of touch, tactile sense, bubble bomb activity, carbon dioxide production, acids and bases, 5-tone whirlies, quantum music, corrugated plastic pipes, resonance, sound waves, bagpipes, air speed
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: October 31, 2003
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics
Keywords: vaccuum sealing, air pressure, perception of touch, tactile sense, bubble bomb activity, carbon dioxide production, acids and bases, 5-tone whirlies, quantum music, corrugated plastic pipes, resonance, sound waves, bagpipes, air speed
| Real: 256K |
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