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Science in the City: Electric Guitar (Clip)
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There’s no mistaking the distinct voice—whether throbbing, singing, or screaming—of an electric guitar. How does one instrument produce so many different sounds? We visit with Bay Area electric guitarists Ava Mendoza and Henry Kaiser, plus Subway Guitars’ very own Fat Dog, to explore the components of this versatile instrument, getting down to pick-ups, “pots,” and pedals that make it sing.
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: May 8, 2013
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: science, exploratorium, city, san francisco, guitar, electric guitar, music, ava mendoza, henry kaiser, fat dog, subway guitars, body, pickup, dynamics, tones, distortion
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: May 8, 2013
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: science, exploratorium, city, san francisco, guitar, electric guitar, music, ava mendoza, henry kaiser, fat dog, subway guitars, body, pickup, dynamics, tones, distortion
Exploratorium Science at America's Cup: Wind Modeling (Clip)
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The Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (http://sccoos.org/) gathers live data about winds, waves, surface currents, temperature, and water quality, and makes it available to everyone. In this piece, Oceanographer Art Miller tells us about this system, and about how America's Cup sailors can use this kind of data and modeling to improve their race performances.
To access wind modeling data, visit:
http://www.sccoos.org/data/observations/
Project: Exploratorium Science at America's Cup | Browse All
Date: November 25, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: scripps institution wind modeling sccoos america's cup exploratorium art miller bay currents sailing marine
Project: Exploratorium Science at America's Cup | Browse All
Date: November 25, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: scripps institution wind modeling sccoos america's cup exploratorium art miller bay currents sailing marine
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Science Teaching Tips: Ooh, You Make My Motor Run (Podcast)
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Staff educator Modesto Tamez tells how he gets students exploring electromagnets, a great preparation for making an electric motor.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: December 30, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: electromagnets, electric, motor
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: December 30, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: electromagnets, electric, motor
| Links: | Stripped Down Motor activity |
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After Dark: Dr. Megavolt under the Palace of Fine Arts Rotunda (Clip)
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In November 2009, Exploratorium After Dark welcomed particle physicist Dr. Austin Richards—aka Dr. MegaVolt. Under the Palace of Fine Arts rotunda, he jousted with a high-voltage Tesla coil, which generated 200,000 volts of electricity and shot 14-foot-long arcs of lightning through the air.
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: November 18, 2009
Format: Event
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Physics, Art
Keywords: electricity, electric, tesla, tesla coil, conductivity, arc, palace of fine arts, pfa, after dark, event, danger
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: November 18, 2009
Format: Event
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Physics, Art
Keywords: electricity, electric, tesla, tesla coil, conductivity, arc, palace of fine arts, pfa, after dark, event, danger
| Links: | Dr. Megavolt |
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Ice Stories: Green, Electric Snowmobiles (Clip)
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Meet Dr. Ethan Brodsky from the U. of Wisconsin, who advised a group of undergraduate students in the design and build of an electric snowmobile. Video produced by Ice Stories correspondent Zoe Courville.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: July 3, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): General Science, Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: snowmobiles, pollution, electric vehicles, atmosphere, greenhouse gases, greenland, arctic
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: July 3, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): General Science, Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: snowmobiles, pollution, electric vehicles, atmosphere, greenhouse gases, greenland, arctic
| Links: | Dispatch: Green, Electric Snowmobiles |
AfterSchool Activities: Jitterbug Activity: Introduction (Clip)
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An introduction to the jitterbug, a simple motorized toy made of a recycled CD and a DC motor.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 13, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: electricity, electric motor, toy, curcuit, rotational vibration, spinning, shimmy, afterschool
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 13, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: electricity, electric motor, toy, curcuit, rotational vibration, spinning, shimmy, afterschool
| Links: | Download activity instructions | Download concept map | Going further |
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AfterSchool Activities: Jitterbug Activity: Step-by-Step Demonstration (Clip)
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A detailed demonstration of how to make this toy, including a discussion of materials needed.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 13, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: electricity, electric motor, toy, curcuit, rotational vibration, spinning, shimmy, afterschool
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 13, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: electricity, electric motor, toy, curcuit, rotational vibration, spinning, shimmy, afterschool
| Links: | Download activity instructions | Download concept map | Going further |
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AfterSchool Activities: Jitterbug Activity: What's Going On (Clip)
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The science behind this toy, including a discussion of how electric circuits work, and how an unbalanced load (an off-center weight on your jitterbug) results in rotational vibration.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 13, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: electricity, electric motor, toy, curcuit, rotational vibration, spinning, shimmy, afterschool
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 13, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: electricity, electric motor, toy, curcuit, rotational vibration, spinning, shimmy, afterschool
| Links: | Download activity instructions | Download concept map | Going further |
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Ice Stories: Balloon Research (Webcast)
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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 |
Science from the Poles: Understanding The Gulf Stream, Part 2 (Webcast)
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00:29:34
Join Exploratorium staff scientist Charlie Carlson as he continues to examine issues around the Gulf Stream and climate change.
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: April 21, 2007
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: climate change, global warming, gulf stream, ocean, currents, weather, storms
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: April 21, 2007
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: climate change, global warming, gulf stream, ocean, currents, weather, storms
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