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Science at Burning Man: High Altitude Aviation (Clip)
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The Exploratorium crew got the opportunity to enjoy a bird's eye view of the Black Rock desert. Join us as we investigate the challenges of navigating density altitude in this extreme climate.
Project: Science at Burning Man | Browse All
Date: September 14, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: aviation, density, altitude, flying, burning man
Project: Science at Burning Man | Browse All
Date: September 14, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: aviation, density, altitude, flying, burning man
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AfterSchool Activities: Ice Balloons Activity: Introduction (Clip)
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An introduction to the Ice Balloons activity, in which learners explore globes of frozen water and learn how to ask and then answer 'investigable' questions.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: September 2, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: ice, water. inquiry, questioning, investigable questions, experiment, observing, density, temperature, thermal conductivity, center of mass, freezing point depression, heat capacity, water vapor, states of water, states of ice, afterschool
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: September 2, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: ice, water. inquiry, questioning, investigable questions, experiment, observing, density, temperature, thermal conductivity, center of mass, freezing point depression, heat capacity, water vapor, states of water, states of ice, afterschool
| Links: | Download activity instructions | Download concept map | Going further |
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AfterSchool Activities: Ice Balloons Activity: Step-by-Step Demonstration (Clip)
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A detailed demonstration of how to do the Ice Balloons activity, including a discussion of materials needed and strategies for getting learners to ask and then investigate questions about what they are seeing.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: September 2, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: ice, water. inquiry, questioning, investigable questions, experiment, observing, density, temperature, thermal conductivity, center of mass, freezing point depression, heat capacity, water vapor, states of water, states of ice, afterschool
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: September 2, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: ice, water. inquiry, questioning, investigable questions, experiment, observing, density, temperature, thermal conductivity, center of mass, freezing point depression, heat capacity, water vapor, states of water, states of ice, afterschool
| Links: | Download activity instructions | Download concept map | Going further |
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AfterSchool Activities: Ice Balloons Activity: What's Going On (Clip)
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The science and pedagogy behind this activity, including a discussion of concepts such as density, temperature, thermal conductivity, center of mass, freezing point depression, heat capacity, and the characteristics of the states of water, water vapor, and ice. Also describes strategies for observing, asking questions, and then choosing a question to investigate further.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: September 2, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: ice, water. inquiry, questioning, investigable questions, experiment, observing, density, temperature, thermal conductivity, center of mass, freezing point depression, heat capacity, water vapor, states of water, states of ice, afterschool
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: September 2, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: ice, water. inquiry, questioning, investigable questions, experiment, observing, density, temperature, thermal conductivity, center of mass, freezing point depression, heat capacity, water vapor, states of water, states of ice, afterschool
| Links: | Download activity instructions | Download concept map | Going further |
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Ice Stories: Alkenones: Natural Thermometers (Clip)
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To understand how Earth’s climate system has changed over time, scientists need to find, develop and use natural recorders of temperature and precipitation. One natural thermometer comes in the form of alkenones: trans-fats produced by certain algae.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: July 7, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: climate change, climate history, paleoclimate, thermometer, trans-fats, algae, lakes, temperature, sediment cores, density, liquid, fats
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: July 7, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: climate change, climate history, paleoclimate, thermometer, trans-fats, algae, lakes, temperature, sediment cores, density, liquid, fats
| Links: | Dispatch: Alkenones: Natural Thermometers |
Iron Science Teacher: Alcohol (Webcast)
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This special edition of Iron Scence Teacher is part of our celebration of the Teacher Institute's 21st birthday. 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.
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: October 22, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Everyday Science
Keywords: cocktails, liquor, density column activity, pickled eggs, naked egg chemistry, osmosis, diffusion, dollar bill activity, convection currents, surface tension
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: October 22, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Everyday Science
Keywords: cocktails, liquor, density column activity, pickled eggs, naked egg chemistry, osmosis, diffusion, dollar bill activity, convection currents, surface tension
| Real: 225K |
Iron Science Teacher: Holiday Edition: Fruitcake (Webcast)
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The only thing to beat out Iron Science Halloween! Holiday madness right when you could use a laugh.... today's secret ingredient: fruitcake!
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: December 17, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: teachers, experiments, demos, circumference, diameter, pi, turning fruitcake into pi, diarrhoea, fiber, constipation, measuring density, mass, volume, weight, gravity.laws of gravity, rocket fuel
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: December 17, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: teachers, experiments, demos, circumference, diameter, pi, turning fruitcake into pi, diarrhoea, fiber, constipation, measuring density, mass, volume, weight, gravity.laws of gravity, rocket fuel
| Real: 225K |
Iron Science Teacher: Aluminum Foil (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-aluminum foil!
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: August 6, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics
Keywords: teachers, experiments, activities, tinfoil into copper, density, aluminum foil boats, surface tension, bouyancy, hydrogen blimp model, electrical charge, electroscope model, static electricity, properites of aluminum foil, aluminum foil battery, activated charcoal,
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: August 6, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics
Keywords: teachers, experiments, activities, tinfoil into copper, density, aluminum foil boats, surface tension, bouyancy, hydrogen blimp model, electrical charge, electroscope model, static electricity, properites of aluminum foil, aluminum foil battery, activated charcoal,
| Real: 225K |
Iron Science Teacher: Aluminum Cans (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-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: Washington, DC: Red Tape (Webcast)
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The Live @ cast and crew take a journey to our Nation's Capitol for a special politically-charged edition of Iron Science Teacher. The competitors must create a math or science activity that is politically correct and leaves no child behind.
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: March 16, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: nylon tape hydra, electrical charge, electroscope model, static electricity, positve and negative charge, rocket launcher activity, inclinometer, measuring height, soda bottle launchers, projectile motion, direct and indirect measurement, polarized light mosaic snac
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: March 16, 2004
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: nylon tape hydra, electrical charge, electroscope model, static electricity, positve and negative charge, rocket launcher activity, inclinometer, measuring height, soda bottle launchers, projectile motion, direct and indirect measurement, polarized light mosaic snac
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