Found 0 - 5 results of 5 programs matching keyword "whirly tube" |
Science Teaching Tips: Whirled Music (Podcast)
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00:08:39
00:08:39
Geeks have strange hobbies. Staff physicist Paul Doherty plays the corrugated plastic tube, also known as a “whirly,” and explains the surprising science behind the sound.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: January 13, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: whirly, sound, music
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: January 13, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: whirly, sound, music
| Links: | The science of whirlies | Sounds like fun |
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Science Wire: Sound Advice (Webcast)
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12:25:46
12:25:46
Why do many things sound different underwater? How are echoes made? Can you feel or see sound? Join us as we delve into the mysteries of sound. This webcast will feature an Aim High student demonstrating how to make a membranophone; Exploratorium physicist Dr. Paul Doherty modeling sound with ringing aluminum rods, corrugated plastic whirlies, and a slinky; and Marco Jordan, lead educator in the Exploratorium's Outreach program, demonstrating sound science with a "whine" glass and a singing bowl.
Project: Science Wire | Browse All
Date: May 4, 2002
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: human hearing, ear physiology, sense of hearing, perception of sound, slinky science, compression waves, acoustics, oscilloscope, pitch, 5-tone whirly, whirly tube, whirly hose, echo tube exhibit, echo tube floor exhibit, sound wavelengths, reflection of sound waves, r
Project: Science Wire | Browse All
Date: May 4, 2002
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: human hearing, ear physiology, sense of hearing, perception of sound, slinky science, compression waves, acoustics, oscilloscope, pitch, 5-tone whirly, whirly tube, whirly hose, echo tube exhibit, echo tube floor exhibit, sound wavelengths, reflection of sound waves, r
| Real: 256K |
Origins: Antarctica: Antarctica: Paul's Ice Photos (Webcast)
Running Time:
0:35:54
0:35:54
Exploratorium staff scientist, Dr. Paul Doherty, talks about his photos of Antarctica.
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: December 19, 2001
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: driving on ice in antarctica, barn glacier, protective clothing in antarctica, observation chamber in the antarctic ocean, observation tube in the antarctic ocean, ice caves of the erebus glacier, artisits in antarctica, hand prints in ice, drilling to find ice d
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: December 19, 2001
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: driving on ice in antarctica, barn glacier, protective clothing in antarctica, observation chamber in the antarctic ocean, observation tube in the antarctic ocean, ice caves of the erebus glacier, artisits in antarctica, hand prints in ice, drilling to find ice d
| Real: 80K |
Iron Science Teacher: Celebrity Bake Off! (Webcast)
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01:01:28
01:01:28
For science fair competition taken to the third power, watch two veteran scientists as they battle head to head to determine who is the Iron Scientist. Home-town favorite, Exploratorium physicist, Dr. Dr. Paul Doherty will square off against heavy-weight contender, visiting Exploratorium Osher Fellow and Boston University astrophysicist Professor Kenneth Brecher. They have 5 minutes to teach their favorite activities, and then move on to the secret ingredients: marbles and panty hose
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: October 12, 2001
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: activitiies, contests, experiemtns, bagpipe whirly, 5-tone whirly, astronomy, nature of the universe, balloon analogy for the expanding universe, even distribution of galaxies, brazil nut effect, gravity well exhibit snack, gravity potential well, particle accelerato
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: October 12, 2001
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: activitiies, contests, experiemtns, bagpipe whirly, 5-tone whirly, astronomy, nature of the universe, balloon analogy for the expanding universe, even distribution of galaxies, brazil nut effect, gravity well exhibit snack, gravity potential well, particle accelerato
| Real: 80K |
Iron Science Teacher: Tennis Balls (Webcast)
Running Time:
1:05:40
1:05:40
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: tennis balls!
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: August 3, 2000
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: activitiies, contests, amusement park ride physiology, gravity forces on the human body, gravitational forces on the human body, free fall deomnstrator, bouyancy, why do boats float, floatation, doppler effect, 5-tone whirly, how radar works, air pressure in tennis b
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: August 3, 2000
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: activitiies, contests, amusement park ride physiology, gravity forces on the human body, gravitational forces on the human body, free fall deomnstrator, bouyancy, why do boats float, floatation, doppler effect, 5-tone whirly, how radar works, air pressure in tennis b
| Real: 34K |
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