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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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Ice Stories: Science at the South Pole (Clip)
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00:36:28
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As a special event in conjunction with the 2009 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, we connected a live audience at the Exploratorium with scientists at the South Pole. Learn about atmospheric research at the South Pole from NOAA's Nick Morgan, the IceCube neutrino detector from Mark Krasberg and Laura Gladstone, and the South Pole Telescope from Bill Holzapfel.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 17, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Physics
Keywords: icecube, neutrinos, telescope, atmosphere, south pole, dark matter, dark energy, antarctica
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 17, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Physics
Keywords: icecube, neutrinos, telescope, atmosphere, south pole, dark matter, dark energy, antarctica
Miscellaneous: Charles Sowers and his Watch Water Freeze Exhibit (Webcast)
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Join exhibit developer Charles Sowers as he demonstrates Watch Water Freeze, an exhibit designed to encourage noticing. Patience with this piece is rewarded with breathtaking patterns of ice crystals. Viewed through a polarizing filter, the beautiful colors and crystalline structures of Watch Water Freeze have inspired countless museum visitors to reach for their cameras.
Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All
Date: December 16, 2009
Format: Exhibit
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Chemistry, Physics, Art
Keywords: charles, sowers, water, ice, freeze, exhibit, polarization
Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All
Date: December 16, 2009
Format: Exhibit
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Chemistry, Physics, Art
Keywords: charles, sowers, water, ice, freeze, exhibit, polarization
Science Teaching Tips: That Sounds Good (Podcast)
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00:09:39
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Exploratorium staff physicist Thomas Humphrey divulges a clever way to measure the speed of sound, and he explains how he’s used that information to measure things in the world.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: December 2, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: sound, speed, measure
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: December 2, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: sound, speed, measure
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Exploratorium History: Author K.C. Cole and Others on Frank Oppenheimer (Webcast)
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Join A, K. C. Cole, author of Something Incredibly Wonderful Happens: Frank Oppenheimer and the World He Made Up, in conversation with Exploratorium Director Dr. Dennis Bartels, eminent San Francisco Chronicle science writer David Perlman, Cinema Arts Director Liz Keim, and Exploratorium physicist Thomas Humphrey. A question-and-answer session followed the panel discussion.
Project: History of the Exploratorium | Browse All
Date: December 1, 2009
Format: Lecture
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Art, Cognitive Science/Psychology, General Science, History, Physics
Keywords: frank oppenheimer, frank, k.c cole, exploratorium, history, museum, panel, creation, founder, philosophy, mission
Project: History of the Exploratorium | Browse All
Date: December 1, 2009
Format: Lecture
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Art, Cognitive Science/Psychology, General Science, History, Physics
Keywords: frank oppenheimer, frank, k.c cole, exploratorium, history, museum, panel, creation, founder, philosophy, mission
| Links: | K. C. Cole's Website |
Science Teaching Tips: Electrifying Ideas (Podcast)
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00:05:54
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The ancient Greeks knew about magnets, and they knew about electricity, too. But it wasn’t until the nineteenth century that a connection between the two was discovered. Staff physicist Paul Doherty tells the story of how a professor made the connection…which led to modern motors.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: November 25, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: greeks, magnets, electricity, motors
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: November 25, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: greeks, magnets, electricity, motors
| Links: | Paul Doherty’s Web site |
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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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Science Teaching Tips: Going to the Dogs (Podcast)
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What do polarized sunglasses have to do with dog urine? Listen to this curious story from staff physicist Paul Doherty.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: October 28, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: polarized, sunglasses, dog, urine
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: October 28, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: polarized, sunglasses, dog, urine
| Links: | Paul Doherty’s Web site |
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Science Teaching Tips: Stringing Us Along (Podcast)
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TI program participant Mark Hespenheide presents an elegant illustration of free fall using string and paper clips.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: October 21, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: free, fall, string, paper, clips
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: October 21, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: free, fall, string, paper, clips
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After Dark: Electrifying Science with Dr. Megavolt® (Clip)
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This electrifying After Dark event featured Austin Richards, Ph.D.—aka, Dr. MegaVolt®—jousting with 14-foot electrical arcs from his high-voltage Tesla coil on the evening of Thursday, November 5, 2009. This wonderful performance contributed to the celebration of the Exploratorium’s 40th Anniversary.
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: October 14, 2009
Format: Event
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Art, Physics, General Science
Keywords: electricity, tesla, static, dr.megavolt® , lightening, after dark
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: October 14, 2009
Format: Event
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Art, Physics, General Science
Keywords: electricity, tesla, static, dr.megavolt® , lightening, after dark
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