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Science Teaching Tips: It’s All in Good Taste (Podcast)
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TI staff biologist Karen Kalumuck busts some of the myths about taste, and presents a few fun activities for the classroom.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: November 18, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science, Biology
Keywords: taste
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: November 18, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science, Biology
Keywords: taste
| Links: | This activity is from the Exploratorium’s Human Body Explorations | The Nose Knows activity | More activities by Karen Kalumuck |
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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: Take It from the Top (Podcast)
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00:06:28
00:06:28
A stack of blocks seems to defy gravity in this activity by Exploratorium staff educator Don Rathjen.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: November 11, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):
Keywords: blocks, gravity
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: November 11, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):
Keywords: blocks, gravity
| Links: | Take It from the Top activity | More of Don Rathjen’s activities |
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Iron Science Teacher: Iron Science Teacher: 40th Anniversary (Webcast)
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00:52:40
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In recognition of the Exploratorium's 40th anniversary, join us for a special edition of our popular show, Iron Science Teacher. In this zany science cook-off, teachers compete before a live audience at the Exploratorium for the revered title, "Iron Science Teacher." The secret ingredient will be something closely related to our anniversary!
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: November 8, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):
Keywords: ist
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: November 8, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):
Keywords: ist
Science Teaching Tips: A Tale of Adjustment (Podcast)
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00:04:38
00:04:38
A veteran teacher describes his first year of teaching, and the myriad things he adjusted to while he learned the profession he loves.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: November 4, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):
Keywords: teaching
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: November 4, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):
Keywords: teaching
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Science Teaching Tips: Going to the Dogs (Podcast)
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00:04:52
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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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00:09:30
00:09:30
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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Science Teaching Tips: When Words Fail You (Podcast)
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00:04:55
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How do you give your students the words they need to understand an activity or a topic? TI Staff Educator Modesto Tamez explains his opinion that vocabulary is best given towards the end of a lesson, not at the beginning.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: October 14, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):
Keywords: vocabulary, lesson, teaching
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: October 14, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):
Keywords: vocabulary, lesson, teaching
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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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Miscellaneous: Shoot the Moon! A Moon-Shaking, Crash-Landing Search for Water (Webcast)
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00:33:08
00:33:08
Is water ice present or absent in a crater near the moon's south pole? NASA’s Lunar CRater Observing and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission is seeking a definitive answer. Join Exploratorium staff for a special Webcast featuring live coverage of LCROSS crashing into the moon! Our team will be broadcasting live from the 36" Refractor Telescope at Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton, where we’ll watch the impact and investigate how this intentional crash could reveal the existence of water ice.
Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All
Date: October 9, 2009
Format: Lecture
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Physics
Keywords: moon, nasa, lcross, water, ice, crater. observatory, telescope
Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All
Date: October 9, 2009
Format: Lecture
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Physics
Keywords: moon, nasa, lcross, water, ice, crater. observatory, telescope
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