EXPLO.TV - Webcasts, Video Clips, and Podcasts from the Exploratorium

Iron Science Teacher: Valentine's Day Edition 2005 (webcast)

Running Time:
1:00:11

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 - Valentine gifts!

Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All

Date: February 11, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Return to Mars: Where Have All the Rovers Gone? (webcast)

Running Time:
00:45:44

NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, have long outlived their life expectancy of three months. Join us as we sum up the rover data and explain how this information changes our view of Mars.

Project: Return to Mars | Browse All

Date: February 8, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science

Saturn: How Far Have We Gone? (webcast)

Running Time:
00:46:28

After a week of analyzing the data from the Huygens probe, do scientists think of Titan differently? What were the unexpected findings? Which hypotheses were wrong? Which were correct? Join us as we talk to mission scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and get the latest on this enigmatic moon.

Project: Saturn: Jewel of the Solar System | Browse All

Date: January 22, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science

Saturn: What Do the Pictures Mean? (webcast)

Running Time:
00:31:54

After yesterday's historic mission to the surface of Titan, what happens next? What do the new pictures of Saturn's largest moon tell us, and what does it mean for our understanding of earth?

Project: Saturn: Jewel of the Solar System | Browse All

Date: January 15, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science

Saturn: Crash! Part I (webcast)

Running Time:
00:28:55

After its long journey to Saturn's largest moon, Titan, the Huygens probe is released from the Cassini spacecraft. The Huygens probe completes its descent to Titan, capturing hundreds of images on its way. Join Senior Scientist Paul Doherty as he gives us background on this incredible mission and sets the stage for the first close-up images of this mysterious moon.

Project: Saturn: Jewel of the Solar System | Browse All

Date: January 14, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science

Saturn: Crash! Part II (webcast)

Running Time:
12:26:40

Join Senior Scientist Paul Doherty as we receive the first images of Titan, Jupiter's largest moon, from the European Space Agency headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany. The Huygens probe, released from the Cassini spacecraft, descended to Titan and captured hundreds of images of this mysterious moon.

Project: Saturn: Jewel of the Solar System | Browse All

Date: January 14, 2005
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science

Exploratorium Miscellaneous Press Video and Audio: Exploratorium B-Roll Sample (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:35

This short preview clip of the larger B-Roll video has footage of the Exploratorium, inside and out, including scenes of children interacting with museum exhibits.

Project: Exploratorium Miscellaneous Press Video and Audio | Browse All

Date: January 10, 2005
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Faultline: Seismic Science: San Francisco in Jell-O (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:40

This wobbly luminescent sculpture by Liz Hickok is both art work and a simulation of how a San Francisco neighborhood might jiggle when the Big One strikes.

Project: Faultline: Seismic Science at the Epicenter | Browse All

Date: January 1, 2005
Format: Exhibit
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art, Geology/Earth Science

TV and Radio Spots: TV PSA: Thermodynamics (clip)

Running Time:
00:00:26

A humorous look at thermodynamics at the Exploratorium, part of the Exploratorium's "For the Curious Ones" campaign.

Project: TV and Radio Spots | Browse All

Date: January 1, 2005
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

TV and Radio Spots: Radio PSA: Hot Plate (podcast)

Running Time:
00:01:00

Part of the Exploratorium's "For the Curious Ones" campaign, this witty public service announcement asks why we press the remote control buttons harder when we know the batteries are virtually dead, and more.

Project: TV and Radio Spots | Browse All

Date: January 1, 2005
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):