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

Iron Science Teacher: Make Ferrofluid (webcast)

Running Time:
00:04:48

Sarah Santos and Jeremy Rector demonstrate two ways to make ferrofluid during a live Webcast of the Exploratorium's Iron Science Teacher. Watch the whole episode (type "oil" in the search box), along with many other episodes of Iron Science Teacher at www.exploratorium.edu/tv

Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All

Date: July 10, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Physics

Iron Science Teacher: Nuts and Bolts (webcast)

Running Time:
00:54:21

Cheer on the competitors in this zany science cook-off. This week's secret ingredient was nuts and bolts

Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All

Date: June 26, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Reflections: Mirror, Mirror! Hands-On Demonstrations with Paul Doherty (webcast)

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00:16:24

In conjunction with this summer's special exhibition Reflections, Exploratorium Senior Scientist Paul Doherty joins us for a hands-on Webcast. What effect does looking through two mirrors have on an image? Or three mirrors?

Project: Reflections | Browse All

Date: June 26, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics

MAKE at the Exploratorium: Maker Faire Chain Reaction (webcast)

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00:13:23

The Exploratorium's Playful Invention and Exploration (PIE) department is inviting the public to create components of a multi-step chain reaction at Bay Area Maker Faire, 2009. Watch live as each maker's machine sets off the next, culminating in a grand finale!

Project: MAKE at the Exploratorium | Browse All

Date: May 30, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Art, Physics

MAKE at the Exploratorium: Maker Faire Chain Reaction 2 (webcast)

Running Time:
00:16:50

For the second time, the Exploratorium's Playful Invention and Exploration (PIE) department is inviting the public to create components of a multi-step chain reaction at Bay Area Maker Faire, 2009. Watch live as each maker's machine sets off the next, culminating in a grand finale!

Project: MAKE at the Exploratorium | Browse All

Date: May 30, 2009
Format: Event
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Art, Physics

Origins: Hubble: Wrap Up of Hubble Telescope SM4 (webcast)

Running Time:
00:53:51

On May 11, 2009, the space shuttle Atlantis was launched from the Kennedy Space Center and docked with the Hubble Space Telescope 360 miles above the earth. During Servicing Mission 4 (SM4), astronauts installed new, cutting-edge scientific instruments and replaced gyroscopes, batteries, and other equipment. After a difficult but very successful upgrade of the telescope, the astronauts released Hubble on May 19. The Exploratorium Webcast team will bring you two live Webcasts (May 20 & May 23) about this arduous mission and the future of the telescope.

Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All

Date: May 23, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science

Origins: Hubble: Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4 (webcast)

Running Time:
00:32:23

On May 11, 2009, the space shuttle Atlantis was launched from the Kennedy Space Center and docked with the Hubble Space Telescope 360 miles above the earth. During Servicing Mission 4 (SM4), astronauts installed new, cutting-edge scientific instruments and replaced gyroscopes, batteries, and other equipment. After a difficult but very successful upgrade of the telescope, the astronauts released Hubble on May 19. The Exploratorium Webcast team will bring you two live Webcasts (May 20 & May 23) about this arduous mission and the future of the telescope.

Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All

Date: May 20, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science

Miscellaneous: Egg Science: An Ova-view of Eggs (webcast)

Running Time:
00:32:49

Join us for a live Webcast exploring eggs! Eggs are cells – the largest cells. We all come from eggs. Come explore the wondrous workings of eggs with staff biologists including naked eggs, de-shelled to demonstrate osmosis, sea urchin egg fertilization, life inside an egg using chick embryos, and other ova-vations to discover their amazing properties.

Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All

Date: April 12, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, General Science

ECHO Climate Change Symposium: Panel: Impact on Hawaiian Ecosystems and Populations (webcast)

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00:41:47

In this panel discussion, the panelists will examine the impacts of climate change on Hawaiian ecosystems and populations. The panelists will include: Phil McGillivary, Leon Geschwind, Amber Inwood, and Ku’ulei Rogers.

Project: ECHO Climate Change Symposium | Browse All

Date: April 7, 2009
Format: Lecture
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology

ECHO Climate Change Symposium: Participatory Art Projects, Global Awareness, Local Action (webcast)

Running Time:
01:040:1

As part of the ECHO Climate Change Symposium, join artist Xavier Cortada as he discusses some ways that the world is participating in actions around climate change.

Project: ECHO Climate Change Symposium | Browse All

Date: April 7, 2009
Format: Lecture
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Art, Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology