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After Dark: Dr. Megavolt® -- November 5, 2009 (Clip)
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Blow your mind with the electrifying science of Tesla coils and Austin Richards, Ph.D. – aka, Dr. MegaVolt® . This electrifying Exploratorium Science After Dark event will feature Dr. Megavolt® jousting with 14-ft. electrical arcs from his high voltage Tesla Coil on the evening of Thursday, November 5, 2009, a special 40th Anniversary event, from 6-10pm.
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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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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AfterSchool Activities: Color Chromatography Activity: Step-by-Step Demonstration (Clip)
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00:04:51
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A detailed demonstration of how to do the Color Chromatography activity, which lets you see the colors hidden in black ink. Includes a discussion of materials needed.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: September 10, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Chemistry
Keywords: chromatography, capillary action, ink, color, art, afterschool
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: September 10, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Chemistry
Keywords: chromatography, capillary action, ink, color, art, afterschool
| Links: | Get activity instructions | Download concept map | Going further |
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AfterSchool Activities: Cup Speaker Activity: Introduction (Clip)
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An introduction to how to make your own simple speaker, which transmits sound from a radio or MP3 player and demonstrates the principles of electromagnetism and vibration.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: September 10, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: audio, sound, speaker, music, electromagnetism, vibration, afterschool
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: September 10, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: audio, sound, speaker, music, electromagnetism, vibration, afterschool
| Links: | Get activity instructions | Download concept map | Going further |
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AfterSchool Activities: Cup Speaker Activity: Step-by-Step Demonstration (Clip)
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A detailed demonstration of how to make a cup speaker, including a discussion of materials needed.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: September 10, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: audio, sound, speaker, music, electromagnetism, vibration, afterschool
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: September 10, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: audio, sound, speaker, music, electromagnetism, vibration, afterschool
| Links: | Get activity instructions | Download concept map | Going further |
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AfterSchool Activities: Cup Speaker Activity: What's Going On (Clip)
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The science behind the Cup Speaker activity, including how electromagnets work, and how in this activity the magnet pushes the bottom of a cup back and forth, vibrating the air and creating sound.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: September 10, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: audio, sound, speaker, music, electromagnetism, vibration, afterschool
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: September 10, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: audio, sound, speaker, music, electromagnetism, vibration, afterschool
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Reflections: Walk Away from the Mirror (Clip)
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00:00:59
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Exhibit developer Erik Thogersen backs away from the Giant Mirror. Watch his image change as he passes through the focal point, then continues on past the center of curvature.
Project: Reflections | Browse All
Date: September 9, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics
Keywords: mirror, reflection, focus, curvature, exhibit
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Date: September 9, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics
Keywords: mirror, reflection, focus, curvature, exhibit
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Reflections: Framing the Real Thing (Clip)
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00:04:53
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At the Giant Mirror, Senior Staff Scientist Paul Doherty demonstrates a simple way of locating a real image—an image that floats in space in front of the mirror.
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Date: September 9, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics
Keywords: mirror, reflection, focus, curvature, exhibit, real, virtual
Project: Reflections | Browse All
Date: September 9, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics
Keywords: mirror, reflection, focus, curvature, exhibit, real, virtual
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AfterSchool Activities: Color Chromatography Activity: Introduction (Clip)
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00:01:12
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An introduction to an activity that lets you discover the secret colors hidden in black ink. With a paper towel, a black marker, and a cup of water, create a rainbow of colors while exploring capillary action and chromatography.
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Date: September 9, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Chemistry
Keywords: chromatography, capillary action, ink, color, art, afterschool
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Date: September 9, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Chemistry
Keywords: chromatography, capillary action, ink, color, art, afterschool
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AfterSchool Activities: Color Chromatography Activity: What's Going On (Clip)
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00:01:33
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Explore the science behind this activity, including capillary action (how the water moves up the paper) and chromatography, or how different elements of the ink are carried along at different rates, allowing you to see that black ink is actually made up of many different colors.
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Date: September 9, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Chemistry, General Science
Keywords: chromatography, capillary action, ink, color, art, afterschool
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: September 9, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Chemistry, General Science
Keywords: chromatography, capillary action, ink, color, art, afterschool
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Reflections: Testing the Giant Mirror’s Sphericity (Clip)
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00:04:49
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Senior Staff Scientist Thomas Humphrey invents a simple experiment to see if the Giant Mirror is spherical or parabolic, and then to see if it’s perfectly spherical. By placing a Styrofoam ball at the center of curvature, he's able to prove that the mirror is out of pure sphericity by about one-quarter of one degree.
Project: Reflections | Browse All
Date: September 7, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics
Keywords: mirror, reflection, focus, curvature, exhibit, sphere, experiment
Project: Reflections | Browse All
Date: September 7, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics
Keywords: mirror, reflection, focus, curvature, exhibit, sphere, experiment
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