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Science Teaching Tips: If You Could Hop Like a Frog (Podcast)
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It can be hard to make ideas about size and scale relevant to students’ lives. Children’s book author David Schwartz explains a series of neat real-world comparisons from his book that really get the concepts across.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: December 16, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
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Keywords: size, scale, frog, schwartz, david
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: December 16, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):
Keywords: size, scale, frog, schwartz, david
| Links: | David Schwartz’s Web site |
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Science Teaching Tips: Which Is Closest? (Podcast)
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Which is farthest away from the earth, the stars or Pluto? The answer may be obvious to you, but a lot of people get this wrong. Listen to TI director Linda Shore as she presents a little survey about how things are arranged in the heavens—and explains what the surprising results mean.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: December 9, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: stars, pluto
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: December 9, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: stars, pluto
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After Dark: Fire and Ice: Magnesium Burning in Dry Ice (Clip)
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Most things won't burn on Mars—after all, the main ingredient in the Martian atmosphere, carbon dioxide, is used in fire extinguishers on earth. So how would one create fire without oxygen? Use metal!This slow motion footage shows magnesium burning within a block of dry ice.
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: December 3, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Chemistry, Art
Keywords: fire, magnesium, oxygen, burn, light, glow, dry ice, demonstration, snack
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: December 3, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Chemistry, Art
Keywords: fire, magnesium, oxygen, burn, light, glow, dry ice, demonstration, snack
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Science Teaching Tips: That Sounds Good (Podcast)
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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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Science Teaching Tips: Electrifying Ideas (Podcast)
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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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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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Science Teaching Tips: Take It from the Top (Podcast)
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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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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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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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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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