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Science Teaching Tips: Then You Measure It (Podcast)
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Put kids’ skepticism to work! Children’s book author David Schwartz explains how a class disagreed with the numbers in one of his math books, and set out to prove him wrong!
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: February 17, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):
Keywords: math, david, schwartz
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: February 17, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):
Keywords: math, david, schwartz
| Links: | David Schwartz’s Web site |
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Science Teaching Tips: Whack a Stack (Podcast)
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Exploratorium staff educator Don Rathjen makes some noise with this activity about Newton’s laws.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: February 10, 2010
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: newton, noise
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: February 10, 2010
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: newton, noise
| Links: | Whack-a-Stack activity | The Old Tablecloth Trick (related) | More of Don Rathjen’s activities |
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Science Teaching Tips: Running Hot and Cold (Podcast)
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Exploratorium staff physicist Thomas Humphrey explains what temperature and color have to do with one another.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: February 3, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: temperature, color
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: February 3, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: temperature, color
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Science Teaching Tips: Huh? (Podcast)
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When this chemistry teacher entered her portable classroom as a new teacher, she was fresh from West Africa—and there was a lot she didn’t know.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: January 27, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Chemistry
Keywords: chemistry, teacher, west, africa
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: January 27, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Chemistry
Keywords: chemistry, teacher, west, africa
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Science Teaching Tips: Nobody's Ever Taught You Anything (Podcast)
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Nobody can really teach you anything—rather, you have to learn it for yourself. So how can you help your students understand science? TI staff educator Modesto Tamez shares some thoughts about helping students make ideas their own.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: January 20, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):
Keywords: teaching, students, learn, ideas
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: January 20, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):
Keywords: teaching, students, learn, ideas
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Speaking of Music Rewind: Astor Piazzolla (Podcast)
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On January 15th we will release a gem of a vintage interview with revolutionary musician/composer Astor Piazolla!
In this inspired 1989 chat, Argentinean nuevo tango composer and bandoneon (concertina) player Astor Piazzolla dazzles the audience with a surprising story about the tango's origin in Argentina. He traces his musical beginnings and the "very beautiful way of feeling crazy" that resulted in his best compositions. Piazzolla also plays the bandoneon, and answers audience questions.
Project: Speaking of Music Rewind | Browse All
Date: January 15, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): art
Keywords: speaking of music, astor piazzola, tango,
Project: Speaking of Music Rewind | Browse All
Date: January 15, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): art
Keywords: speaking of music, astor piazzola, tango,
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Science Teaching Tips: Whirled Music (Podcast)
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Geeks have strange hobbies. Staff physicist Paul Doherty plays the corrugated plastic tube, also known as a “whirly,” and explains the surprising science behind the sound.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: January 13, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: whirly, sound, music
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: January 13, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: whirly, sound, music
| Links: | The science of whirlies | Sounds like fun |
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Science Teaching Tips: Hey Batter, Batter! (Podcast)
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Exploratorium graphic artist David Barker describes the physics of baseball bats, and makes some sweet music in the process!
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: January 6, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: baseball, bats, physics, science, music
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: January 6, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: baseball, bats, physics, science, music
| Links: | Exploratorium’s science of baseball |
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Science Teaching Tips: Ooh, You Make My Motor Run (Podcast)
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Staff educator Modesto Tamez tells how he gets students exploring electromagnets, a great preparation for making an electric motor.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: December 30, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: electromagnets, electric, motor
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: December 30, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: electromagnets, electric, motor
| Links: | Stripped Down Motor activity |
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Science Teaching Tips: Groovy Sounds (Podcast)
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TI staff educator Eric Muller explains how to make your own record player!
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: December 23, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):
Keywords: record, player
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: December 23, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):
Keywords: record, player
| Links: | Groovy Sounds activity | More of Eric Muller’s activities |
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