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Science Teaching Tips: Name That Book (Podcast)
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TI staff educator Don Rathjen describes how making up joke book titles, such as Marine Biology by C. Star, is a useful teaching tool—and also one of his personal addictions.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: March 18, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):
Keywords: don rathjen, book
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: March 18, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):
Keywords: don rathjen, book
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Science Teaching Tips: Stem Cells (Podcast)
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TI postdoctoral fellow Julie Yu explains what a stem cell is and why they’re important.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: March 18, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: stem, cell
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: March 18, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: stem, cell
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Science Teaching Tips: Sing a Song of Science (Podcast)
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TI teacher coach Rilla Chaney says she’s no singer, but she’s successfully used songs to teach science concepts in her classroom.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: March 18, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Art
Keywords: classroom, songs
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: March 18, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Art
Keywords: classroom, songs
| Links: | Science Songwriters’ Association |
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Science Teaching Tips: Exponential Folding (Podcast)
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TI staff educators Lori Lambertson and Tory Brady explore the math behind the morning paper.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: March 18, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: folding, math, exponential
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: March 18, 2009
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: folding, math, exponential
| Links: | The Math Explorer Book | Math Explorer Activity Database |
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Exploratorium Audio Salon: Computational Complexity and P vs. NP: Paul Stepahin (Podcast)
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Paul Stepahin is an Exploratorium exhibit developer who has a background in physics. He's worked on exhibits such as Elephant Turntable and Additor. Paul's knowledge and love of computer science and complex math has made him a resource for Exploratorium staff. In this program, Paul discusses the theoretical math P versus NP problem.
Project: Exploratorium Audio Salon | Browse All
Date: March 18, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s):
Keywords: math, computer science, complexity theory, audio salon
Project: Exploratorium Audio Salon | Browse All
Date: March 18, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
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Keywords: math, computer science, complexity theory, audio salon
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Exploratorium Audio Salon: The Sound of Ice: Terje Isungset (Podcast)
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Terje Isungset is one of Europe's most accomplished and innovative percussionists. With over two decades experience in jazz and Scandinavian music his work travels far beyond traditional boundaries. He's become more like a cross between a sound artist and a shaman. Isungset crafts his own instruments from natural elements found in Norway such as arctic birch, granite, slate, and even ice.
Project: Exploratorium Audio Salon | Browse All
Date: March 11, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art
Keywords: sound art, music, instrument building, terje isungset, ice, audio salon
Project: Exploratorium Audio Salon | Browse All
Date: March 11, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art
Keywords: sound art, music, instrument building, terje isungset, ice, audio salon
| Links: | Terje Isungset's Website |
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Exploratorium Audio Salon: Around The Table--A Talk With Michael Swaine and Amy Franceschini (Podcast)
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A casual chat with ultra-inspirational artists and 'Future Farmers' Michael Swaine and Amy Franceschini.
Project: Exploratorium Audio Salon | Browse All
Date: March 5, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: urine, pee, future farmers, michael swaine, amy franceschini, audio salon
Project: Exploratorium Audio Salon | Browse All
Date: March 5, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: urine, pee, future farmers, michael swaine, amy franceschini, audio salon
| Links: | Future Farmers Website |
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Exploratorium Audio Salon: Nature and Culture--A Conversation with Jane Wolff (Podcast)
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A short visit with the inspiring Jane Wolff. She is an artist, landscape architect, educator, and author of 'Delta Primer: a field guide to the California Delta.'
Project: Exploratorium Audio Salon | Browse All
Date: February 18, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art, History, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: delta, jane wolff, water, invisible dynamics, audio salon
Project: Exploratorium Audio Salon | Browse All
Date: February 18, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art, History, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: delta, jane wolff, water, invisible dynamics, audio salon
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Exploratorium Audio Salon: A Walk With Walter Kitundu (Podcast)
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Walter Kitundu, 2008 MacArthur Fellow and longtime Exploratorium friend, is an accomplished instrument builder, musician and artist. He is also a dedicated bird watcher and photographer. In this program we accompany Walter on a birdwalk, then have a chat about birds, art, and the perils and rewards of being an urban naturalist.
Project: Exploratorium Audio Salon | Browse All
Date: February 6, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art
Keywords: kitundu, walter kitundu, birdwatching, naturalist, crissy field, macarthur award, audio salon
Project: Exploratorium Audio Salon | Browse All
Date: February 6, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art
Keywords: kitundu, walter kitundu, birdwatching, naturalist, crissy field, macarthur award, audio salon
| Links: | Walter Kitundu's Website | Advisory poster for birdwatching | Walter Kitundu's Bird Photography blog |
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Exploratorium Audio Salon: Dr. Christine Carter--The Science of Happiness (Podcast)
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Dr. Christine Carter is a sociologist who studies the childhood roots of happiness. She is the executive director of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, an interdisciplinary research center that promotes the study of happiness, compassion, and altruism. In this program, Dr. Carter speaks about happiness, altruism, and the inspiring intersection of her personal and professional worlds.
Project: Exploratorium Audio Salon | Browse All
Date: January 28, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Cognitive Science/Psychology
Keywords: greater good science center, christine carter, happiness, altruism, kids, kindness, audio salon
Project: Exploratorium Audio Salon | Browse All
Date: January 28, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Cognitive Science/Psychology
Keywords: greater good science center, christine carter, happiness, altruism, kids, kindness, audio salon
| Links: | Greater Good Science Center website |
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