Teacher Institute
On-line Resources
Eric Muller and Linda Shore
emuller@exploratorium.edu and lindas@exploratorium.edu
Phone 415 561 0313 Fax 415 561 0307
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These pages contain links to the majority of the documents used in the 2009
General Science Summer Teacher Institute. Links lead to web pages, word documents and PDF files.
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These are Draft activities and should not be distributed.
If you have any technical problems, please contact Eric Muller or Karen Drachler.
Administrative stuff:
Summer Guidelines
Including:
Summer 2009 General Science Schedule
á Week 1- Introductions, What is Science, the Eye, Light and Perception
á Week 2- Density, and RAFT Field Trip and little bit of geology and evolution
á Week 3- Force, Motion and Chemistry
á Week 4- Astronomy, Earth Science, BBQ, field trip and Dinner
á General Science Syllabus-
o Go to http://www.exploratorium.edu/ti
o Click on "Alumni" and use your passcode:
o User: teacher and password: institute
o Click on "Summer Participants"
¤ Go to 2009 General Science and find the link:
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http://www.exploratorium.edu/ti/alumni/participants/index.html
Brown Bag Schedule
This schedule will be posted on the wall of each classroom.
New Teacher program participant curriculum project times
This schedule will be posted on the wall of each classroom.
TI Podcasts
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ti/alumni/resources.html
 http://www.exploratorium.edu/ti/alumni/resources.html
Class stuff:
Science an Introduction
Frank Oppenheimer, Founder of the Exploratorium
The Practical and Sentimental Fruits of Science
http://www.exploratorium.edu/frank/fruits_of_science/index.html
Paul's what is science - A science teacher's view of science.
http://www.exo.net/~pauld/summer_institute/what_is_science.html
California Science Standards
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/index.asp
Introductory Activities
Match Rock - the Geologic Dating game
http://www.exo.net/~emuller/activities/match_rocks.pdf
Scientific Method
Mystery Box - an activity of inferences and observation
Restroom Aliens - Observations is the key to counting like an alien (from the book: While You're Waiting for the Food to Come.)
Cups of mystery - listen to what's inside a cup.
Puzzle Pieces- taking your best guess with information
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ti/alumni/summer_resources_2006/general_science/lindas_stuff/Pieces%20of%20the%20Puzzle.pdf
Human Perception - The Eye
Eye diagram
http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/eyediagram/index.asp
http://www.medhelp.org/NIHlib/GF-17.html
http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~avery/course/3400/gallery/gallery_vision.html
Pupil - Your pupil changes size to control how much light enters your eye.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/pupil/
Peripheral Vision- We are not usually aware of our eye's limitations.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/peripheral_vision/
Cone and rod density
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/vision/rodcone.html
Pinhole Magnifier- Who needs expensive optical equipment.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/pinhole_magnifier/
Seeing Your Blind Spot - See or don't see your blind spot.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/blind_spot/
The dimensions of your blind spot
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ti/alumni/summer_resources_2006/general_science/lindas_stuff/Blind
Spot & Optic Nerve.pdf
Seeing your Retina - Catch a retinal net.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/seeing_retina/
Cow Eye Dissection - A step-by-step lesson
http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cow_eye/
Light and Color
Colored Shadows - Shadows are not all black and while.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/colored_shadows/
Light Box design - Make a Light Box from easily found materials
Learning Technologies Holographic Diffraction Grating (a supplier)
Making a Rainbow - Use a diffraction grating to make a rainbow
Three Circles of Pigments - Learn about color subtraction -
http://www.exo.net/~emuller/activities/Three Circles of Pigments.pdf
Bird in a Cage - Stare at color and see it change
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/bird_in_cage/
Color addition and subtraction applet
http://pdukes.phys.utb.edu/PhysApplets/Colors/TabbedcolorBox.html
Three Little Pigments - Using pigments for printing
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/cymk/index.html
Density
Inverted Bottles- Convection and hot and cold fluids.
http://www.exo.net/%7Eemuller/activities/Inverted%20Bottles.pdf
Pie Pan Convection - Create convection cells with soapy water
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/pie_pan_convection/index.html
Condiment Diver - Make a Cartesian diver with so Condiments
http://www.doscience.com/act_archive/condiment_diver/condiment.html
Diet vs. Regular Cola - Don't just taste the difference, see it.
http://www.doscience.com/act_archive/oct98_activity/oct98.html
Density Drips - Create a homemade
http://www.doscience.com/act_archive/june98_activity/june98.html
Foam Can - Cram all the Styrofoam you can in a can
http://www.doscience.com/act_archive/home_activities/foam_can/index.html
Canned Heat - Make your own thermometer
To be added - from Eric's web site
Five Layered Liquid - Layers some liquid with density
http://www.exo.net/~donr/activities/Five-Layer_Density_Column.pdf
Clean Expanding fun- Soap in Microwave
http://www.doscience.com/act_archive/home_activities/clean_fun/index.html
Links to come
Making Boats
Density of H2O
Popcorn density
Evo Geo day with Karen K and Eric M.
geology of the Galapagos Islands
radiometric dating of the Galapagos
iguana origins and mitochondrial DNA
RAFT Day
TI field trip to RAFT - Resource Area for Teachers
Eric's activity at RAFT-
Personal Pinhole Theater - Investigate the optics of pinholes
From Square Wheels- THE BOOK (will also be distributed via paper handout)
http://store.exploratorium.edu/browse.cfm/4,782.html
Paul's activities at RAFT-
Magnetism - various investigations with magnets
http://www.exo.net/~pauld/topicindex.htm - magnetism
Motion and Force
Lagging Sound - See and hear the speed of sound
http://www.exo.net/~emuller/activities/lagging-sound.pdf
Speed of Sound - Find the speed of sound in long tube
http://www.exploratorium.edu/cmp/exnet/exhibits/group2/echo/
Graph Dance - Move back of forth according to a graph.
http://www.exo.net/~emuller/activities/Graph Dance.pdf
Student Assessment Graphs- Assess understanding of motion graphs
How Fast is it going- understanding graphs of motion
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ti/alumni/summer_resources_2006/general_science/lindas_stuff/How
fast is it going.pdf
Paper Tape Timer- Designs to build your own tape timer.
www.exo.net/~donr/activities/Paper%20Tape%20Timer.pdf
Beating Gravity- Build a device to investigate gravity
http://www.exo.net/~emuller/activities/Beating Gravity.pdf
Fan Cart - Build a cart to demonstrate forces and motion
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ti/alumni/summer_resources_2006/general_science/dons_stuff/Fan_Cart.pdf
Fan Cart extensions - Force Diagram
Fan Cart extensions - Sailing the Doldrums
Fan Cart extensions - Stranded at Sea
Chemistry
Rutherford Roller - Roll a marble and find a nucleus
http://www.exo.net/~emuller/activities/Rutherford Roller.pdf
Having a gas with Water - Split water with a battery
http://www.exo.net/~emuller/activities/electrolysis_device.pdf
Use some acid-base indicator to see
the production of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
http://www.exo.net/~emuller/activities/Electrolysis%20with%20indicator.pdf
Balance Budget Chemistry - Use coins to balance chemical equations
http://www.exo.net/~emuller/activities/balanced_budget_chemistry.pdf
Fast Rusting - Will steel wool weigh less or more when burned?
http://www.exo.net/~emuller/activities/Fast_Rusting.doc.pdf
Chemical Change- See chemical change in action with toilet bowl cleaner and a penny.
http://www.exo.net/~emuller/activities/Chemical Change -draft.pdf
Physical Change - Use physical properties to separate the zinc from a penny.
http://www.exo.net/~emuller/activities/Physical Change-draft.pdf
Electroplating - Plate a penny with zinc
Tired Weight - Weigh a car with a pressure gauge and a ruler.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/tired_weight/index.html
Shadow panels- Flash a light and make electrons jump up and down.
Only in Square Wheels- THE BOOK (will distributed via paper handout)
http://store.exploratorium.edu/browse.cfm/4,782.html
Making Ice Cream - Learn about thermodynamics and make ice cream
Batteries
Penny Battery
http://www.exo.net/~jyu/activities/penny%20battery.pdf
Aluminum Air Battery
http://www.exo.net/~jyu/activities/Al-air.pdf
Astronomy
A Handy Measuring Tool
The Earth and Moon - Investigate the size and scale of the Earth/Moon system
Seasons and Shadows - investigate how shadows move during the day year and latitudes.
It's only a Paper Sun
Hole Punch Earth- Model the scale of the sun an earth using hole punches
Moon Phases - First you wax your car then it wains.
http://www.exo.net/~pauld/activities/astronomy/moonphases.html
Toilet Paper Solar System- Learn about the size and scale of our solar system
Playdough Moon - How many moons could fit into the earth's volume?
Poor Pluto - Linda
Website to come.
Walk-around Orrery- Tory
Websites to come
Earth science
3D Views - Make a topo map from take-out containers
http://online.wr.usgs.gov/outreach/topo_instructions.html
Whose Fault is it? - A Hands-on Seismology activity
http://www.exo.net/~emuller/activities/whose
fault3.pdf
Locating Earthquake Epicenters - make a map of earthquake around the world
http://www.exploratorium.edu/wsw/projects/eq_locating/index.html
Earthquake related links:
Iris (Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology) - a great site for earthquake data
USGS dynamic earth - The story of plate tectonics
http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/dynamic.html
Calstate's Virtual Earthquake
http://www.sciencecourseware.org/VirtualEarthquake/VQuakeExecute.html
Tsunami related links:
NOAA and Alaska Warning Center
How Stuff Works- tsunami section including movie clips
http://science.howstuffworks.com/tsunami.htm
Seis Mac Ð Turn you mac into a seismograph
http://www.suitable.com/tools/seismac.html
Tufts Wright Center for posters:
http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/
Headlands Field Trip related links:
http://virtual.yosemite.cc.ca.us/ghayes/Marin Headlands.htm
http://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/b2188/b2188ch3.pdf
Tanya Atwater Visualizations - Great tectonics animations
Earth Walk - Walk from the interior of the Earth to its surface.
http://www.exo.net/%7Eemuller/activities/earthwalk/earthwalk_total_version.pdf
Crayon Rock Cycle - Show the rock cycle with wax crayons
http://www.exo.net/~emuller/activities/earthwalk/Crayon-Rock-Cycle.pdf
Squeeze Box - Sediments and compressional forces
http://www.exo.net/~emuller/activities/The_Squeeze_Box.pdf
Where's North - Figure out which way is north.
http://www.exo.net/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day16magnetism/Where's_North.html
Holy Cow Magnet! - Map the magnetic field of the Earth.
Magnetic Tape - Attract and repel audio tape and model the seafloor
http://www.exo.net/~pauld/activities/magnetism/magnetictape.html
Bits and Bytes- Send messages in ASCII
Only in Square Wheels- THE BOOK (will distributed via paper handout)
http://store.exploratorium.edu/browse.cfm/4,782.html
Snack Tectonics - Use crackers and frosting to review Plate Tectonics
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/teacher_resources/teach_snacktectonics.html
Great Web resource for Earth Science Teachers- DlESE
http://www.dlese.org/dds/index.jsp
Skin Size- Figure out the air forces on your body.
http://www.exo.net/~emuller/activities/Skin
Size -updated.pdf
Feeling Pressured - See and fell the "Air Force" in action
http://www.exo.net/~emuller/activities/Bag%20pressure.pdf
Optional section:
Hearing
Can you "Ear" this? - Demonstrate two ways that we hear sounds.
Secret Bells - make astounding sounds with ordinary objects
http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/secret_bells.html
Straw Oboe (Instrawment) - make a musical instrument with a straw.
http://www.doscience.com/act_archive/sept98_activity/sept98.html
Membrane Aerophone - Make a musical instrument from PVC
Sound Column- A walk-in Resonance chamber
http://www.exploratorium.edu/xref/exhibits/sound_column.html
Art and Science
Suminigahi http://www.exo.net/~jyu/activities/Suminagashi.pdf
Additional websites for our class:
Alfredo's site:
Mark Pelham's site:
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