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Science Activities Here is a chronological list of Activities Here is the alphabetical list, Index. These explorations were developed for
teachers who have participated in the Exploratorium Summer
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I add new activities every week! Check out the Frictionless airpuck.
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The Summer Institute Colection of Activities
I have taught the Teacher Institute's Summer
Institute for High School Physics Teachers for 15 summers,
here is a sample of what we do.
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For High School Physics Teachers Do it on the web! These are drafts of my lessons!
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Teachers get their hands on shadows. |
The Exploratorium Science Snackbook
The original collection of science activities is available on line.
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The Exploratorium Science Snackbook Online Edited by Don Rathjen and Paul Doherty The original collection of teacher-created science exhibits is now available on-line! |
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Webcasts: The Exploratorium produces programs on the web.
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A webcast competition for science teachers. A secret ingredient is unveiled, then six teachers each create a science activity. They present a 5 minute science lesson using this ingredient. The audience selects the Iron Science Teacher! There will be 6 more Iron Science Teacher programs webcast summer 2000. At 12:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time. |
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Live on the Faultline 1999 |
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Eclipse Diary Turkey 1999 |
#1 27 July 99 The Dance of the Sun and the Moon #2 8 August 99 Memories of Eclipses Past #3 10 August Explainers of Amasya #4 11 August Meteorological and Electrical Disaster? #5 11 August Totality #6 11 August Afterword |
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Images Share some of my views of science in the world.
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Waves Shadows and much more. |
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Magazines
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My most recent article is: My most recent activity is |
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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Together with Pat Murphy I write a Quarterly Column. News Flash, our last column will appear in Otober 2000. We'd like to thank our editor Gordon Van Gelder for giving us the opportunity to write this column for 3 years! |
Our latest article is about: Mirrors and Right-Left reversal Here's an exploration: |
Books
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Check out my other Books. Look for my new book: |
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Visit the Exploratorium Web Site. Winner of the Webby award for best science site three years in a row! I am a senior staff scientist at the Exploratorium. Which I think is the greatest hands-on science museum in the world! |
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Take a Ride on a Relativistic Spaceship The view of the sky from a spacecraft traveling at 92% of the speed of light. v = 0.92c. Click on the image to see the views at different speeds. |
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Scientific Explorations with Paul Doherty |
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26 January 2001 |
