http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Science Snacks for the Classroom en-us podOmatic RSS Generator Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:09:40 GMT Science Snacks for the Classroom clean no Stephanie Chasteen Science Teaching Tips is produced by the Exploratorium's Teacher Institute at http://www.exploratorium.edu/ti. EMAIL US at teachingtips@exploratorium.edu. This podcast is a bite-sized podcast for science teachers, by science teachers. In each 5-minute episode, we give you hands-on activities, science facts, science history, pedagogy tips for new teachers, or other ideas for your science classroom. Please comment on our podcasts we love hearing your opinions. 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! David Schwartz’s Web site: www.davidschwartz.com http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-10-10T16_08_20-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-10-10T16_08_20-07_00 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:06:41 GMT 2008-10-10 2008-10-10 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen k-12,math,measurement 609 no 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! David Schwartz’s Web site: www.davidschwartz.com Exploratorium staff educator Don Rathjen makes some noise with this activity about Newton’s laws. Whack-a-Stack activity: http://www.raft.net/ideas/Whack%20a%20Stack.pdf The Old Tablecloth Trick (related): http://www.raft.net/ideas/Old%20Tablecloth%20Trick.pdf More of Don Rathjen’s activities: www.exo.net/~donr http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-10-03T09_35_59-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-10-03T09_35_59-07_00 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:34:01 GMT 2008-10-03 2008-10-03 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen force,k-12,laws,mechanics,newton's,physics,science,teaching 279 no Exploratorium staff educator Don Rathjen makes some noise with this activity about Newton’s laws. Whack-a-Stack activity: http://www.raft.net/ideas/Whack%20a%20Stack.pdf The Old Tablecloth Trick (related): http://www.raft.net/ideas/Old%20Tablecloth%20Trick.pdf More of Don Rathjen’s activities: www.exo.net/~donr Exploratorium staff physicist Thomas Humphrey explains what temperature and color have to do with one another. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-09-26T11_02_45-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-09-26T11_02_45-07_00 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:00:37 GMT 2008-09-26 2008-09-26 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen color,k-12,physics,science,teaching,temperature 319 clean Exploratorium staff physicist Thomas Humphrey explains what temperature and color have to do with one another. 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. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-09-22T08_13_40-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-09-22T08_13_40-07_00 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:11:38 GMT 2008-09-22 2008-09-22 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen classroom,k-12,new,teacher,teaching 266 no 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. 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. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-09-15T12_45_58-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-09-15T12_45_58-07_00 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:44:15 GMT 2008-09-15 2008-09-15 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen k-12,pedagogy,science,teaching 350 no 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. 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. The science of whirlies: www.exo.net/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day13music/Whirly.html and http://isaac.exploratorium.edu/~pauld/activities/AAAS/aaas2001.html http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-09-05T07_53_59-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-09-05T07_53_59-07_00 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:51:56 GMT 2008-09-05 2008-09-05 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen classroom,k-12,music,physics,science,sound,whirly 519 no 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. The science of whirlies: www.exo.net/~pauld/summer_institute/summer_day13music/Whirly.html and http://isaac.exploratorium.edu/~pauld/activities/AAAS/aaas2001.html Exploratorium graphic artist David Barker describes the physics of baseball bats, and makes some sweet music in the process! Exploratorium’s science of baseball: www.exploratorium.edu/baseball http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-08-29T10_29_27-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-08-29T10_29_27-07_00 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:27:20 GMT 2008-08-29 2008-08-29 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen baseball,classroom,k-12,music,physics,science,teaching 521 no Exploratorium graphic artist David Barker describes the physics of baseball bats, and makes some sweet music in the process! Exploratorium’s science of baseball: www.exploratorium.edu/baseball Staff educator Modesto Tamez tells how he gets students exploring electromagnets, a great preparation for making an electric motor. Stripped Down Motor activity: www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/stripped_down_motor.html http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-08-22T09_20_38-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-08-22T09_20_38-07_00 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:18:57 GMT 2008-08-22 2008-08-22 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen activity,electricity,hands-on,k-12,science,teaching 491 no Staff educator Modesto Tamez tells how he gets students exploring electromagnets, a great preparation for making an electric motor. Stripped Down Motor activity: www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/stripped_down_motor.html TI staff educator Eric Muller explains how to make your own record player! Groovy Sounds activity: www.exo.net/~emuller/activities/Groovy%20Sounds.pdf More of Eric Muller’s activities: www.exo.net/~emuller http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-08-15T09_17_35-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-08-15T09_17_35-07_00 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:15:56 GMT 2008-08-15 2008-08-15 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen k-12,physics,science,sound,teaching 571 no TI staff educator Eric Muller explains how to make your own record player! Groovy Sounds activity: www.exo.net/~emuller/activities/Groovy%20Sounds.pdf More of Eric Muller’s activities: www.exo.net/~emuller 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. David Schwartz’s Web site: www.davidschwartz.com http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-08-03T09_33_27-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-08-03T09_33_27-07_00 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:31:06 GMT 2008-08-03 2008-08-03 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen k-12,math,science,teaching 565 no 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. David Schwartz’s Web site: www.davidschwartz.com 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. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-07-26T11_19_28-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-07-26T11_19_28-07_00 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:17:10 GMT 2008-07-26 2008-07-26 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen astronomy,classroom,k-12,pluto,science,teaching 450 no 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. 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. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-07-20T21_58_01-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-07-20T21_58_01-07_00 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:56:13 GMT 2008-07-21 2008-07-21 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen classroom,k-12,science,sound,teaching 579 no 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. A veteran teacher tells how much he was helped in his first year of teaching by an unusually supportive department. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-07-13T11_02_26-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-07-13T11_02_26-07_00 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:01:21 GMT 2008-07-13 2008-07-13 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen k-12,science,teaching 316 no A veteran teacher tells how much he was helped in his first year of teaching by an unusually supportive department. 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. Paul Doherty’s Web site: www.exo.net/~pauld http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-07-13T11_01_07-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-07-13T11_01_07-07_00 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:59:46 GMT 2008-07-13 2008-07-13 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen classroom,electricity,k-12,teaching 354 no 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. Paul Doherty’s Web site: www.exo.net/~pauld TI staff biologist Karen Kalumuck busts some of the myths about taste, and presents a few fun activities for the classroom. This activity is from the Exploratorium’s Human Body Explorations: http://explo.stores.yahoo.net/humbodex.html The Nose Knows activity: www.exploratorium.edu/ti/human_body/nose.html More activities by Karen Kalumuck: http://philo.exploratorium.edu/karenk http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-06-26T16_19_07-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-06-26T16_19_07-07_00 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:15:01 GMT 2008-06-26 2008-06-26 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen biology,taste,tongue 456 no TI staff biologist Karen Kalumuck busts some of the myths about taste, and presents a few fun activities for the classroom. This activity is from the Exploratorium’s Human Body Explorations: http://explo.stores.yahoo.net/humbodex.html The Nose Knows activity: www.exploratorium.edu/ti/human_body/nose.html More activities by Karen Kalumuck: http://philo.exploratorium.edu/karenk A stack of blocks seems to defy gravity in this activity by Exploratorium staff educator Don Rathjen. Take It from the Top activity: http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/take_it_from_the_top/index.html More of Don Rathjen’s activities: www.exo.net/~donr http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-06-20T08_47_51-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-06-20T08_47_51-07_00 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:46:10 GMT 2008-06-20 2008-06-20 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 388 no A stack of blocks seems to defy gravity in this activity by Exploratorium staff educator Don Rathjen. Take It from the Top activity: http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/take_it_from_the_top/index.html More of Don Rathjen’s activities: www.exo.net/~donr A veteran teacher describes his first year of teaching, and the myriad things he adjusted to while he learned the profession he loves. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-06-13T09_42_37-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-06-13T09_42_37-07_00 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:40:35 GMT 2008-06-15 2008-06-13 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 278 no A veteran teacher describes his first year of teaching, and the myriad things he adjusted to while he learned the profession he loves. What do polarized sunglasses have to do with dog urine? Listen to this curious story from staff physicist Paul Doherty. Paul Doherty’s Web site: www.exo.net/~pauld http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-06-04T08_01_22-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-06-04T08_01_22-07_00 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:58:37 GMT 2008-06-19 2008-06-04 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen polarization 291 no What do polarized sunglasses have to do with dog urine? Listen to this curious story from staff physicist Paul Doherty. Paul Doherty’s Web site: www.exo.net/~pauld Size and scale can be difficult concepts to teach. TI staff educator Lori Lambertson talks us through one of her favorite activities, using one of her favorite dolls—Barbie. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-05-16T09_37_24-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-05-16T09_37_24-07_00 Fri, 16 May 2008 16:37:24 GMT 2008-06-18 2008-05-16 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 392 clean Size and scale can be difficult concepts to teach. TI staff educator Lori Lambertson talks us through one of her favorite activities, using one of her favorite dolls—Barbie. TI program participant Mark Hespenheide presents an elegant illustration of free fall using string and paper clips. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-04-18T10_33_37-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-04-18T10_33_37-07_00 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:33:37 GMT 2008-04-18 2008-04-18 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen clean TI program participant Mark Hespenheide presents an elegant illustration of free fall using string and paper clips. How do you give your students the words they need to understand an activity or a topic? TI Staff Educator Modesto Tamez explains his opinion that vocabulary is best given towards the end of a lesson, not at the beginning. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-04-12T13_34_09-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-04-12T13_34_09-07_00 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:34:09 GMT 2008-06-18 2008-04-12 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 294 clean How do you give your students the words they need to understand an activity or a topic? TI Staff Educator Modesto Tamez explains his opinion that vocabulary is best given towards the end of a lesson, not at the beginning. Our host, Stephanie Chasteen, shares some more fun facts and activities having to do with the science of sound. Stephanie Chasteen’s Web site: www.exo.net/~drsteph http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-04-06T09_26_39-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-04-06T09_26_39-07_00 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:26:39 GMT 2008-06-18 2008-04-06 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 323 clean Our host, Stephanie Chasteen, shares some more fun facts and activities having to do with the science of sound. Stephanie Chasteen’s Web site: www.exo.net/~drsteph Kids can be pretty skeptical, which can help them to learn more. Children’s book author David Schwartz shares some of the letters from classes who thought they should double-check the numbers in some of his books. David Schwartz’s Web site: www.davidschwartz.com http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-03-21T11_45_54-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-03-21T11_45_54-07_00 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:45:54 GMT 2008-06-19 2008-03-21 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 404 clean Kids can be pretty skeptical, which can help them to learn more. Children’s book author David Schwartz shares some of the letters from classes who thought they should double-check the numbers in some of his books. David Schwartz’s Web site: www.davidschwartz.com Staff educator Tory Brady tells you how to make a teaching box—a valuable tool for getting yourself organized to teach a great science unit. My Science Box (Web site from TI alumna): http://www.mysciencebox.org/node/172 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-03-14T20_42_12-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-03-14T20_42_12-07_00 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:42:12 GMT 2008-06-18 2008-03-15 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 479 clean Staff educator Tory Brady tells you how to make a teaching box—a valuable tool for getting yourself organized to teach a great science unit. My Science Box (Web site from TI alumna): http://www.mysciencebox.org/node/172 TI staff educator Eric Muller shows me how to carbonate my tongue. Blech! More of Eric Muller’s activities: www.exo.net/~emuller http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-03-07T08_23_30-08_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-03-07T08_23_30-08_00 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:23:30 GMT 2008-06-18 2008-03-07 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 248 clean TI staff educator Eric Muller shows me how to carbonate my tongue. Blech! More of Eric Muller’s activities: www.exo.net/~emuller TI teacher coach Jennifer Paillet explains how to fit in more labs, and get students thinking creatively by using take-home labs. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-02-29T10_10_21-08_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-02-29T10_10_21-08_00 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:10:21 GMT 2008-06-18 2008-02-29 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 309 clean TI teacher coach Jennifer Paillet explains how to fit in more labs, and get students thinking creatively by using take-home labs. Students may come into your classroom with preconceived ideas about how things work. TI director Linda Shore explains why she feels it’s important to explore students’ private theories about the world, and some ways she’s found to do that in her own classrooms. A Private Universe (from Annenburg Media): http://www.learner.org/resources/series28.html http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-02-14T10_44_07-08_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-02-14T10_44_07-08_00 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:44:07 GMT 2008-06-18 2008-02-14 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 409 clean Students may come into your classroom with preconceived ideas about how things work. TI director Linda Shore explains why she feels it’s important to explore students’ private theories about the world, and some ways she’s found to do that in her own classrooms. A Private Universe (from Annenburg Media): http://www.learner.org/resources/series28.html Exploratorium staff physicist Thomas Humphrey reveals why size does matter, at least in physics. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-02-08T09_30_06-08_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-02-08T09_30_06-08_00 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:30:06 GMT 2008-06-16 2008-02-08 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 358 clean Exploratorium staff physicist Thomas Humphrey reveals why size does matter, at least in physics. Exploratorium staff physicist Thomas Humphrey reveals why size does matter, at least in physics. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-02-08T09_29_07-08_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-02-08T09_29_07-08_00 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:29:07 GMT 2008-06-16 2008-02-08 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 358 clean Exploratorium staff physicist Thomas Humphrey reveals why size does matter, at least in physics. Need to remember why you teach? Listen to this incredible story from one of our teacher coaches recalling her first year of teaching. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-02-01T09_54_37-08_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-02-01T09_54_37-08_00 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:54:37 GMT 2008-06-17 2008-02-01 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 713 clean Need to remember why you teach? Listen to this incredible story from one of our teacher coaches recalling her first year of teaching. TI staff educator and math enthusiast Lori Lambertson describes how to find her favorite number. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-01-25T09_26_54-08_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-01-25T09_26_54-08_00 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:26:54 GMT 2008-03-22 2008-01-25 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen clean TI staff educator and math enthusiast Lori Lambertson describes how to find her favorite number. When staff physicist Paul Doherty began to teach, he started by doing lots of demonstrations. But now, he explains, he has students get their hands on the science, which helps them to understand the calculations. Paul Doherty’s Web site: www.exo.net/~pauld File: 25-hands-on-science.mp3 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-01-18T09_33_22-08_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-01-18T09_33_22-08_00 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:33:22 GMT 2008-06-19 2008-01-18 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 304 clean When staff physicist Paul Doherty began to teach, he started by doing lots of demonstrations. But now, he explains, he has students get their hands on the science, which helps them to understand the calculations. Paul Doherty’s Web site: www.exo.net/~pauld File: 25-hands-on-science.mp3 It’s tough for a new teacher to keep up with everything from labs to professional development. TI teacher coach Arlette Manders provides a potpourri of tips on how to make life a little easier. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-01-11T07_50_23-08_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-01-11T07_50_23-08_00 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:50:23 GMT 2008-06-18 2008-01-11 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 440 clean It’s tough for a new teacher to keep up with everything from labs to professional development. TI teacher coach Arlette Manders provides a potpourri of tips on how to make life a little easier. TI staff educator Lori Lambertson explains her philosophy of integrating math and science in the classroom, and how she puts it into practice. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-01-02T17_05_59-08_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-01-02T17_05_59-08_00 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:05:59 GMT 2008-06-16 2008-01-03 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 509 clean TI staff educator Lori Lambertson explains her philosophy of integrating math and science in the classroom, and how she puts it into practice. TI staff educator Eric Muller demonstrates a “cool” thing to do with dry ice, and it even relates to the standards! More of Eric Muller’s activities: www.exo.net/~emuller http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-12-20T19_12_58-08_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-12-20T19_12_58-08_00 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:12:58 GMT 2008-06-18 2007-12-21 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 246 clean TI staff educator Eric Muller demonstrates a “cool” thing to do with dry ice, and it even relates to the standards! More of Eric Muller’s activities: www.exo.net/~emuller Children’s book author David Schwartz shares some creative ways kids and teachers have used his books to look at big numbers. David Schwartz’s Web site: www.davidschwartz.com http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-12-10T09_44_33-08_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-12-10T09_44_33-08_00 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:44:33 GMT 2008-06-18 2007-12-10 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 469 clean Children’s book author David Schwartz shares some creative ways kids and teachers have used his books to look at big numbers. David Schwartz’s Web site: www.davidschwartz.com Our host, Stephanie Chasteen, shares some fun facts and activities having to do with the science of sound. Stephanie Chasteen’s Web site: www.exo.net/~drsteph http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-11-30T22_11_04-08_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-11-30T22_11_04-08_00 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:11:04 GMT 2008-06-16 2007-12-01 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 331 clean Our host, Stephanie Chasteen, shares some fun facts and activities having to do with the science of sound. Stephanie Chasteen’s Web site: www.exo.net/~drsteph TI staff biologist Karen Kalumuck tells us how she tries not to answer every question in the classroom -– instead, she guides her students to discover ideas for themselves. Karen Kalumuck’s website: http://philo.exploratorium.edu/karenk/ http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-11-18T18_58_37-08_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-11-18T18_58_37-08_00 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 02:58:37 GMT 2008-06-17 2007-11-19 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 424 clean TI staff biologist Karen Kalumuck tells us how she tries not to answer every question in the classroom -– instead, she guides her students to discover ideas for themselves. Karen Kalumuck’s website: http://philo.exploratorium.edu/karenk/ Sometimes kids don’t have much experience with nature. TI teacher coach Kim Marie Hansen tells us how she got her inner city students outside and observing the world, by using nature journals. Sample nature journal page: http://www.exo.net/~drsteph/podcasts/TT_Nature_journals.pdf http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-10-14T23_19_13-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-10-14T23_19_13-07_00 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:19:13 GMT 2008-06-18 2007-10-15 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 327 clean Sometimes kids don’t have much experience with nature. TI teacher coach Kim Marie Hansen tells us how she got her inner city students outside and observing the world, by using nature journals. Sample nature journal page: http://www.exo.net/~drsteph/podcasts/TT_Nature_journals.pdf Got a tough kid in your class? TI Staff Educator Modesto Tamez tells us a story from his teaching career – a powerful technique that has helped him win over the stubborn, negative students. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-10-08T13_36_22-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-10-08T13_36_22-07_00 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:36:22 GMT 2008-06-18 2007-10-08 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 233 clean Got a tough kid in your class? TI Staff Educator Modesto Tamez tells us a story from his teaching career – a powerful technique that has helped him win over the stubborn, negative students. Newton’s Laws were never so tasty. Exploratorium staff educator Don Rathjen shows us how to demonstrate ideas about force using a file folder and a marshmallow. More of Don Rathjen’s activities: http://www.exo.net/~donr/ http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-09-21T11_19_40-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-09-21T11_19_40-07_00 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:19:40 GMT 2008-06-15 2007-09-21 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 417 clean Newton’s Laws were never so tasty. Exploratorium staff educator Don Rathjen shows us how to demonstrate ideas about force using a file folder and a marshmallow. More of Don Rathjen’s activities: http://www.exo.net/~donr/ A lucky veteran teacher tells how she got started teaching, with a supportive school and helpful predecessor. This episode is one in a series of several stories of the first time in a difficult profession. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-09-16T18_52_56-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-09-16T18_52_56-07_00 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:52:56 GMT 2008-06-18 2007-09-17 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 336 clean A lucky veteran teacher tells how she got started teaching, with a supportive school and helpful predecessor. This episode is one in a series of several stories of the first time in a difficult profession. How big does a mirror have to be for you to see yourself in it? Exploratorium senior staff scientist Thomas Humphrey describes an activity you can use in your classroom to investigate simple optics. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-09-05T21_49_16-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-09-05T21_49_16-07_00 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:49:16 GMT 2008-06-18 2007-09-06 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 462 clean How big does a mirror have to be for you to see yourself in it? Exploratorium senior staff scientist Thomas Humphrey describes an activity you can use in your classroom to investigate simple optics. Children’s book author David Schwartz (www.davidschwartz.com) tells us how big numbers got him excited about math when he was a kid. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-08-28T15_44_10-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-08-28T15_44_10-07_00 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:44:10 GMT 2008-06-17 2007-08-28 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 453 clean Children’s book author David Schwartz (www.davidschwartz.com) tells us how big numbers got him excited about math when he was a kid. TI staff educator Eric Muller hits me up for change, and then shows us a neat science activity using dry ice. Eric’s website is at http://doscience.com/. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-08-06T16_48_18-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-08-06T16_48_18-07_00 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:48:18 GMT 2008-06-16 2007-08-06 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 358 clean TI staff educator Eric Muller hits me up for change, and then shows us a neat science activity using dry ice. Eric’s website is at http://doscience.com/. TI teacher coach Carol Murphy talks about the myriad ways she’s used storytelling in her science classes. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-07-30T16_13_57-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-07-30T16_13_57-07_00 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:13:57 GMT 2008-06-19 2007-07-30 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 533 clean TI teacher coach Carol Murphy talks about the myriad ways she’s used storytelling in her science classes. Today's story -- a teacher tells of his first year teaching in a tough school district, and a stellar performance in the face of quite extenuating circumstances. This episode is one in a series of several of these funny, sad, touching, and tough stories of the first time in a difficult profession. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-07-10T16_47_13-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-07-10T16_47_13-07_00 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:47:13 GMT 2008-06-18 2007-07-10 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 433 clean Today's story -- a teacher tells of his first year teaching in a tough school district, and a stellar performance in the face of quite extenuating circumstances. This episode is one in a series of several of these funny, sad, touching, and tough stories of the first time in a difficult profession. Science Teaching Tips just won "Best Professional Development podcast" from the Podcast for Teachers (http://www.podcastforteachers.org.) In this episode, hear their interview with me, where I talk about why I made this podcast and why I think podcasts can be great professional development for teachers. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-07-10T16_00_27-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-07-10T16_00_27-07_00 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:00:27 GMT 2008-06-18 2007-07-10 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 789 clean Science Teaching Tips just won "Best Professional Development podcast" from the Podcast for Teachers (http://www.podcastforteachers.org.) In this episode, hear their interview with me, where I talk about why I made this podcast and why I think podcasts can be great professional development for teachers. Learn how to build a version of a Brazilian instrument called the Cuica, which demonstrates principles of sound. This podcast was created collaboratively in a teacher workshop at the Exploratorium. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-04-04T18_11_32-07_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-04-04T18_11_32-07_00 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 01:11:32 GMT 2008-06-16 2007-04-05 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen 326 clean Learn how to build a version of a Brazilian instrument called the Cuica, which demonstrates principles of sound. This podcast was created collaboratively in a teacher workshop at the Exploratorium. TI teacher coach Sandra Robbins talks about better classroom management styles. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-03-07T15_00_23-08_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-03-07T15_00_23-08_00 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:00:23 GMT 2008-06-16 2007-03-07 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen biology,children,class,education,fun,kids,music,physics,school,science,teaching 296 clean TI teacher coach Sandra Robbins talks about better classroom management styles. TI teacher coach Sandra Robbins touts the merits of a book examining how to address student misconceptions in the science classroom. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-03-07T14_59_07-08_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-03-07T14_59_07-08_00 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:59:07 GMT 2008-06-18 2007-03-07 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen biology,children,class,education,fun,kids,music,physics,school,science,teaching 274 clean TI teacher coach Sandra Robbins touts the merits of a book examining how to address student misconceptions in the science classroom. TI staff educators Lori Lambertson and Tory Brady explore the math behind the morning paper. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-03-07T14_57_47-08_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-03-07T14_57_47-08_00 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:57:47 GMT 2008-06-19 2007-03-07 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen class,education,fun,music,physics,school,science,teaching 355 clean TI staff educators Lori Lambertson and Tory Brady explore the math behind the morning paper. TI teacher coach Rilla Chaney says she's no singer, but she's successfully used songs to teach science concepts in her classroom. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-03-07T14_56_25-08_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-03-07T14_56_25-08_00 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:56:25 GMT 2008-06-15 2007-03-07 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen biology,children,class,education,fun,kids,music,physics,school,science,teaching 522 clean TI teacher coach Rilla Chaney says she's no singer, but she's successfully used songs to teach science concepts in her classroom. TI postdoctoral fellow Julie Yu explains what a stem cell is and why they’re important. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-03-07T14_54_38-08_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-03-07T14_54_38-08_00 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:54:38 GMT 2008-06-18 2007-03-07 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen biology,children,class,education,fun,kids,physics,school,science,teaching 207 clean TI postdoctoral fellow Julie Yu explains what a stem cell is and why they’re important. 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. http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-03-07T14_52_51-08_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-03-07T14_52_51-08_00 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:52:51 GMT 2008-06-18 2007-03-07 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen biology,class,education,fun,music,physics,school,science,teaching 240 clean 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. TI staff educator Modesto Tamez explains how to make a simple straw oboe that will bring down the house (and teach good physics!). http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-03-07T14_48_10-08_00 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com/entry/2007-03-07T14_48_10-08_00 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:48:10 GMT 2008-06-19 2007-03-07 http://scienceteachingtips.podOmatic.com Stephanie Chasteen class,education,fun,music,physics,school,science,teaching 240 clean TI staff educator Modesto Tamez explains how to make a simple straw oboe that will bring down the house (and teach good physics!).