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The Science of the Butterfly Effect – Veritasium
Chaos theory means deterministic systems can be unpredictable. Thanks to LastPass for sponsoring this video. Click here to start using LastPass: https://ve42.co/VeLP Animations by Prof. Robert Ghrist: https://ve42.co/Ghrist Want to know more about chaos theory and...
Photoelectric Effect Demonstration
The Photoelectric effect helps to illustrate the wave-particle duality of Light. The National STEM Centre has more free teaching resources on the photo electric effect and light waves here: http://www.nationalstemcentre.org.uk/... The National STEM Centre has over...
What’s the Fastest Speed a Person Could Run?
World-class sprinters just keep getting faster, with some running over 40 kilometers per hour! That kind of makes you wonder… how much faster can humans get? Hosted by: Olivia Gordon
The 100 Best Inventions of 2019 | Time.com – submitted by Racquel Carlow
Groundbreaking innovations that are making the world better, smarter and a little more fun Source: The 100 Best Inventions of 2019 | Time.com Thanks for sharing the great idea Racquel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pressure vs. Volume and Boyle’s Law Experiment – by Flinn Scientific
Graph P versus V and accurately determine atmospheric pressure using a syringe, pressurized soda bottle. This video is part of the Flinn Scientific Best Practices for Teaching Chemistry Video Series, a collection of over 125 hours of free professional development...
3 Perplexing Physics Problems – YouTube
Why does shaken soda explode? Does ice melt first in fresh or salt water? Thank you Squarespace for sponsoring this video. Go to https://squarespace.com to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code: VERITASIUM This video features experiments...
Diapers: The Inside Story – American Chemical Society
Diapers: The Inside Story Source: Diapers: The Inside Story - American Chemical Society
Irish Teenager Wins Google Science Award for Removing Microplastics From Oceans – EcoWatch
An 18-year-old Irish wunderkind has won the 2019 Google Science Fair grand prize for creating a method to remove microplastics from the ocean. Source: Irish Teenager Wins Google Science Award for Removing Microplastics From Oceans - EcoWatch
KEEPING BIRDS SAFE INQUIRY – by Laura Collins (STAO Connex Inquiry Series)
Teacher and students will participate in an inquiry designed to consider how reflective surfaces of windows might pose as a potential danger for birds. Students will have the opportunity to make observations through field work (community walks), as well as conduct...
? Experiment Of The Week – 9 Layer Density – by Steve Spangler
Density differences cause objects to “float” in liquids that are already stacked on top of each other. With this science-magic trick, you’ll put a new spin on our famous Density Column demonstration. First, you’ll discover how to stack nine layers of liquids on top of...
Is population control the answer to fixing climate change? | CBC News
The argument some people present is that if there were fewer people on Earth, greenhouse gases would be reduced and climate change could be averted. But experts say population control isn't the panacea some might think. Source: Is population control the answer to...
Stacks of Kinematics Curves as a Card Sort – submitted by Joanne O’Meara of the STAO Curriculum Committee
I’ve been making major updates and changes to my materials in the intro physics course this year. It is the first year we are teaching a yearlong physics class to everyone (10th graders) in my school as the result of a big curriculum redesign in science, and the...