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Collision Of 2 Neutron Stars – Seen For First Time –NPR
The collision of two neutron stars, seen in an artist's rendering, created both gravitational waves and gamma rays. Researchers used those signals to locate the event with optical telescopes. For the first time, scientists have caught two neutron stars in the act of...
The 2017 Nobel Prizes: Biological Clocks and Microscopy
https://youtu.be/Bff8qlMZ4Fc Last week, the recipients of the 2017 Nobel Prizes were announced. We take a closer look at the winners of the Physiology and Chemistry Awards, whose breakthroughs change the way we study sleep, and allow us to look at microscopic...
Sugar tax isn’t an easy fix to obesity problem – The Globe and Mail
Earlier this week, Ireland became the latest country to announce a tax on sugary drinks.Beginning in April, 2018, it will impose a levy of 20 cents a litre on non-alcoholic water-based or juice-based drinks with added sugar content of five grams or more per 100...
The Foaming Pumpkin Demo – Flinn Scientific Canada
Since Halloween is around the corner, here's a popular demo that is certainly engage your students. Place a beaker of green solution inside a plastic pumpkin, add a mysterious yellow liquid and stand back! Foamy ooze and steam will erupt out of the pumpkin’s eyes and...
Creating a STEAM Classroom | STAO Connex
https://youtu.be/OoeM4wxaWGc My journey in creating and developing a STEAM classroom started in 2012. The video posted was filmed at STAO2012. The demonstration was a simple task where we build a grape masher and have STAO participants try out the device, ask...
Is DNA the future of data storage? – TED- Ed Leo Bear-McGuinness
https://youtu.be/r8qWc9X4f6k In the event of a nuclear fallout, every piece of digital and written information could all be lost. Luckily, there is a way that all of human history could be recorded and safely stored beyond the civilization’s end. And the key...
Bonds Do NOT Have Energy!
https://youtu.be/g39nwNm0Xfw Chemists will tell you that bonds contain energy. In an episode of SciShow Talk Show (link below), Derek from Veritasium says atoms are bonded because they LOSE energy. Derek is definitely closer to the truth, but we take it a step further...
Why is 2 Degrees of Climate Change a Big Deal? | Let’s Talk | NPR
https://youtu.be/l5L89vv8jns As powerful storms wreak havoc across the globe, we keep hearing about the important of 2-degrees—a threshold set by many policymakers in the discussion of global warming. NPR Science Correspondent Christopher Joyce explains the changes...
How aspirin was discovered – Krishna Sudhir, TED- Ed
https://youtu.be/uRhkDN2WjzI 4000 years ago, the ancient Sumerians made a surprising discovery: if they scraped the bark off a particular kind of tree and ate it, their pain disappeared. Little did they know that what they’d found was destined to influence the future...
Can natural disasters be good for nature? – Earth Unplugged
https://youtu.be/QZTESUOG--w Natural disasters can cause vast devastation but can there be a silver lining for some species? Maddie Moate investigates whether natural disasters can ever be beneficial for nature. Subscribe to Earth Unplugged for more amazing animal...
What Happens If You Leave Your Contacts in for Too Long?
https://youtu.be/4E-mLIEbllQ If you're wearing contacts, you might want to take a look at this. We're conducting a survey of our viewers! If you have time, please give us feedback: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SciSho...
LAUNCHING DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
https://youtu.be/iRwiW_KzG6I Grade 3 students were introduced to simple tools and design strategies before diving into a trans-disciplinary project (Science & Technology, Social Studies, Mathamatics, Language and The Arts). The culminating activity was to design...