by msander | Mar 19, 2018 | Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Physics
MIT Media Lab researchers have created a new imaging system that can acquire visual data at a rate of one trillion frames per second. That’s fast enough to produce a slow-motion video of light traveling through objects. Video: Melanie Gonick/MIT Read more:...
by msander | Mar 1, 2018 | Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology, Gr. 11-12 Physics
With the help of a specialist doctor and an opera singer, Sophie Scott investigates how the different parts of the voice box come together to create the human voice. Watch the full lecture here: https://youtu.be/MbvoQoOn2YE Link to the site the monkey pointed out:...
by msander | Feb 8, 2018 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology, Gr. 11-12 Physics
Idea Submitted by Doug Fraser. I try to build a camera in the most absurd way I could think of: by starting with a penny. The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins: http://amzn.to/2DKkO7k My primary camera: http://amzn.to/2DZO3GD Macro Lens (for shots like the eye):...
by msander | Nov 9, 2017 | Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science
Food availability is limited in some regions of the world for many reasons, such as access to natural resources (sunlight, space, water, soil). Due to urbanization, access to fresh fruit and vegetables in urban areas is becoming more limited. How do we feed our...
by msander | Aug 29, 2017 | Gr 9-10 Science
In this demonstration, students observe what happens to activated glow sticks when they are submerged in water at three different temperatures: cold, room temperature, and hot. Students will use these observations to discuss the type of light emission associated with...
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