Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Spinning Eggs in Space
NASA astronaut Don Pettit spent over five months on the International Space Station. That's a long time to be stuck in the office. To relax, he did science experiments that interested him--like testing whether raw and hard-boiled eggs...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Scientific Investigation: The Scientific Method Made Easy
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand how we use the scientific method and go through the different steps in a simple and easy to understand way. [9:58]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Qualitative and Quantitative Observations
Explore the difference between qualitative and quantitative observations when doing scientific investigations. [1:12]
Crash Course
Crash Course Kids 39.1: Bowled Over Isolating Variables
In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina shows how to isolate variables at the bowling alley. [4:37]
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Weebit World
Produce the largest number of weebits in this online interactive activity. Adjust variables to determine how fast plants grow, and then feed the plants to weebits to cause the weebits to multiply.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Thinking and Communicating Like a Biologist
The goal of this seven-day unit is to look at the big ideas in science literacy. This video on how to think and communicate like a biologist is the first lesson in the unit. [7:23]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: The Secretly Speedy Life of Plants
Plants have a reputation for staying put. But some plants are moving so quickly, we can't see their motions. Biologist Joan Edwards and physicist Dwight Whitaker broke out the high-speed cameras to capture the story of exploding peat...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Some Projects to Try on Your Summer Vacation (Or Perhaps Not)
We'll give you some ideas for safe -- and not so safe -- science experiments that you may be tempted to try at home.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: The Oil Spill and the Limits of Science
Are there some challenges that are beyond us, despite money, intelligence, and desire?
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Science Diction: Scientist
Before the 1830s, there were no scientists -- the word scientist didn't exist. We'll talk about the word's origins and history.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Seasonal Allergies
If you're a sufferer of seasonal allergies, you may not need to be told that in some parts of the country, the spring allergy season is in full swing. We'll talk allergies this hour.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: The Experimental Traveler: Take a Science Vacation
Plan a scientific summer getaway around Grand Canyon geology, tidepools or volcanic lava tubes.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Meet the Myth Busters
Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman talk mythbusting.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Mystified? Solve It With Science
A new book uses one-minute mysteries to get students energized about science.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Strange Physics: Dark Flow, Fine Structure Constant
We'll talk about the mind-boggling idea that stuff we can't see within our visible universe could be causing gravitational effects on visible matter.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Students Tackle "Kids" Science Challenge"
Two fourth grade students discuss their award-winning 'Kids' Science Challenge' projects.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Teaching a Chimp to Speak in "Project Nim"
A new documentary looks at a controversial 1970s experiment to teach a chimpanzee sign language.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Physicists Find "Hints" of Elusive Higgs Boson
CERN scientists say they may have narrowed their search for the elusive Higgs boson.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Nsf Director Subra Suresh
Ira talks with Subra Suresh, incoming director of the National Science Foundation, about national research priorities.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Scientists and Advocacy?
A group of climate researchers has banded together to speak out on climate change, providing a unified voice against climate policy skeptics. But should that be the role for scientists?
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Video Pick of the Week: Bubble Physics
High-speed, high-definition video reveals the secret world of popping bubbles.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: What's Your Doctor Writing? Checking Your Medical Records
A movement seeks to give patients easier access to notes taken by doctors during medical visits.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Longevity Compound
A compound used in humans to prevent rejection of organ transplants can significantly extend the lifespan of mice.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Tickling Gorillas and the Evolution of Laughter
Researchers have tickled gorillas, bonobos, chimps and humans in an effort to understand the evolution of laughter in the primate world.