Which is more dangerous? Why?
Daily questions, brainbusters, warm-ups, whatever you call it, the first few minutes of class sets the tone for the rest of the day. Here you will find popular video clips on a variety of topics, all intended to get your students excited about science.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Coke can in a base and an acid
Which is more dangerous? Why?
Mythbusters Breaking Bad Acid
Mythbusters recreate a scene from Breaking Bad where they dispose of a body using acids.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Vermicomposting TED-Ed
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/vermicomposting-how-worms-can-reduce-our-waste-matthew-ross
An excellent video on the benefits of vermicomposting.
How to Geckos stick? Scientific Method
How do geckos stick? What is something you would like to learn more about? What are you curious about? Why? If you could figure out one big mystery of the universe, what would it be and why?
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Women in science Big Bang Theory
Thinking about a daily question.....
Metric
Ahhhh Metric time....
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=189578
A funny song about our change to metric in 1975. ( Wait our what?)
American Choppers- A great demonstration on why should we use metric and pay attention in math class.
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=189578
A funny song about our change to metric in 1975. ( Wait our what?)
American Choppers- A great demonstration on why should we use metric and pay attention in math class.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Crows Recognize Faces- Scientific Inquiry
Daily Question: What is the hypothesis the Professor is studying? What is his independent and dependent variable?
Monday, September 9, 2013
Terminal Velocity
Can a Penny dropped from the Empire State Building kill someone? Why? What are you basing your guess on? What is Terminal Velocity?
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Scientific Method and Mythbuster Waving a Flag on the Moon
The questions are in the video!
Daily Questions: Answer the questions embedded in the video.
Key words: Hypothesis, Control, Variable
Scientific Method Big Bang Theory
Daily Question: What is the Scientific Method? What would the dependent and independent variables be in their experiment?
Diet Coke and Mentos Results Hypothesis
Daily Question: Before you watch the video, write a hypothesis. How do you design an experiment? What would the independent and dependent variables be? How could you collect and interpret data about the coke and Mentos?
After the video- What was their hypothesis? How did they test it? What was their independent and dependent variable?
Labels:
Coke,
dependent variable,
Hypothesis,
Independent variable,
Mentos
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