Recent Teacher Institute Podcasts from the Exploratorium Presented by explo.tv http://www.exploratorium.edu/ti/podcasts/index.php Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:30:01 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt (info@mypapit.net) http://www.exploratorium.edu/ti/images/TTlogo.jpg Recent Teacher Institute Podcasts from the Exploratorium http://www.exploratorium.edu/ti/podcasts/index.php Feed provided Explo.TV. Click to visit. Scaling Up Barbie http://www.exploratorium.edu/ti/podcasts/index.php Size and scale can be difficult concepts to teach. TI staff educator Lori Lambertson talks us through one of her favorite activities, using one of her favorite dolls-Barbie. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 07:00:00 +0100 Body Metrics http://www.exploratorium.edu/ti/podcasts/index.php Students really struggle with the metric system. TI staff educator Lori Lambertson tells us how she helps students get a handle on what the units really mean. Wed, 26 May 2010 07:00:00 +0100 Let's Find Out! http://www.exploratorium.edu/ti/podcasts/index.php Teaching isn't just work, it's a lot of fun. Staff physicist Thomas Humphrey quickly figured out that he didn't have the answer to every question in the classroom-and that's the fun of it. Wed, 19 May 2010 07:00:00 +0100 That's a Good Question http://www.exploratorium.edu/ti/podcasts/index.php TI staff biologist Karen Kalumuck describes how she tries not to answer every question that's asked during a class. Instead, she guides her students to discover ideas for themselves. Wed, 12 May 2010 07:00:00 +0100 Teaching Abroad http://www.exploratorium.edu/ti/podcasts/index.php A veteran teacher describes her first year of teaching-in Guatamala. She faced many, many challenges, but she stuck it out and has been teaching for 20 years. Wed, 05 May 2010 07:00:00 +0100 Revising the Rainbow http://www.exploratorium.edu/ti/podcasts/index.php What is indigo anyway? Staff physicist Paul Doherty tells the story behind ROYGBIV, and how he'd like to change that standard palette. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 When the Moon Hits Your Eye http://www.exploratorium.edu/ti/podcasts/index.php What coin would just barely cover the full moon? You may be surprised. TI director (and recovering astrophysicist) Linda Shore explains how our brains distort the actual size of the moon. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 Find That Sound http://www.exploratorium.edu/ti/podcasts/index.php Take a little sound quiz with our host, Stephanie Chasteen, and learn something about how our brains locate sounds. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 Follow the Bouncing Ball http://www.exploratorium.edu/ti/podcasts/index.php Have you ever really listened to a ball bounce? Exploratorium staff physicist Thomas Humphrey describes the elegant mathematics of a bouncing ball. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 The Last Straw http://www.exploratorium.edu/ti/podcasts/index.php Despite my better judgment, I invite TI staff educator Eric Muller to do one more set of activities�several things you can do with soda straws. Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100