Measure the Rotational Speed of a Toy
Make a paper toy that spins thousands of times per minute, and then measure, and try to modify, its speed.
Media Guide- December 16, 2016
A selection of recent Science Friday stories and videos ready for classroom use. This week we followed scientists from India's space agency on their first mission to Mars, looked at how researchers are improving color restoration in taxidermy, and discussed what makes Christmas Tree needles drop.
Embark on a 360-Degree Geologic Expedition
Learn how to decipher some of the physical processes that shaped the land structure, or “geomorphology,” of parts of California in this virtual field trip.
Media Guide- December 9, 2016
A selection of recent Science Friday stories and videos ready for classroom use. This week we discussed what we can learn from big data, looked at the small oil leaks that collectively cause big problems, and dove into the engineering behind clicky pens.
Media Guide- December 2, 2016
A selection of recent Science Friday stories and videos ready for classroom use. This week we looked at a cat's tongue, learned about the ice gripping ability of winter boots, and discussed the internal clocks of the microbes in our gut
Media Guide- November 25, 2016
A selection of recent Science Friday stories ready for classroom use. This week we looked at how colonization affected genes of an indigenous community and celebrated silliness in science with the Ig Nobel Awards.
Memories in the Mud
Create a simulated sediment core and use it to identify the number of tropical cyclones that swept through the area near Belize's Blue Hole. Learn how scientists use sediment cores to get information about weather events dating back 1500 years.
Media Guide – November 18, 2016
A selection of recent Science Friday stories and videos ready for classroom use. This week we looked at how you get mushrooms to create leather-like materials, took a look at Facebook’s efforts to combat fake news, and checked in on findings from New Horizons mission data.
Investigating Community Food Webs: The Ecological Importance of Spiders
Students design and construct their own webs out of yarn and paper plates, test how effective they are at capturing Ping-Pong “pests,” and see how the removal of pests affects crop yield.