Posts tagged with: physics
Feynman’s ‘Fun to Imagine’ Video Series
In this fabulous video series produced by the BBC in 1983, physicist Richard Feynman thinks aloud about jiggling atoms, fire, electricity, magnets, rubber bands, mirrors, trains, stars, big numbers, and more. more
nanoZONE: A Handy Nanotechnology Primer
Ever have your kids ask you about Nanotechnology and found yourself stumped? This promising field of science and technology deserves some measure of lucid explanation to any curious child. nanoZONE - a creation of the Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS) at the University of California at Berkeley, is just what you and your kids need. more
A “Scratchy” Problem
— Here is a cool video posing a specific problem in an animation created in "Scratch". The video outlines a few different ways kids can approach tackling the problem and ways to use it in a learning context. more
‘Little Shop of Physics’ for Hands-on Fun
The title says it all, but if you want to know more, here’s a somewhat dated Science Daily article on The Little Shop of Physics – a fun... more
Play Ball! – The Science of Baseball
There is more science to America’s national pastime, than meets the eye – from physics to greentech. Scientific American has collected a bunch of features for Opening Day 2009. more
School kids measure distance to the Moon
— This paper titled Echoes from the Moon has a detailed report on this amazing story of the creative and ingenious thinking of a group of 14-19 year olds from... more
George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt
by Lucy Hawking, Stephen Hawking
Read this SmartBean post on Stephen and Lucy Hawking’s foray into children’s literature with George’s “physics adventures”, of which George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt is second book in the series... more
Stephen Hawking’s Astronomy Adventure Stories for Children (and Adults?)
Celebrated physicist Stephen Hawking, best known amongst the lay public for his popular book on the universe A Brief History of Time, has teamed up with his writer daughter Lucy... more
