If you read the book by Dan Brown, Angels and Demons, you too probably headed to Google to try to sort fact from fiction.... I was amazed by the stuff I read about CERN and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
Well they successfully tested the first beam of protons today, and the world did not end (and I didn't find anything that said they had created "anti-matter" that could destroy the world).
This machine is indeed a wonder of scientific engineering. If you want to see a model of it (the biggest machine in the world), have a look at Joey Wade's 3D diagram and models showing the LHC floating above its actual location so you can see how it looks in Google Earth. Get the Google Earth 3D model here (KMZ file).
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Monday, September 08, 2008
So how does this solar panel thing work?
I'm sure that the science behind the solar panel is over my head, but still I was curious.
I've been listening to/watching podcasts for my "Using Podcasts to Differentiate Instruction" workshop in Chillicothe this week. I happened upon this podcast, in the iTunes U section from the University of California Televison (UCTV), called "The Power of the Sun: The Science of the Silicon Solar Cell." If you have iTunes installed, here is the link. If you don't have iTunes, you can check out their web site.
Granted, it is some real chemistry and other sciences, but this podcast - if you stick with it - makes it very understandable. Just one example of the vast amount of content out there for our schools that is totally free and right on target for K-12 education. UCTV alone has more than 300 video podcasts, and they are just one of the Universities in iTunes U.
If you have a great podcast to share, post the iTunes link in the comments. (In iTunes, right click on the podcast and choose "Copy iTunes Store URL".)
I've been listening to/watching podcasts for my "Using Podcasts to Differentiate Instruction" workshop in Chillicothe this week. I happened upon this podcast, in the iTunes U section from the University of California Televison (UCTV), called "The Power of the Sun: The Science of the Silicon Solar Cell." If you have iTunes installed, here is the link. If you don't have iTunes, you can check out their web site.
Granted, it is some real chemistry and other sciences, but this podcast - if you stick with it - makes it very understandable. Just one example of the vast amount of content out there for our schools that is totally free and right on target for K-12 education. UCTV alone has more than 300 video podcasts, and they are just one of the Universities in iTunes U.
If you have a great podcast to share, post the iTunes link in the comments. (In iTunes, right click on the podcast and choose "Copy iTunes Store URL".)
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