Available TELTRAIN Videos
| Title | Length | Air Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry Of The Familiar | 1 hour | November 2001 | This program, geared to middle school students and teachers, was broadcast in celebration of National
Chemistry Week 2001. The program is full of experiments and demonstrations focused on energy. Think of the ways
we use and store energy, such as burning gas in our cars, using batteries, and shooting off fireworks. All of
these rely on chemistry to happen. What you'll see in this program are many of the forms that energy can take and
how chemistry lets you get that energy and do something with it. Use this program to show your students that chemistry is important because it helps explain how the world works, and with it we can figure out ways to make the world better. Plus, you can do some really neat things with chemistry! Presenters are members of the Savannah River Section of the American Chemical Society and Augusta State University (both in Augusta, GA). |
| Your Living Laboratory | 1 hour | September 2001 | This professional development program for teachers is based on the curriculum from JASON XII, which explored
Hawaii as a Living Laboratory. Since most teachers can't take their students to Hawaii for an educational
experience, this program shows you activities that investigate the same kinds of things as the JASON curriculum
did in Hawaii --- but you can do them in your own environment! Activities include such topics as weather
patterns, lava flows, and caves. |
| Center of Mass Electricity Magnetism Light and Color Sound |
15 min.(each segment) | January - May 2001 | These fun and informative 15-minute programs would serve as a wonderful introduction to a unit on each of the
themes. Geared to upper elementary and middle school students and teachers, each program features three sections:
hands-on demonstrations, a "trip" to the NSC's Fort Discovery exhibit floors to see the principles explained, and
follow-on activities to try at school or at home. (NOTE: Copies can be provided for individual programs or any combination of programs. Please specify when submitting your request.) |
| Living in the Extremes: Space Living in the Extremes: Under the Sea |
1 hour | April 2000 | Enjoy two 30-minute programs exploring the requirements and peculiarities of living in extreme environments (space and under the sea). These staff development programs will lead the viewers through hands-on activities that were incorporated into the JASON XI curriculum during school year 1999-2000. They include interviews about Space Camp and deep sea diving. |
| Find Out Why | 1 hour | April 1999 | This program focuses on the theme for National Science and Technology Week 1999, "Find Out Why." Join David
Heil, a leader in the world of informal science education and host of PBS's Newton's Apple, as he investigates the
natural curiosity of children and informal learning. The program also features hands-on demonstrations by
representatives from the Augusta Chapter of the American Chemical Society, promoting 1999's International
Chemistry Celebration. This program is a staff development program geared towards teachers in grades K-8. |
| Spooktacular Science | 1 hour | October 1998 | This program, full of hands-on science demonstrations, features some that may look rather mystifying, but are, in fact, based on science principles. Use these experiments in your classroom or at home to "take the scare out of science." The program is targeted to middle school teachers and students, but all ages will enjoy it. |
| Exploring Polar Connections | 1 hour | March 1998 | The forbidding but fascinating lands of snow and ice inhabited by "Charlie Chaplin" penguins and lumbering polar bears offer worlds for exploration on this TELTRAIN. A group of teachers go through an on-camera workshop featuring activities from National Science and Technology Week 1998. Led by David Heil, host of the Emmy award-winning PBS science series Newton's Apple, the program explores the characteristics of both polar environments -- the land continent of Antarctica and the frozen water world of the Arctic. Interviews with people who have been there make the program come alive to viewers. |
| Webs, Wires, and Waves | 1 hour | March 1997 | Explore communications in many formats, from communication by smell to Morse Code to messages from space. The hands-on activities presented during this program focus on the theme for National Science and Technology Week 1997. Watch as local teachers discover firsthand how these activities can be used in classrooms or with youth groups. |
| Design Connections Through Science and Technology | 1 hour | February 1996 | Take a peek at the activities available from National Science and Technology Week 1996. Charles James, Director, Academy of Science and Education at the Carnegie Institute in Washington, DC, guides a group of teachers through several of the activities in the activity packet. The theme allows young people to explore science and math in action and collaborate in applying the concepts to improve their world. Target audience is teachers and youth workers. |
| You're Safe with Physics | 47 minutes | September 1995 | An overview of Newton's three Laws of Motion. High school physics teachers: this program would make an interesting introduction to use with your students when teaching a unit on the Laws of Motion. Includes practical examples of how physics helps keep us safe in our everyday lives. |
| Stir it Up with Science-By-Mail | 1.5 hours | February 1995 | Features science demonstrations from the popular science pen pal program "Science-By-Mail." Target audience is teachers and students in grades 4-9. |
| In Touch with Science | 1 hour | September 1994 | Highlights fun, hands-on science activities from the National Science Center's summer camp curriculum. Target audience is middle school teachers and students. |
| Science Demonstrations on a Shoestring | 1 hour | April 1994 | This program is loaded with low-cost, hands-on physical science experiments geared toward middle school teachers. |
| The Magic of Motion | 1 hour | March 1993 | Features hands-on explorations of energy, momentum, force, velocity, and projectile motion. Target audience is middle school teachers and students. |
| Physical Science FUNdamentals | 1 hour | May 1992 | Features three presentations involving hands-on physical science experiments. Target audience is middle school teachers and students. |
Details for Ordering
If you would like a copy of any of these programs, please send a blank VHS tape or DVD for each requested program. For ease of mass copying, we prefer to duplicate only one program per tape or DVD. Requests should be sent to:
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The National Science Center
ATTN: TELTRAIN
One 7th Street
Augusta, GA 30901
Note: TELTRAINs are for educational purposes only and may not be used for profit.
| Program Manager Contact Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Jan Hemphill One 7th Street Augusta, GA 30901 |
| Phone: | (706) 821-0212 or (800) 325-5445 ext. 0212 |
| FAX: | (706) 821-0250 |
| Email: | hemphilj@nscdiscovery.org |