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Everyday Science is a joint production of Poudre School District Channel 10 and the Little Shop of Physics. PSD Channel 10 (http://www.psdschools.org/services/channel10/) is the Poudre School District's educational cable access TV station. The Little Shop of Physics (http://littleshop.physics.colost…

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    • May 9, 2014 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 237 EPISODES


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    Show Me Some Science: Constructive and Destructive Interference

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2014 0:34


    We are super excited to release our first podcast in our new series, Show Me Some Science! These short podcasts are designed to be used in the classroom or incorporated into your lessons. In this episode we look at wave interference. When two waves meet they can interact before they pass through each other. They can add up or cancel out and this is know as constructive and destructive interference.

    Mixtures 10: Mixing Carbon Dioxide and Water

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2014 5:52


    In this last segment of the mixtures episode, Brian shows how fun and delicious it is to mix Carbon Dioxide and water!

    The Making of Weather and Science Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2014 5:37


    The Colorado Rockies, 9News and Colorado State University are teaming up to launch the Fifth Annual Weather and Science Day at Coors Field on April 23, 2014. Here’s a video of the Little Shop of Physics Team getting ready for the big event!

    Mixtures 9: Mixtures in Nature and Unmixing with Salt

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2014 4:18


    Rivers can be a great example of mixtures, when the water carries rocks, sand and clay and deposits them in different places. Join geologist (and EverDay Science Producer!) Herb Saperston as he explores mixtures along the Podure River. Also, we look one last time at mixing and unmixing. This time the secret ingredient is salt!

    Mixtures 8: Unmixing Milk

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2014 4:16


    You may have never thought about this, but milk is a mixture of different substances including proteins, sugars, and water. Learn how to "unmix" milk to make curds and whey!

    Mixtures 7: Unmixing Plastics and Sand

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2014 3:25


    Last time we saw that it is possible to unmix a mixture, or separate it into it's constituent parts. This week we will learn how to unmix different types of plastic so they can be recycled. And we'll learn how to unmix sand from Dominica.

    Mixtures 6: Empedocles and Unmixing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2014 2:27


    Empedocles was an ancient Greek Philosopher and the first Western thinker to propose that everything in the world was a mixture of basic substances. He believed the four elements were Earth, Air, Fire and Water. In this podcast we also look at physically un-mixing, or separating out mixtures into their basic substances.

    Mixtures 5: Hot Cocoa

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2014 3:41


    Cocoa does not like to mix with cold water. Brian and the team use emulsifiers, heating and good old fashioned stirring to get the cocoa to mix in for a delicious beverage!

    Mixtures 4: Paper Boats

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2014 2:06


    We've already seen that oil and water don't mix. In this episode, we see how we can use this to propel little paper "boats" on the surface of water.

    Mixtures 3: Magic Sand

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2014 3:27


    Magic Sand is specially treated sand that does not get wet! Another way of thinking of it is that it does not mix with water. At all. We play around with magic sand and then find a way to get it wet!

    Mixtures 2: Oil and Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2014 2:42


    First we play around with cornstarch and water a little bit more. Then we see what happens when you try to mix oil and water!

    Mixtures 1: Show Open and Forces

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2014 3:07


    This is our first podcast from a new EveryDay Science Show. The show is titled Mixtures and we will start off by looking at cornstarch and water. Sometimes it behaves like a liquid and sometimes it behaves like a solid. It all depends on the forces involved!

    Discover a New Dimension 10: The Size of the Moon and Behind the Scenes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2014 3:40


    Do you think the moon looks bigger when it's close to the horizon that when it's straight overhead? Well, it's just an illusion...and we can prove it! And we will take a look at EveryDay Science! behind the scenes!

    Discover a New Dimension 9: Perception and Illusions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2014 3:54


    When you see objects next to each other, your brain makes certain assumptions. It's possible to trick your brain into seeing things in different ways! Magicians use some of these tricks which are referred to as "smoke and mirrors."

    Discover a New Dimension 8: How Strong Is Paper?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2013 4:32


    You might not think of paper as being exceptionally strong, but the again you might be surprised. In this segment you will see paper pulled as hard as we can and also paper supporting a 40 pound cinder block!

    Discover a New Dimension 7: A New Dimension of Paper

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2013 3:43


    If you pull paper one way it's easy to tear but it you pull it another it's not. Brian and the students see if they can hang from a newspaper.

    Discover a New Dimension 6: Green Screen

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2013 1:46


    Discover a New Dimension 5: Ultraviolet Florescence and 3D Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2013 4:24


    Check out the world of ultraviolet florescence. Plus drinking glowing Martian Soda with mustaches! Also, get out your 3D glasses (or see the video on how to get a pair!)

    Discover a New Dimension 4: Polarizers, Art and Calculators

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2013 2:03


    Brian and the students use tape to make stained glass windows that can only been seen with polarizers! Also, a surgically altered calculator which switches colors depends on the angle!

    Discover a New Dimension 3: Polarization

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2013 2:53


    Light, like any wave, can be polarized. That is to say that the wave can wiggle in certain directions. See what happens when you filter out light that is wiggling in a certain direction!

    Discover a New Dimension 2: The Spectrum of Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2013 4:35


    In this podcast we look at everyday objects using the entire rainbow — the spectrum of light! Then we see what’s missing when we shine light through different colored cups!

    Discover a New Dimension 1: Show Open and Sodium Lamp

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2013 4:09


    This is our first Podcast from the Everyday Science show called Discover a New Dimension. Brian introduces some students from Preston Middle School and illuminates fruit with light from sodium lamp!

    Electricity 13: People Are Electric! How About Our Food?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2013 3:31


    Brian shows that nerves in people are electric. What kinds of foods are electric conductors?

    Electricity 11: Lightning Rod

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2013 2:41


    We introduced Benjamin Franklin in an earlier podcast and now we look at one of his inventions, the lightning rod. How does a lightning rod work? We answer that question and more on this episode of EveryDay Science!

    Electricity 10: Van de Graaff generator

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2013 2:10


    "Would you like to be shocked?" "Yes, please." Liam tries his hand at the Van de Graaff generator and learns a little about how it works. It's a hair raising good time!

    Electricity 9: Static Sensing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2013 2:32


    Electricity 8: Generators

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2013 2:23


    Most often electricity is produced by a magnet rotating in a coil of wire, but something has to make that magnet rotate. There are many different ways to do this, we look at some of these in this podcast.

    Electricity 7: Magnets and Electricity

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2013 2:50


    What can you do with a coil of wire and a magnet? Hint: It has something to do with electricity!

    Electricity 6: Making a battery

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2013 2:53


    Are there any everyday household items that can make a battery? Yes there are! Want to learn what and how? Watch this podcast and find out!

    Electricity 5: Historical Scientist Benjamin Franklin

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2013 2:03


    Is lightning a form of electricity? Our historical scientist Benjamin Franklin found out in a very shocking way!

    Electricity 4: Conductivity of Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2013 3:15


    You are a conductor and so is water! Check out this podcast to learn more about why you are a conductor and about the conductivity of water.

    Electricity 3: Insulators and Conductors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2013 2:37


    Do you know how insulators and conductors are different? Do you know which one you are? Test your knowledge!

    Electricity 2: Positive and Negative Charges

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2013 2:34


    It's time to get sparky! In this podcast, we look at negative and positive charges and how they repel and attract.

    Electricity 1: Show open and Static Electricity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2013 4:22


    This is our first podcast from a new EveryDay Science Show. Electricity is our topic and we start out by introducing static electricity.

    Boiling and Freezing 11: Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2013 4:50


    We end our series on phase changes with a frosty treat! We use liquid nitrogen to make ice cream and have a very special guest help us out!

    Boiling and Freezing 10: Superconductor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2013 2:44


    We use liquid nitrogen to create a superconductor, which has some amazing magnetic properties. This podcast is a must see!

    Boiling and Freezing 9: Bubbles floating on CO2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2013 2:21


    Last time, we showed you how a bubble can float on gas. We have some special bubbles this time around and the result is pretty awesome! Don't miss out!

    Boiling and Freezing 8: Historical Scientist James Watt and floating bubbles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2013 3:22


    Meet our historical scientist, James Watt, an english inventor who used phase change to create a device that turns energy into useful work. Then, we take a look at how bubbles can float on gas!

    Boiling and Freezing 7: Cooking with Phase Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2013 3:39


    In this segment, we learn how to cook with energy transfer from a phase transition. It's a melty chocolaty good time!

    Boiling and Freezing 6: Taking heat out

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2013 3:39


    If something is frozen, does it feel hot or cold? This may seem like a silly question, but we freeze something that may change your answer!

    Boiling and Freezing 5: Heat in and Heat out

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2013 2:45


    We have looked at different phase changes, and now we are going to look at the energy that is involved, when we make those changes. When a liquid changes into a gas, do you put heat in or take heat out? Find out!

    Boiling and Freezing 4: Condensation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2013 3:41


    In this podcast, we learn how to make a fancy dessert using phase change. Also, we take a look at how condensation works on a warm, sunny day.

    Boiling and Freezing 3: Liquid Oxygen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2013 3:41


    Liquid nitrogen is very cold but boils at room temperature. If liquid nitrogen is boiling, what happens when it condenses? The result is surprising and spectacular! Don't miss out!

    Boiling and Freezing 2: Distillation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2013 2:26


    Boiling and Freezing 1: Show open and melting spoons

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2013 3:14


    To begin this series of podcasts about boiling and freezing, we melt spoons...don't think it's possible...watch and learn!

    Little Shop of Physics Weather and Science Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2013 2:00


    The Little Shop of Physics is teaming up with the Rockies 9News for Weather and Science day Wednesday, April 24th. We will have all kinds of cool experiments for the kids. We have been hard at work making BIGGER versions of some of our classic demonstrations. Check it out!!

    Little Shop of Physics open house time lapse!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2013 3:18


    We have a special treat for this week's podcast! A time lapse video of the Little Shop of Physics open house 2013. Not only can you watch the actual open house,but also get a behind the scenes look at all the work leading up to the day. Maybe you will see yourself or someone you know!

    Conservation 11: Show Close

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2013 4:26


    This podcast finishes out our Everyday Science episode on conservation and we end with an unconventional way of making hot cocoa.

    Conservation 10: Work and Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2013 3:41


    When you drop a bowling ball, it has potential energy that changes into kinetic energy as the ball falls. What happens when the bowling ball lands? The answer may surprise you!

    Conservation 9: Thermal Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2013 3:17


    Thermal energy is something we use in our everyday lives and you might not even notice it! In this podcast, we use a thermal camera to learn more about how thermal energy is conserved.

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