8 episodes
Meagher's science Richard Meagher
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I have been making my own video podcasts for my upper school chemistry students (www.meaghersclasses.podomatic.com) and physics students (www.meaghersphysics.podomatic.com)
for the last year or so, and decided that it was time for my students to let loose their creativity and produce their own episodes. The podcasts that my year 10 general science students are producing will be posted here. (NOTE: If you can't see the images in these podcasts either download them and view with Quicktime Player, or simply subscribe through iTunes and get each new episode as it is posted.)
Enjoy.
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a stable mount for your telescope (video) june 19th 2009
This science video podcast looks at how you can utilise a cheap telescope and a camera or video tripod to get a decent view of the heavens. This year is the International Year of Astronomy (IYA) and if you don't already own a telescope then you have the opportunity of purchasing a ridiculously cheap, good quality telescope, the Galileoscope, from www.galileoscope.org
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Investigation Task (video) - Mentos and Diet Coke 28th April 09
This science video podcast describes the procedure for the investigation of the reaction between Mentos and Diet Coke.You will need to determine what aspect of the reaction you will investigate before you conduct your experiment. (eg will you compare diet coke to regular, diet coke to another diet cola, diet coke to another type of soft drink, smoothed (sandpapered)mentos to regular, effect of volume of cola or numbers of mentos to height of fountain, evidence for chemical or physical reaction etc). You reports will be published here.
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Genetic Counselling (video) - Cystic Fibrosis 27th April 09
James and James(!) discuss the genetic condition of Cystic Fibrosis in this science video podcast which simulates a genetic counselling session.
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Genetic Counselling (video) - Marfan's Syndrome 12th April 09
Scout, Simon, Rhyder (and Dylan) discuss the genetic condition of Marfan's Syndrome in this science video podcast which simulates a genetic counselling session.
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Genetic Counselling (video) - Albinism 4th April 09
Cameron (and Oliver and James?) have made a stop motion animation using Lego, simulating a genetic counselling session between an African American couple and a counsellor discussing the likelihood of their child having albinism.
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Genetic Counselling (audio) - Turner's Syndrome 24th March 09
This is an audio podcast of Eloise, Louise and Thien Kim as they discuss the genetic disorder Turner's Syndrome. The video shows them in a simulated genetic counselling session as a couple discuss the implications of their daughter's condition. (An video version of this session, Genetic Counselling (video) - Turner's Syndrome 24th March 09, is also available on this site.)