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June 3, 2008
Engaging the YouTube Generation in Hands-on Science

Engaging the YouTube Generation in Hands-on Science

Cherlyn Anderson is one of eight Einstein Fellows spending this academic year at NSF. In her other life, Anderson is an eighth-grade science teacher in South Carolina. She has used an experiment involving Mentos candy and Diet Coke as a teaching tool. The accompanying video offers a demonstration of the experiment, and discusses its benefits for eighth-grade science students.

Follow the link for a webcast. Somewhat ironically the NSF headline mentions YouTube but fails to take advantage of one of the things that has made YouTube (and others sharing videos: TED…) so successful. The ability to embed the videos on web sites, blog posts… The technical quality of the video is very nice (more pixels than YouTube videos).

Related: Einstein Fellowship for Teachers - Excellence in K-12 Mathematics and Science Teaching - NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education - Ministry of Silly Walks - more posts tagged: kids

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