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Kids' Science Challenge Videos
Kids' Science Challenge Scientists on Pulse of the Planet
Flavor Science: Joan Harvey
| KSC: Winners - Flavor Meeting [mp3
- 2.8MB] What happens when kids bring a winning idea to an experienced flavor chemist? |
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KSC: Winners - Candy Doctors [mp3
- 2.8MB] Open up and say, aah. Don't worry, your doctor's visit will be flavorful. |
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| Science Diary: Flavor - Ingredients [mp3
- 2.85MB] What kinds of chemicals are in food, and how do flavor chemists use them? |
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| Science Diary: Flavor - All in the Taste [mp3 - 2.79MB] Most scientists know not to eat anything in their labs. But when it comes to flavor science, tasting chemicals is part of the job! |
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| Science Diary: Flavor - Layers of Flavor [mp3 - 2.79MB] For flavor chemists, designing long-lasting chewing gum flavors is a high tech process. |
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| KSC: Flavor - Animal Derived [mp3 - 2.79MB] Beef and pork... in candy?? |
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| KSC: Flavor - Mint [mp3 - 2.79MB] Do you like peppermint gum? Okay, well, what KIND of peppermint? |
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| KSC: Flavor - Secrets [mp3 - 2.80MB] Want to know what's in Dr. Pepper? Don't ask the company's flavor director. |
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| KSC: Flavor - Eye Candy [mp3 - 2.79MB] Hmm, tastes like strawberry. But wait, it's blue! |
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| KSC: Flavor - Recreating the Banana [mp3 - 2.78MB] How do you mimic the flavor of a fresh banana? |
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| KSC: Flavor - Compounding [mp3 - 2.78MB] Mmm. Is that isoenyl acetate I smell? |
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| KSC: Flavor - Vocabulary [mp3 - 2.79MB] Everyone has likes and dislikes, but if you're a flavorist, you'll have to identify all kinds of flavors. |
Water Quality: Adina Paytan
| KSC: Claire - Germy Turf [mp3 - 2.8MB] Artificial turf fields may look clean, but are they really magnets for germs? |
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| KSC: Claire - Sampling [mp3 - 2.8MB] Grade school kids are told to write legibly, and when practicing science, third-grader Claire Dworsky now understands why. |
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| KSC: Claire - Crumb Rubber [mp3 - 2.8MB] You won't find pesticides or fertilizer in artificial turf, but what else is showing up in the water runoff from these fields? |
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| KSC: Claire - Importance [mp3 - 2.8MB] There's an important water quality study underway, and the lead investigator is a third-grader. |
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| KSC: Claire - Lab [mp3 - 2.8MB] Want to check the quality of a hundred or so water samples at a time? Use of flow injection analyzer. |
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| KSC: Winners - Claire [mp3 - 2.8MB] Does artificial turf pollute more than a grass field during a rainstorm? |
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| Science Diary: Beach Sand - Beach [mp3 - 2.77MB] Could bacteria in beach sand be polluting ocean water? Two middle school students are trying to find out. |
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| Science Diary: Beach Sand - Sand [mp3 - 2.78MB] A school science fair project has caught the attention of an oceanographer, who is helping to guide their research. |
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| Science Diary: Beach Sand - Testing [mp3 - 2.80MB] Two resourceful middle school students use a household iron and a homemade incubator to conduct bacterial research. |
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| Science Diary: Beach Sand - Results [mp3 - 2.78MB] After heat sealing and incubating samples of ocean water, bacteria counting can begin! |
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| Science Diary: Water - Fingerprints [mp3 - 2.78MB] Bodies of water have unique fingerprints that enable scientists to trace pollutants to their source. |
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| Science Diary: Water - Moon [mp3 - 2.78MB] You may want to think twice before taking a dip in the ocean during a full moon! |
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| Science Diary: Water - Metals [mp3 - 2.80MB] A beach sign warns against swimming due to water contamination. But is that notice up to date? |
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| Science Diary: Water - Pharmaceuticals [mp3 - 2.80MB] Dive into the ocean, and you may be swimming in more than just salty water! |
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| Science Diary: Water - Tracking [mp3 - 2.79MB] Ecologists can use chemical tracers to track the movement of water. |
Skateboard Engineering: Paul Schmitt and Michael Bream
| KSC: Lindsay - Marbles [mp3
- 2.8MB] Silly ideas? No such thing, says skateboard engineer Paul Schmitt. |
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| KSC: Winners - Skateboard Meeting [mp3
- 2.8MB] A major player in the skateboarding business is anxious to test a 10-year-old's innovative design. |
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| KSC: Winners - Lindsay [mp3 - 2.8MB] What do you get when you cross a skateboard with a vacuum cleaner? |
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| KSC: Skateboard - Skateboard 101 [mp3 - 2.79MB] Want to make a skateboard? Want to ride one? Here are some basics. |
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| KSC: Skateboard - Ollie [mp3 - 2.78MB] Skateboarding tricks begin with a basic trick called the Ollie. |
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| KSC: Skateboard - Wood [mp3 - 2.78MB] Skateboards are built using layers of Maple wood from the Great Lakes region. |
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| KSC: Skateboard - Waffled [mp3 - 2.79MB] A skateboard manufacturer has found more strength in wood that's corrugated. |
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| KSC: Skateboard - Violin [mp3 - 2.78MB] Like good baseball cards, a skateboard can improve with age. So what's the catch? Don't ride it! |
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| KSC: Skateboards - Envirofriendly pt. 1 [mp3 - 2.79MB] Skateboard manufacturing may not truly be "earth friendly," but Michael Bream is trying new ways to go easy on the planet. |
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| KSC: Skateboards - Envirofriendly pt. 2 [mp3 - 2.79MB] Water based inks and recycled glass are part of the recipe for a greener skateboard. |
SETI: Jill Tarter, Doug Vakoch, Nathalie Cabrol, Seth Shostak
| KSC: Winners - Kamau [mp3 - 2.8MB] Extraterrestrials may not speak a common language, but can they relate to the sounds of earth? |
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| KSC: SETI - Math Speak [mp3 - 2.77MB] Aliens might not speak English or Chinese, but try math! |
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| KSC: SETI - Broadcasting [mp3 - 2.80MB] Talking with E.T. is a VERY long-distance call. |
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| KSC: SETI - Messages [mp3 - 2.84MB] What kind of message should we send to extraterrestrials? |
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| KSC: SETI - Andes [mp3 - 2.79MB] A trip to the Andes mountains can answer questions about life... on Mars! |
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| KSC: SETI - Earth Martians! [mp3 - 2.80MB] Looking for Martians? Ooh, there's one in the mirror! |
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| KSC: Drake - Pioneer [mp3 - 2.78MB] When it comes to extraterrestrial intelligence, Frank Drake is something of a legend. |
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| KSC: Drake - Why We Search [mp3 - 2.78MB] For decades we've been searching for extraterrestrials, but why? |
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| KSC: Drake - Drake Equation [mp3 - 2.78MB] What exactly should we be looking for in our search for extraterrestrials? |
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| KSC: Drake - Language Barrier [mp3 - 2.78MB] Even if extraterrestrials learn to speak English, we may not understand them. |
