Lesson
Through the eyes of a director on a TV set, students will experience how lighting plays a role in production while more deeply investigating the STEM behind the profession of director.
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Dr. Charles Townes, a scientist and a Nobel Prize Winner, and the inventor of the laser, answers a student's question about how he became a scientist. He says it began with his interest in nature and...
Interactive
Students will play the role of the audio engineer who monitors and adjusts the audio levels for a production. This animated interactive job exploration experience connects schoolwork with real work...
Interactive
The Lighting Designer creates the stage lighting for the performance. Students will play the role of a lighting designer to understand that the lighting designer creates stage lighting for...
Interactive
To understand sound, you first need to understand matter. Everything is made up of matter. Learn more in the simulation above.
Interactive
The speed at which sound travels from one place to another depends upon the medium and how closely packed the molecules are in the matter. Learn more about how sound travels from the simulation.
Interactive
The Sun is a natural source of visible light waves. Our eyes see the reflection of the sunlight off the objects around us. Check out the simulation to learn more about scattering light.
Interactive
In the activity, choose a color to find out why objects appear in a particular color.
Video
The Eye Wonder team investigates Radio Astronomy. D.V. visits an observatory where he learns about the different types of telescopes, and how the radio waves from objects in space are transmitted back...
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The Eye Wonder team learns how radio works. D.V. goes to a station and learns about the science and technology necessary to making a broadcast work.