Here is a query for you… Is it attainable to be taught key science ideas in three minutes or much less? The reply: We positive hope so. The U.S. Division of Vitality’s Thomas Jefferson Nationwide Accelerator Facility is now providing a brand new playlist known as “Here is a Query” as a part of its long-running Frostbite Theater video collection.
Within the “Here is a Query” movies, longtime Frostbite Theater hosts Steve Gagnon and Joanna Griffin assist viewers perceive the scientific ideas underlying iron oxidation, magnetism and thermodynamics – and plenty of extra!
The collection is the latest featured playlist on the Jefferson Lab YouTube channel. In “Here is a Query,” Jefferson Lab workers members Gagnon and Griffin check totally different eventualities that discover subjects in bodily science. They reply compelling questions, similar to: What occurs to meals coloring in liquid nitrogen? and How would bubbles react to a baking soda volcano? Visible demonstrations accompany a step-by-step breakdown of the scientific idea, placing viewers proper in the course of the motion.
Gagnon explains that the intent of the collection is to “introduce and illustrate a subject, simply to get viewers pondering in a enjoyable and informative sort of approach.”
Every video begins with the reason of a state of affairs, offered by Gagnon and Griffin, which is adopted by a multiple-choice query. The viewer then has eight seconds to make their finest guess as to what the reply is earlier than the science demonstration is put into motion. The format permits viewers to quiz themselves, their associates or their classmates with these mind teasers on primary scientific ideas earlier than discovering the reply.
I feel they’re simply attention-grabbing science tidbits. As a human, you’ve got questions, and the collection is a playful approach to strategy questions you come throughout in day-to-day life.”
Joanna Griffin, The U.S. Division of Vitality, DOED/Thomas Jefferson Nationwide Accelerator Facility
The experiments enable viewers to witness bodily science ideas in real-time. Simply as in Frostbite Theater, Gagnon and Griffin are there to guide viewers by way of an in-depth clarification of why, what, the place and the way the change is going on.
Griffin underscores the worth of reproducibility for every experiment.
“As a mother or father, I like that youngsters can do these at house with grownup supervision. The replicability is what makes them enjoyable. I imply, who does not like to make a volcano in your home simply because you may?” she says.
The “Here is a Query” playlist is free to entry on YouTube. The collection affords a digital, self-paced alternative to research on a regular basis science. Every video explores a distinct scientific idea, offering viewers with the flexibility to passively study science in a enjoyable and fascinating approach. With greater than 40 movies to select from, there’s loads to discover!
“If all goes properly, there might be 42 ‘Here is a Query’ movies in complete and extra Frostbite Theater movies sooner or later,” Gagnon says.
