In this video Paul Andersen explains how you can have your students plan and carry out their own investigations.
Constructing Scientific Explanations
— In this video Paul Andersen shows you how you can use modeling to have your students construct explanations in the science classroom. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:00 hi it’s Paul Andersen and in this video 00:02 I want to dig more deeply into 00:03 constructing scientific explanations 00:05 this has always been…
Asking Scientific Questions
— In this video Paul Andersen explains how you can get your students asking more and better scientific questions. In this video Paul Andersen explains how scientific phenomenon and sensemaking can be used in the science classroom to engage students and drive inquiry. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:00 hi it’s Paul Andersen and…
Nuclear Reactions
— Mr. Andersen contrasts nuclear reactions to chemical reactions. He explains the four main forces of nature; including gravity, electromagnetism, strong, and weak nuclear forces. He also explains how fusion differs from fission. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:05 Hi. It’s Mr. Andersen and today I’m going to be talking about nuclear reactions.…
Scientific Phenomenon and Sensemaking
— In this video Paul Andersen explains how scientific phenomenon and sensemaking can be used in the science classroom to engage students and drive inquiry. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: (The video has no transcript) — Previously published on YouTube. — Photo credit: Screenshot from video
Scientific Inquiry: A Teacher’s Guide
— This video is the first of a five part series on scientific inquiry. Supporting material can be found below. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:00 hi it’s Paul Andersen and in this video 00:01 I’m gonna give you a teacher’s guide to 00:03 scientific inquiry this is not just one 00:05 video it’s…
The Central Dogma: Transcription and Translation
— Mr. Andersen explains the Central Dogma of biology. He shows how DNA is transcribed to form mRNA and how mRNA is translated into a protein. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:05 Hi. This is Mr. Andersen. And I get a lot of e-mails from students around 00:09 the country and they want…
Loss of Biodiversity
— In this video Paul Andersen explains how biodiversity measures the variety of genes, species, and ecosystems on the planet. Biodiversity provides resources and ecosystem services for humans on the planet. He also explains how biodiversity is decreasing on the planet due to habitat destruction, invasive species, climate change, over harvesting, and pollution. Relevant treaties…
Global Climate Change
— In this video Paul Andersen explains how the climate on the earth is affected by the amount of solar radiation and the greenhouse affect. The addition of anthropogenic greenhouse gases has led to global warming which is impacting humans on the planet. A discussion of the greenhouse effect and greenhouse gases (including water vapor,…
Voltage, Current, and Resistance
— Mr. Andersen describes the relationship between voltage, current and resistance in an electric circuit. Ohm’s Law is introduced through a circuit simulation. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:03 Hi. It’s Mr. Andersen and today I’m going to be talking about voltage, current 00:09 and resistance. All of these things are found in…
Mitosis and Meiosis Simulation
— Mr. Andersen uses chromosome beads to simulate both mitosis and meiosis. A brief discussion of gamete formation is also included. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:07 Okay, today I’m going to model mitosis and we’re going to do it with a simple 00:14 organism. In this organism it’s going to have, we’ll…
Electricity and Electric Circuits
— Mr. Andersen introduces the topic of electricity. He differentiates between static electricity and current electricity. An introduction to electric circuits is also included. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:04 Hi. It’s Mr. Andersen and today I’m going to be talking about electricity 00:08 and electric circuits. Scientists have known about electricity for…
Teaching Science at Home: A Survival Guide for Parents
— A short guide for parents teaching science during the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:00 hi it’s Paul Anderson I’m a science 00:02 educator and youtuber and like most 00:04 people in America I’m home social 00:05 distancing and thinking about how I 00:08 could help other people and…
Moving Your Class Online: A Survival Guide for Teachers
— Put together a video to help teachers making this shift during the Coronavirus Pandemic. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:00 hi it’s Paul Anderson and I’ve been 00:01 getting a ton of emails from teachers 00:03 asking me how do I make my videos 00:05 they’re putting their courses online and 00:06 they…
Limiting Reactants and Percent Yield
— Mr. Andersen explains the concept of a limiting reactant (or a limiting reagent) in a chemical reaction. He also shows you how to calculate the limiting reactant and the percent yield in a chemical reaction. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:00 00:07 Hi. It’s Mr. Andersen. And today I’m going to be…
Potential and Kinetic Energy
— Mr. Andersen explains the difference between potential and kinetic gravitational energy. He also uses physics to calculate the energy in various objects. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:04 Hi. It’s Mr. Andersen and today I’m going to talk about potential and kinetic 00:09 energy. Remember from the last podcast that energy is…