Tag: Science Education

  • Combustion Day 2010

    Here is a compilation of demonstrations I do for “Combustion Day”, which capitulates three days of demonstrations to identify the five main types of chemical reactions.  DO NOT TRY THESE AT HOME. Combustion Day 2010 from Brian Bartel on Vimeo.

    Read More

    //

  • Video Quizzes in Science

    Using video clips in the classroom is nothing new – a couple companies have even made a business model for this educational niche.  But Hollywood movies can also have educational value, especially when trying to find errors and discrepancies within them.  To assess some basic properties in matter in my chemistry class, I have been…

    Read More

    //

  • Using Bioinformatics

    As bioinformatics grows up into a modern scientific discipline, the rules are being developed alongside its newest tools.  The scientific smackdown that arose from discovery of the collagen-like protein from preserved T-Rex protein only illustrates these developments. To make matters worse, simple bioinformatics tools are already becoming outdated.  Instead of examining a few simple lines…

    Read More

    //

  • Demo Cam

    After being frustrated with my students not being able to see all of my demonstrations, I decided to make a demo cam with some of my electronic junk. The demo cam is simply an old Sony Handicam Digital 8 camcorder mounted on an inexpensive Videosecu Universal Camera Mounting Bracket. The camera has an adapter that…

    Read More

    //