[wapadc] Smithsonian science webcasts

Bring real-world science and Smithsonian experts into your classroom with Smithsonian Science How? webcasts.

Join live webcasts that feature Smithsonian experts who examine bones and artifacts that are

millions-of-years old, piece together forensic anthropology mysteries, and dive into coral reefs. Your students will see how scientists and other experts use tools and technology in their work, and how the science is connected to them.

Smithsonian Science How? delivers real-world science into classrooms through free, interactive, live webcasts and supporting classroom resources. The 25-minute programs feature the research and personalities of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, providing your students with positive STEM role models, information about science careers and pathways, and connections to current research. Through Smithsonian Science How? webcasts, your students will also:

                Learn from Smithsonian science experts

                Explore career pathways

                Discover new resources and activities

                Learn science concepts and their real-world connections

 

Jump into science stories!

Maggy Benson, Host

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Smithsonian Science How? Webcast Schedule

 

Date*	Time	Topic
January 16, 2014	11am and 2pm Eastern Standard Time	Paleobiology: Unearthing Fossil Whales featuring Nick Pyenson
February 12, 2014	11am and 2pm Eastern Standard Time	Forensic Ornithology: Bird Detective featuring Carla Dove
February 27, 2014	11am and 2pm Eastern Standard Time	Forensic Anthropology: Bone Whispering featuring Kari Bruwelheide
March 13, 2014	11am and 2pm Eastern Daylight Time	Arthropod Adaptations: Inside the Insect Zoo featuring Dan Babbitt
March 27, 2014	11am and 2pm Eastern Daylight Time	Human Evolution: Early Human Diets featuring Briana Pobiner
April 10, 2014	11am and 2pm Eastern Daylight Time	Quantifying Biodiversity: Life in One Cubic Foot featuring Chris Meyer
April 24, 2014	11am and 2pm Eastern Daylight Time	Deep-Reef Biodiversity: Exploring the Unexplored featuring Carole Baldwin
May 15, 2014	11am and 2pm Eastern Daylight Time	Core Geology: Earth’s Deep Interior featuring Elizabeth Cottrell
June 5, 2014	11am and 2pm Eastern Daylight Time	Paleobotany: Climate Change Past and Present featuring Scott Wing