Science Podcasts

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Science Podcasts: These resources complement the "Enhance Science Lessons With Podcasts" article in the September/October 2008 issue of Learning & Leading with Technology, authored by Camilla Gagliolo and Craig Nansen.

The article can be found on page 38.

http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Publications/LL/Current_Issue/L_L_September_October.htm

Science:

Science Friday - Making Science Radioactive is a weekly discussion of the latest news in science, technology, health, and the environment hosted by National Public Radio (NPR). 60-Second Science is a 60 second podcast by leading science journalists and hosted by Scientific American. They also host a weekly full length podcast Science Talk: The Podcast of Scientific American. NASA hosts several podcasts, including NASA Astrobiology Magazine and NASA Cast as well as Ask an Astronomer Videos Other good earth science podcasts are What's Up in Astronomy and Nature Podcast

You can search iTunes for more podcasts! (Tip: Use the PowerSearch and restrict the search to podcasts. A short tutorial can be found at PowerSearch.)

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=73329284

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=122384595

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=203755907

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=120316173

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=189330872

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=94599214

This podcast has started to feature the 100 Greatest Discoveries - so far they have covered Space Chemistry, Copernicus, Galileo's Telescope, Atomic Theory, Gamma Rays and Milky Way & Beyond. Bill Nye was part of at least one of these.