Think like a scientist - for iPod/iPhone

Learn to think like a scientist. In this collection we demonstrate a series of hands-on experiments that you can carry out in your own kitchen. We'll explore some key aspects of life on Earth such as why water is so important to all living organisms, how matter behaves at different temperatures and what are the best conditions for life to flourish. The experiments start off simply, with baking a potato to destruction, but by the end you will be isolating and extracting the DNA of a kiwi fruit! Along the way you’ll learn some key skills that will develop your scientific thinking – like what to look for when designing an experiment, why you should keep a scientific journal and how to report your results. By the end of the collection you will be able to think about how to investigate the world around you and find out how it works. These materials form part of the Open University free courses Basic Science: Understanding Experiments and Basic Science: Understanding Numbers available from OpenLearn. http://www.open.edu/openlearn/free-courses

Recent Episodes
  • How to present your results
    Oct 1, 2014 – 00:03:26
  • Transcript -- How to present your results
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  • Making it all add up
    Oct 1, 2014 – 00:03:36
  • Transcript -- Making it all add up
    Oct 1, 2014 –
  • Explaining scientific notation
    Oct 1, 2014 – 00:06:22
  • Transcript -- Explaining scientific notation
    Oct 1, 2014 –
  • Explaining negative numbers
    Oct 1, 2014 – 00:02:50
  • Transcript -- Explaining negative numbers
    Oct 1, 2014 –
  • Why keep a journal
    Oct 1, 2014 – 00:07:11
  • Transcript -- Why keep a journal
    Oct 1, 2014 –
  • Potato experiment: How much water is in a potato?
    Oct 1, 2014 – 00:06:06
  • Transcript -- Potato experiment: How much water is in a potato?
    Oct 1, 2014 –
  • Cucumber experiment: How to measure osmosis in a cucumber
    Sep 30, 2014 – 00:04:22
  • Transcript -- Cucumber experiment: How to measure osmosis in a cucumber
    Sep 30, 2014 –
  • Ice tray experiment: changing states of matter
    Sep 30, 2014 – 00:05:50
  • Transcript -- Ice tray experiment: changing states of matter
    Sep 30, 2014 –
  • Yeast Experiment: measuring respiration in yeast
    Sep 30, 2014 – 00:05:31
  • Transcript -- Yeast Experiment: measuring respiration in yeast
    Sep 30, 2014 –
  • Kiwi Fruit Experiment: Finding the DNA of a kiwi fruit
    Sep 30, 2014 – 00:04:48
  • Transcript -- Kiwi Fruit Experiment: Finding the DNA of a kiwi fruit
    Sep 30, 2014 –
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