Experiment of the Week

About this original series

A lifelong fascination with science, combined with an uncontrollable urge to teach has led me on adventures ranging from excavating dinosaur bones in Wyoming to watching whales off the coast of Mexico. During my thirteen years at the Memphis Museum, I wrote and taught classes in geology, biology, chemistry, archaeology and physics. In 1987, I decided it was time for a change and put together a traveling, high voltage electricity show, centered on a one million volt Tesla coil. I am picking out some of my favorite science experiments from the early years of my mailing list (1997-2001), and posting them here as videos. I am revising the text versions too, so you can watch the video and print the new text version for your files from my website, www.krampf.com.

  • # Episodes

    11 episodes

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Episodes of Experiment of the Week

    • Play Feathers - Experiment of the Week on Blip Experiment of the Week episodes on Blip

      Feathers

      One of the most complex body coverings, feathers are truly amazing things.

      • Release date
        May 4, 2009
      • Runtime
        05:27
    • Play Bird on a Wire - Experiment of the Week on Blip Experiment of the Week episodes on Blip

      Bird on a Wire

      How can birds sit on power lines without getting shocked?

      • Release date
        Apr 26, 2009
      • Runtime
        04:42
    • Play Solar Power - Experiment of the Week on Blip Experiment of the Week episodes on Blip

      Solar Power

      Visiting the world's largest solar power plants to explore reflection and refraction.

      • Release date
        Apr 13, 2009
      • Runtime
        02:21
    • Play Just a Suggestion - Experiment of the Week on Blip Experiment of the Week episodes on Blip

      Just a Suggestion

      Can you watch the entire video without scratching your nose?

      • Release date
        Apr 13, 2009
      • Runtime
        02:52
    • Play Static Charges - Experiment of the Week on Blip Experiment of the Week episodes on Blip

      Static Charges

      An introduction to induction. A quick look at static charges and how they are produced.

      • Release date
        Dec 12, 2008
      • Runtime
        03:56
    • Play Why Wet Things Won't Burn - Experiment of the Week on Blip Experiment of the Week episodes on Blip

      Why Wet Things Won't Burn

      Why won't wet things burn? It sounds like a simple question, until you try to answer it.

      • Release date
        Nov 26, 2008
      • Runtime
        03:39
    • Play Science Fair Panic, Part 4 - Experiment of the Week on Blip Experiment of the Week episodes on Blip

      Science Fair Panic, Part 4

      What if something goes WRONG with your project?!?!

      • Release date
        Nov 7, 2008
      • Runtime
        06:15
    • Play Science Fair Panic, Part 2 - Experiment of the Week on Blip Experiment of the Week episodes on Blip

      Science Fair Panic, Part 2

      Continuing on last week's video, this time we will learn how to form your hypothesis.

      • Release date
        Oct 22, 2008
      • Runtime
        05:54
    • Play Hydrothermal Quartz - Experiment of the Week on Blip Experiment of the Week episodes on Blip

      Hydrothermal Quartz

      How can hot water form beautiful quartz crystals?

      • Release date
        Oct 8, 2008
      • Runtime
        04:49
    • Play White Balance - Experiment of the Week on Blip Experiment of the Week episodes on Blip

      White Balance

      Have you ever taken a photograph and found that all the colors were either too yellow or too blue? If you understand the science behind white balance, you will know why.

      • Release date
        Sep 27, 2008
      • Runtime
        02:44
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