Mr. Holtgeerts' Classes » Science Video Clips http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org Mr. Holtgeerts' Classes '07-'08 School Year Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:32:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 High Speed Jets & Shock Waves http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2008/02/07/high-speed-jets-shock-waves/ http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2008/02/07/high-speed-jets-shock-waves/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:08:05 +0000 holtgeerts http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2008/02/07/high-speed-jets-shock-waves/

 Visual examples of sudden pressure differences at high speeds.

]]> http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2008/02/07/high-speed-jets-shock-waves/feed/ 0 MIT Open CouseWare for High School http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2007/12/13/mit-open-couseware-for-high-school/ http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2007/12/13/mit-open-couseware-for-high-school/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:38:25 +0000 holtgeerts http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2007/12/13/mit-open-couseware-for-high-school/ Sorry for the long time off in updating my blog, but other responsibilities have taken up a bigger part of my workday.

 This MIT for High School website is very helpful for students and teachers.  Check it out!

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/hs/home/home/index.htm

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]]> http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2007/12/13/mit-open-couseware-for-high-school/feed/ 0 The Classic Honda Commercial http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2007/10/12/the-classic-honda-commercial/ http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2007/10/12/the-classic-honda-commercial/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2007 23:19:59 +0000 holtgeerts http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2007/10/12/the-classic-honda-commercial/ 606 tries to make this commercial!

]]> http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2007/10/12/the-classic-honda-commercial/feed/ 0 Mr. Woo – The Robot Maker http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2007/09/30/mr-woo-the-robot-maker/ http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2007/09/30/mr-woo-the-robot-maker/#comments Sun, 30 Sep 2007 08:33:01 +0000 holtgeerts http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2007/09/30/mr-woo-the-robot-maker/ This clever self-made engineer has an obsession with robots.  Check it out.

]]> http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2007/09/30/mr-woo-the-robot-maker/feed/ 0 Inner Life of a Cell Animation http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2007/09/23/inner-life-of-a-cell-animation/ http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2007/09/23/inner-life-of-a-cell-animation/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:19:23 +0000 holtgeerts http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2007/09/23/inner-life-of-a-cell-animation/ The text that explains this video can be found at http://www.flixxy.com/biology-nano-visualization-cell-life.htm .   I highly recommend that you read the explanation behind the animations.  Also, a narrated and longer version can be found at http://youtube.com/watch?v=UB6G9GD2KFk .

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Try to estimate the g’s on this base jumper as he shoots up to his drop height of just 400 feet.

]]> http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2007/09/17/reverse-bungee-jumping/feed/ 0 NASA’s MTV video http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2007/08/28/nasas-mtv-video/ http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2007/08/28/nasas-mtv-video/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:59:47 +0000 holtgeerts http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2007/08/28/nasas-mtv-video/ There’s a definite “brain drain” predicted in the U.S. when it comes to engineers retiring and not enough new folks entering the field.  Here’s a motivating video…

]]> http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2007/08/28/nasas-mtv-video/feed/ 0 Non-Newtonian Solid http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2007/08/21/my-first-entry/ http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2007/08/21/my-first-entry/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:12:22 +0000 holtgeerts http://jholtgeerts.edublogs.org/2007/08/21/my-first-entry/ Otherwise known as a cornstarch solution.

 

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