Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

These scientists are passionate about the work they do! Students have the opportunity to ask questions of experts in their field, such as Astronaut Charles F. Bolden, Astronaut Charles M. Duke, Jr., Scientist, Inventor & Nobel Laureate Dr. Charles H. Townes, Paleontologist Dr. Jack Horner, Biochemist & Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Kary Mullis, Astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Astronaut Susan Leigh Still Kilrain!

Charles F. Bolden, Jr. | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

Charles F. Bolden, Jr. | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Major General, USMC, Charles F. Bolden, Jr. - military pilot, astronaut, shuttle pilot, and former NASA administrator (resigned Jan. 20, 2017). In a conversation with students, Major General Bolden...

Charles M. Duke, Jr. | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

Charles M. Duke, Jr. | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

In 1972, Charles Duke served as the pilot on Apollo 16, whose crew was the first to inspect, survey and sample the surface features of the highlands of the moon. He discusses the history of space...

Dr. Charles H. Townes | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

Dr. Charles H. Townes | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Dr. Charles Townes, a scientist and a Nobel Prize Winner, and the inventor of the laser, answers a student's question about how he became a scientist. He says it began with his interest in nature and...

Dr. Jack Horner | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

Dr. Jack Horner | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Paleontologist Dr. Jack Horner talks with students and answers their questions about paleontology, dinosaurs and more! He explains that he tries to figure out what dinosaurs were like when they were...

Dr. Kary B. Mullis | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

Dr. Kary B. Mullis | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Dr Kary Mullis, Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, 1993, discovered how to clone DNA. He also grew up in Columbia, S.C.! He earned a Ph.D in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. In...

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Part 1 | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Part 1 | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist, director of the Hayden Planetarium, an author, and host of PBS' NOVA ScienceNOW. In his discussion with students, he talks about his lifelong interest in...

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Part 2 | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Part 2 | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

In Part 2, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson is asked about the American space program no longer leading, in comparison to other countries. When asked where we should go with space exploration in the future, Dr...

Susan Leigh Still Kilrain | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

Susan Leigh Still Kilrain | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Susan Leigh Still Kilrain, Lt. Commander, U.S. Navy, and Astronaut. She was the second female shuttle pilot to fly on a space mission. Susan Leigh Stills answers questions from students about her...

Why is there an 'ENDANGERED SPECIES DAY' ? Investigate careers that can help protect Earth's creatures!

Why is there an 'ENDANGERED SPECIES DAY' ? Investigate careers that can help protect Earth's creatures!

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Grades: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

This year, Thursday, May 21st will be the official celebration date for "ENDANGERED SPECIES DAY." (It is now observed annually on the 3rd Friday in May.) Why would we need an official day to study the...

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