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Smithsonian Science How
Bring a Smithsonian Scientist into your classroom with Smithsonian Science How! Check out the Science How schedule below to get started, or preview our formats by watching a program from our video webcast archives.
Video Webcasts
These free, interactive, live video webcasts take questions from your students while introducing them to science concepts and practices through the lens of Smithsonian research and experts. The shows air live twice each day, and provide opportunities for your students to interact via live polls and Q&A with the scientist.
- Grades 3-8; optimized for students in grades 3-5
- Developed in collaboration with the Smithsonian’s children’s theater, Discovery Theater
- Scientists take your questions
- Complementary teaching resources
- 30 minutes long
- Aligned with national science standards
Schedule
We are planning new webcasts for 2020. Have a suggestion for a show's topic? E-mail us at ScienceHow@si.edu.
Upcoming Shows
(Click a time slot to register. All times are Eastern Time.)
- December 12, 2019 – Forgotten Elephants of Deep Time with Paleontologist Advait Jukar
- February 6, 2020 – How Birds Stay Warm with Ornithologist Sahas Barve (11 a.m. | 2 p.m.)
- March 12, 2020 – The Cambrian Explosion of Life with Paleontologist Karma Nanglu (11 a.m. | 2 p.m.)
- April 9, 2020 – Exploring Minerals and Gems with Geologist Gabriela Farfan (11 a.m. | 2 p.m.)
- May 14, 2020 – What Makes Fish so Fishy? featuring Ichthyologist Adela Roa-Varón (11 a.m. | 2 p.m.)
Completed Shows
- October 8, 2019 – Tracking the Health of Coral Reefs: Live from Belize
- November 14, 2019 – What's a Lichen? How a Smithsonian Scientist Studies a Unique Symbiosis with Manuela Dal Forno
Video Archives
We've produced 46 Smithsonian Science How webcasts over the last six years. They feature Smithsonian experts and cover specific topics in the disciplines of Earth Science, Life Science, Paleontology, and Social Studies.