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appreciation of science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) as
well as history and invention. We do this through our educational
outreach, our Reinventing
Science kits,
and also through free resources such as unique articles, video,
downloadable documents, and content that we publish here at this site
and throughout our web of social media.
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an organized list and repository that links to useful free content,
articles, and downloads of interest to educators, students, and science
enthusiasts. Items marked with an "HE" were produced or are
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HE =
Original Content by Harris Educational
RS =
Reinventing Science Kits
OS
= Open Source
CS = Of Interest to Citizen Scientists
HT = History of Technology
ER = Educational Resource for Teachers
DL = Has some kind of Downloadable Resource
VD = Video
GE = Green Energy
DIY = Do It Yourself (or learn to do it yourself)
CNC = Computer Numerical Control
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| Harris
Educational on the Web |
| This
website is the hub for all of Harris Educational's activities online
but we also publish a wide variety of content on social media sites.
We think its important to be where the people are!
If you
are a member of one of these sites please consider becoming a fan,
following us, or sharing us. Our social media is meant to be
just
that... social, so feel free to share links, give us a shout out, and
talk to us via these pages. |
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| Page
Title |
Description |
Key |
The
Harris Educational Fan Page
On Facebook |
A
growing fan community for Harris Educational featuring daily
links relating to STEM topics as well as a photograph section with
lots of science related photographs, STEM Vocabulary Builder,
Identify-It Challenge, and interaction with key figures in science and
education. Become a fan today! |
HE
CS
ER
always
new content! |
The
Harris Educational Blog
On Wordpress |
We
post stories of interest to educators, science hobbyists, and
citizen scientists to our blog on Word Press. We also post
the
answers to our Identify-It Challenge, and host some information
about our Reinventing Science kits there. |
HE
OS
ER |
| Harris
Educational on Twitter |
Harris
Educational micro-blogs on Twitter. Our Fan Page wall
from Facebook is linked to our twitter. We also make timely
announcements about updates and products. Follow our Tweets! |
HE
OS
ER |
The
Reinventing Science Channel
on YouTube |
Videos
relating to our Reinventing Science kits as well as other
science or technology related topics. |
HE
RS |
Harris
Educational Documents
on ScribD |
We
post documents that can be viewed, downloaded as PDF
or printed via our account on ScribD. Content includes
information
about our Reinventing Science kits as well as downloadable
teacher resources, and other documents of interest to all. |
HE
RS
DL |
The Reinventing Science Store
on Printfection |
Printfection
is an on-demand printing service and store front.
Harris Educational has created branded and science, technology,
and education themed Tee Shirts and other items to help support
all of the free resources you'll find on all these pages. |
HE
RS |
Harris Educational Photos
on Flickr |
Harris
Educational has an account on Flickr. We have posted a
few photographs there and will post others in the future.
(also
check out our photos on our Fan Page and some here on our site.) |
HE
RS |
| STEM Vocabulary Builder | An alphabetical list of STEM vocabulary words that we've featured on our Fan Page Wall | HE, ER | Harris Educational Interview
On WGHP Fox 8 News | Host Brad Jones interviews Ben Harris about Harris Educational and the Reinventing
Science kits for the segment "Made in NC" on the WGHP Fox 8 Evening News 8/26/2011 | RS, VD,
CNC | Harris Educational Interview
From the Times News in Burlington NC | "A Science Hobby becomes a Career" Full Page article from the "Accent" section of the
Times News in Burlington NC featuring Ben Harris of Harris Educational (about Maker
Faire NC, Reinventing Science Kits) 7/10/2011 | RS |
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| Reinventing
Science Kit Resources |
| Reinventing
Science Kits are designed and manufactured by Harris Educational and
sold by a network of educational, science, and hobby resellers. The
kits are designed to make science interesting, fun, and relevant by
integrating invention and history along with science and math.
In
addition to the resources for Reinventing Science Kits that you'll find
here at this site we've also made videos available on YouTube,
Documents available on ScribD, and there are also a lot of related and
useful information at 3rd party sites that relate to invention and
science. This set of links is divided into two sections. The
first relates to the kits in general. The second focuses on
links
specific to each of our kits. |
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| General
Links relating to Reinventing Science Kits |
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| Reinventing Edison:
Build your own Light Bulb Resources |
| Page
Title |
Page
Description |
Key |
| Reinventing
Edison Kit Info |
A
downloadable page describing the features and details
of the Reinventing Edison: Build your own Light Bulb Science Kit |
HE,
RS
DL |
| Reinventing
Edison Bibliography |
A
downloadable page that contains a reading list and bibliography
of the books and sources we used to research the history and technology
behind Edison's Light Bulb. |
HE,
RS
DL |
Reinventing Edison FAQ and
Troubleshooting |
A
downloadable page that contains frequently asked questions
and troubleshooting infor for Reinventing Edison |
HE,
RS
DL |
Reinventing Edison and
Educational Standards |
A
downloadable page that addresses the Standards for Inquiry
based learning and technological literacy addressed by Reinventing
Edison. |
HE, RS
DL |
| Reinventing
Edison Video Demo |
A Video by
Harris Educational demosntrating Reinventing Edison |
HE,
RS
VD |
Jeri Ellsworth Video Review
of Reinventing Edison |
Self
Taught Electrical Engineer and Internet Celebrity Jeri
Ellsworth does
a video review of our Reinventing Edison kit |
RS
VD |
How to Build a Light Bulb
Comercial for Reinventing Edison |
A
Nice Comercial made by Vision Forum (to promote the Reinventing
Edison kit at their All American Boy Adventure Catalog. |
RS
VD |
| Action Shots of Reinventing Science Kits |
Photographs
hosted at our Fan Page on Facebook of our Reinventing Science Kits |
HE,
RS |
Review of our Reinventing
Edison Kit on Technabob |
The
Blog Technabob did a review of our Reinventing Edison Kit after
seeing it on the Makershed Blog from Make Magazine. |
RS |
An Engaging Demonstration of
Reinventing Edison |
A
blog that we wrote for Educational Innovations (one of the resellers for
our kits) about using Reinventing Edison to grab student's attention |
HE
RS |
My
Visit to the FREEDM Center
Lecture about Reinventing Edison |
Blog
entry about our July 2010 lecture to a group of high school students
and teachers at the FREEDM center at NCSU featureing Reinventing Edison |
HE
RS |
Lecture Slides from our lecture
in July 2010 to the FREEDM center |
A
downloadable page that contains our lecture slides from our lecture at
the
FREEDM center in July 2010 featuring Reinventing Edison |
HE
RS |
Mention of Reinventing Edison on the
ada fruit blog |
Mention
of the Reinventing Edison kit on the ada fruit blog |
RS |
Mention
of Reinventing Edison on the
Retro Thing Blog |
An
article by James Grahame of Retro Thing about our Reinventing Edison Kit |
RS |
Mention of Reinventing Edison on
the Make Blog |
A
blog entry from Make Magazine announcing the Reinventing Edison is now
for
sale in the Maker Shed catalog |
RS |
Mention of
Reinventing Edison on
the Blue Tube Project Blog |
A mention
of our Reinventing Science Kits, and Tee Shirts at the Blue Tube
Project Blog |
RS |
Review of Reinventing Morse at the
Geek Mom Blog | A Review of the Reinventing Edison and Morse kits at the Geek Mom blog. "12 Days of
Awesomely Geeky Gifts: Telegraph and Light Bulb Kits from Harris Educational" | RS | Review of Reinventing Morse at the
Geek Dad Blog | A Review of the Reinventing Edison and Morse kits at the Geek Dad blog. "12 Days of
Awesomely Geeky Gifts: Telegraph and Light Bulb Kits from Harris Educational" | RS |
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| Calendar of Electric Light Development |
A
timeline of the develoment of the Electric Light |
RS |
| A Wry Fairy Tale about Its Invention |
A
video by Bill the Engineer Guy about the development of the light bulb |
RS,
VD |
| All
About Dumet Wire |
Dumet
is an alloy that has the same expansion factor as glass, needed for
light bulbs |
RS |
| Kilokat's Antique Light Bulb Site |
Antique
Light Bulb information including patent drawings and applications |
RS |
| Inventions
Shape the Future |
The
Edisonian, Information about ALL of the different inventors of the
Light Bulb |
RS |
| The
History of Tungsten Wire |
The
History of Tungsten Wire (filament material for modern light bulbs) |
RS |
| Properties
of Tungsten |
Properties
of Tungsten (filament material for modern light bulbs) |
RS |
| The
Lemelson Center |
Tons
of Edison and Invention information at the Lemelson Center (at the
Smithsonian) |
RS |
| The Edison Estate in Fort Myers |
Historical
site and vacation home to Edison (Fort Myers FL) also the Ford Estate |
RS |
| The
Thomas Edison Papers |
Rutgers
University site for the historic Edison Papers |
RS |
| Inventions by Thomas Edison |
Inventions
by Thomas Edison (at About.com) |
RS |
| Thomas Edison's Oddest Inventions | An article on Gizmodo about some of Edison's oddest inventions (includes photographs) | RS | | Brooklyn to NY via Brooklyn Bridge 1899 | A Film shot by Thomas Edison in 1899 | RS, VD | | Edison's Light Bulb Patent (Birthday) | An article by Wired Magazine about Edison's Oct 21 1879 Light Bulb Patent | RS | | Light Bulb Filament (a Video) | A VIdeo by Bill Engineer Guy about the formation of Tungsten into wire and then a filament | RS, VD | | Curious Evolution of Xmas Lights | An article by Wired Magazine about the evolution of Christmas Tree Lights | RS |
| Lighting Facts: Who Invented the Light Bulb | History of the Light Bulb Article (Suggested by an exceptional student, thanks Mia!) | RS |
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| Reinventing Morse: Build
your own Telegraph Resources |
| Page
Title |
Page
Description |
Key |
| Reinventing
Morse Kit Info |
A
downloadable page describing the features and details
of the Reinventing Morse: Build your own TelegraphScience Kit |
HE,
RS
DL |
| Reinventing
Morse Bibliography |
A
downloadable page that contains a reading list and bibliography
of the books and sources we used to research the history and technology
behind Morse's telegraph. |
HE,
RS
DL |
Reinventing Morse FAQ and
Troubleshooting |
A
downloadable page that contains frequently asked questions
and troubleshooting infor for Reinventing Morse |
HE,
RS
DL |
Reinventing Morse and
Educational Standards |
A
downloadable page that addresses the Standards for Inquiry
based learning and technological literacy addressed by Reinventing
Morse. |
HE, RS
DL |
| Reinventing
MorseVideo Demo |
A Video by
Harris Educational demosntrating Reinventing Morse |
HE,
RS
VD |
| Morse Code
Telegraph Learning & Fun |
A Video
comercial produced by The Vision Forum for our Reinventing Morse kit as
sold through their All American Boy Adventure Catalog |
RS
VD |
Reinventing Morse: A Case in Educational
Design and Teacher Tips | A Blog Entry posted at Educational Innovations Teacher Source Blog detailing the educational
design
decisions that went into making the Reinventing Morse science kit, as
well as some teacher tips for its use in the classroom. | HE,
RS | Review of Reinventing Morse at the
Geek Mom Blog | A Review of the Reinventing Edison and Morse kits at the Geek Mom blog. "12 Days of
Awesomely Geeky Gifts: Telegraph and Light Bulb Kits from Harris Educational" | RS | Review of Reinventing Morse at the
Geek Dad Blog | A Review of the Reinventing Edison and Morse kits at the Geek Dad blog. "12 Days of
Awesomely Geeky Gifts: Telegraph and Light Bulb Kits from Harris Educational" | RS |
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| Telegraph
History |
A
great site about the history of the telegraph |
RS |
| The
Telegraph at the Spark Museum |
Great
photographs of early telegraph mechanisms at the Spark Museum |
RS |
| The
Code Practice Oscillator Museum |
A
web museum dedicated to the study of morse code and devices used to
learn it. |
RS |
| Telegraph and Scientific Instrument Museum |
A
website dedicated to the collection of telegraphs and other scientific
intstruments |
RS |
| Morse
Code and Phonetic Alphabets |
A
site dedicated to Morse Code |
RS |
| Telegraphs ran on electric air in 1859 |
A
cool article from Wired about a solar storm and its effects on
telegraphs in 1859 |
RS |
| Telegraph to Twitter | A video about a hardware project to tweet via telegraph key and morse code | RS, VD | | Organic Telegraph | An article about an inventor's use of an Amaryllis Bulb as morse code key (with video) | RS, VD | | Tell-Tale Telegraph (Tennessee Tuxedo) | A Tennessee Tuxedo Cartoon detailing the invention of the Telegraph | RS, VD |
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| CNC Machining |
| CNC
stands for Computer Numerical Control, and is a method of controlling
mechanisms and machines especially those used for manufacturing and
fabrication. At Harris Educational we use CNC routers in order to
produce parts for our Reinventing Science kits. Here you will
find links and resources relating to CNC machining including original
articles that we've published ourselves. {more coming soon!} |
| Page Title | Page Description | Key | Digital Fabrication
Curriculum Announcement | Harris Educational is now partnered with ShopBot Tools of Durham NC to develop a STEM
Curriculum around their Digital Fabrication tools. (announcement and details on our blog) 6-22-2011 | CNC, DIY,HE | | My Visit to ShopBot Tools | A
Photo Album with images behind the scenes at ShopBot tools in Durham NC
(makers of CNC Routers and other Digital Fabrication Technology).
{album hosted on our fan page on Facebook} | CNC, DIY, HE | | Meeting of the NC Makers 8-30-2011 | A Photo Album from 8-30-2011's "Meeting of the NC Makers" set up by Harris Educational
{album hosted on our fan page on Facebook} | CNC, DIY, HE | | Unboxing the CNC Shark Pro Plus | An Article by Harris Educational detaling the "unboxing" of our new CNC Router | CNC, DIY, HE | | Harris Educational's New Computer | An Article by Harris Educational detailing the creation of our new custom computer using
our new CNC router to create the custom case. | CNC, DIY, HE |
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| Open Source Software |
| Open Source
Software is software developed by groups of cooperative individuals who
share their design and code with others so that it can be commented on,
improved, and expanded. Open Source software projects offer
choice, freedom of use, and much lower cost (often distributed and
available for free and with lower total cost of ownership).
At Harris Educational we use Open Source Software wherever
possible and practical and we support Open Source especially for
schools and for students where budgets are tight and results are
important. Here you will find links and resources to open
source software. |
| Page Title |
Page Description |
Key |
Open
Source Software Training
by Harris Educational |
We
offer training on many open source software packages for
all audiences in the Triad/Triangle NC area. |
HE
OS |
| The
Open Source Initiative |
A
good starting point for finding resources about Open Source software |
OS |
| Open
Source for America |
The
Open Source for America Project |
OS |
| Source
Forge |
The
Ultimate Repository of Open Source software projects
(in various states of development) |
OS |
| School
Forge |
Open
Source Software resources for educators and schools |
OS` |
| Click
to Try |
Take
open source software including operating systems for a test drive witout
installing anything or altering your computer in any way. |
OS |
| Open
Source NASA |
Open
Source software developed and shared by NASA |
OS |
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| The
Fedora Project |
Fedora
Linux (an open source free operating system) |
OS |
| Ubuntu
Linux |
Ubuntu
Linux, a very popular easy to use Linux operating system |
OS |
| Edubuntu |
A
version of Ubuntu Linux pre-loaded with tools and programs for students
and educators |
OS |
| UberStudent Linux | A version of Linux designed for students, loaded with tools and programs for students | OS |
| Open
Office |
A
suite of office programs including a writing tool, spreadsheet,
presentation creator,
graphics editor, database, equation editor, and other tools. |
OS |
| The Gimp |
The
GNU Image Manipulation Program an alternative for editing digital images |
OS |
| Inkscape |
A
Vector Based Drawing Program useful for creating illustrations and
artwork |
OS |
| Audacity |
Audio
Recording and Editing Software (great for podcasts) |
OS |
| Video
Lan |
An
Open Source Media and Video Player that supports almost all formats in
existence |
OS |
| KompoZer |
An
Open Source WYSIWYG HTML Editor that supports CSS (great for building
websites) |
OS |
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Introduction to the Gimp
for Educators |
A
Blog Entry by Harris Educational that explains the GIMP and links to
MANY useful
resources for learning and using this great image editing program. |
HE
OS |
| Green Computing |
A
Blog Entry by Harris Educational advocating the use of Open Source
software
as one method of saving on energy use while using software |
HE
OS |
| Revolution OS (2001) | A Documentary Movie about the Open Source Revolution (from Free Software to Linux) | OS | | MeeBlip (Open Source Hardware) | MeeBlip is an Open Hardware Midi Synthesizer | OS |
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| History
of Technology / Retro Technology |
| Harris
Educational's Reinventing Science kits are designed to make science and
math concepts more accessible and more fun by relating them to
invention and history. We feel that there is a great deal to be learned
about science and technology by looking at the ways people thought and
used concepts in the past. To that end we've assembled this
list of great resources (many of them video clips posted on YouTube)
about the history of technology and sometimes the use of older ideas
today (retro technology). Many of these links have featured as a story
of the day on our Fan Page wall on Facebook. Like us and become a fan
on Facebook if you want to see the latest Retro Technology links and
resources the easy way. |
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| Woodworking,
Crafts, and Human Powered Technology |
| The Woodwright's Shop |
Roy
Underhill hosts the Woodwright's Shop the longest running how-to
program on PBS. The show demonstrates traditional crafts and
human powered hand woodworking. |
HT |
| Watch the Woodwright's Shop |
Watch
complete episodes of the Woodwright's Shop online at this PBS site |
HT,
VD |
| The
Woodwright's School |
Roy
Underhill (and other guest instructors) host a school for traditional
woodworking
in historic Pittsboro NC. |
HT
DIY |
| My Visit to the Woodwright's School | Harris
Educational Video: A visit with Roy Underhill and Bill Anderson at the
Woodwright's School in Pittsboro NC from 6-14-2011. Students
use dovetail joints to make tool chests, also features the
vintage tool store. | HE, VD, HT | Identify It! at the Woodwright's School
With ShopBot & MFNC | Harris Educational Video: Part of the "Meeting of the NC Makers" Roy Underhill performs a demonstration
to a group from ShopBot Tools, Maker Faire NC, Fab Lab Carolinas, Hines
Design Lab, and Harris Educational. The Group guesses the purpose of
various hand woodworking tools from the 1800's 8-30-2011 | HE, VD, HT | Barne's Treadle Saw & Pedal Lathe
At the Woodwright's School | Harris Educational Video: Part of the "Meeting of the NC Makers" Roy Underhill performs a demonstration
to a group from ShopBot Tools, Maker Faire NC, Fab Lab Carolinas, Hines
Design Lab, and Harris Educational. The Group learns about human
powered tools like the Barne's Treadle Saw and Pedal Lathe.
8-30-2011 | HE, VD, HT | Screwing Around at the Woodwright's
School | Harris Educational Video: Part of the "Meeting of the NC Makers" Roy Underhill performs a demonstration
to a group from ShopBot Tools, Maker Faire NC, Fab Lab Carolinas, Hines Design Lab, and Harris Educational.
The Group gets hands on and makes a square peg into a threaded rod. 8-30-2011 | HE, VD, HT | Demonstration of the Passer Drill
at the Woodwright's School | Harris Educational Video: Part of the "Meeting of the NC Makers" Roy Underhill performs a demonstration
to a group from ShopBot Tools, Maker Faire NC, Fab Lab Carolinas, Hines Design Lab, and Harris Educational
The Group gets a demo of the Passer Drill, a piece of forgotten technology. 8-30-2011 | HE, VD, HT | Photos from my visit to the
Woodwright's School | Photos from my visit to the Woodwright's School in Pittsboro NC on 6-14-2011 (hosted at the Harris
Educational Fan Page on Facebook | HE, HT, DIY | Photos from Roy Underhill's visit to
ShopBot Tools and their Visit to the
Woodwright's School | On 8-30-2011 Harris Educational set up a "Meeting of the NC Makers" with folks from ShopBot Tools, Maker
Faire NC, Fab Lab Carolinas, Hines Design Labs, and others. Roy Underhill visited ShopBot Tools and Shop
Bot visited Roy Underhill's Woodworking School in Pittsboro NC. 8-30-2011 | HE, HT, DIY |
| An Interview with Roy Underhill |
An
Interview from Woodworking Magazine with Roy Underhill from 9/30/2008 |
HT |
| Have
Broadax will Time Travel |
An
interview from Mother Earth News with Roy Underhill from 1985 |
HT |
Plans for Roy Underhillis Foot
Powered Treadle Lathe |
PDF
copy of Roy Underhill's plans for his Foot Powered Treadle Lathe and
Scroll Saw
(made from his daughter's disused college dorm room loft!) from
Woodworking Magazine |
HT,
DL
DIY |
Roy Underhill's Foot Powered
Treadle Lathe (sketch up) |
From
Google's 3D warehouse, files compatible with Sketchup for Roy
Underhill's Foot Powered
Treadle Lathe |
HT,
DL
DIY |
| My New Treadle Lathe |
A
series of photographs and other info about a home-made treadle lathe
project |
HT,
DIY |
| Make
your own Treadle Lathe |
Free
Download of plans for a home made treadle lathe |
HT,
DIY, DL |
| Large Antique Treadle Lathe |
Antique
Treadle Lathe and Scroll Saw at American Artifacts Catalog |
HT |
| Treadle
Lathe Plans |
A
lot of useful links and information for finding plans for Treadle
Lathes at Bob Easton's Blog |
HT,
DIY, DL |
| Building a Flywheel Lathe |
Information
on building a Flywheel Treadle Lathe |
HT,
DIY |
| Pedal
Operated Scroll Saw |
A
YouTube video of a pedal operated scroll saw |
HT,
VD |
| Pedal Powered Mulcher |
A
YouTube video of a pedal powered mulcher |
HT,
VD |
| Human Powered Hovercraft |
A
YouTube video of a human powered hovercraft |
HT,
VD |
| Foot Powered Saws | A photo collection of foot powered saws | HT |
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| Electricity and
Electronics |
Radio
Shack Catalog
Museum |
Browse
through complete Radio Shack catalogs from 1939 to 2005 and see the
state of the art
in electronics DIY, an important piece of American DIY history. |
HT |
| Electronics
Museum |
A
review of 20th century progress in electronics devices (1900-1999) many
vacuum tubes here! |
HT |
| The
Spark Museum |
A
museum of vintage radios, electronics, and scientific apparatus (LOTS
of great photographs) |
HT |
| The First Solar Panel |
An
article from the Dailymail in the UK about the world's first Solar Cell
(and it still works) |
HT |
| Mercury Arc Rectifier Tube |
A
YouTube video of a Mercury Arc Rectifier Tube still in use in England |
HT,
VD |
| The
Cathode Ray Tube Site |
An
online museum dedicated to the Cathode Ray Tube (the first electronic
device) |
HT |
| The
Valve Page |
An
online museum dedicated to vacuum tubes (valves) and related
electronics technology |
HT |
| Vintage
Tube Companies |
Historical
information about the companies that manufactured Vacuum Tubes in the
20th century |
HT |
| Journey to the center of a tube |
A
YouTube video showing the dissection of a vacum tube including
microscopic views (really cool) |
HT,
VD |
| Hand Making Vacuum Tubes |
A
YouTube video showing a modern day process of hand-making vacuum tubes
(complete DIY) |
HT,
VD |
| Home Made Cathode Ray Tube 1 |
A
YouTube video showing a home-made cathode ray tube. |
HT,
VD |
| Tiny
Scope |
The
story of a home made vacuum tube powered oscilloscope |
HT |
| Electrons on Parade |
A
YouTube video of a film by RCA showing the manufacturing process used
to make Vacuum Tubes |
HT,
VD |
| RCA Victor Records Manufacturing |
A
YouTube video of a flim by RCA showing the manufacturing process used
to make Records |
HT,
VD |
| Assembling Transistor Radios |
A
YouTube video of a flim showing the manufacture of Transistor Radios in
the 1950's |
HT,
VD |
| Crystal Radio Sets |
A
YouTube video showing home made high quality Crystal Radio Sets
(crafted with love) |
HT,
VD |
| Television! An RCA 1939
Presentation |
A
YouTube video of a film by RCA from the 1939 worlds fair explaining all
electronic television! |
HT,
VD |
| How TV was invented |
A
YouTube video by the History Channel in England about the invention of
Television |
HT,
VD |
| PYE 9 inch 1945 Television |
A
YouTube video of a 1945 British PYE Television Set |
HT,
VD |
| The
Heathkit Museum |
A
tribute to Heathkits long history of electronics kits |
HT |
| Speeding Speech | A YouTube Video of a 1950's film about how telephone calls are made | HT, VD | | A Visual History of Video Recorders | A photo collection of early video recording technology | HT | | Aeriloa Sr Receiver RCA 1921 Radio | A YouTube Video about the early 1921/22 RCA One Tube Aeriloa Sr radio receiver | HT, VD | | Radio and Television Careers 1940 | A YouTube Video of a film from 1940 detailing career futures in the Radio and Television Industry | HT, VD | Watson Describes the Invention of
the Telephone | A YouTube Video of a film from the 1920's in which Thomas Watson describes the invention by
Alexander Graham Bell of the telephone. | HT, VD | | On The Air (how Radio Works) | A YouTube Video of a film from 1937 describing how Radio works | HT, VD | | Oldest Working Electronic Television | A YouTube Video about the discovery of the oldest known working electronic TV in the UK | HT, VD | | How the First Transistor Worked | A Video by Bill the Engineer Guy showing how the first transistor was made | HT, VD | | Fantastic Vintage TV's | A photo collection of vintage television sets including some very interesting designs | HT | | IBM Selectric Typewriter | A YouTube Video by Bill Engineer Guy detaling the workings of the IBM Selectric Typewriter | HT, VD | | Ham Radio in a world of Tweets | An Article by Wired Magazine about Ham Radio and why its still a force today | HT | | DIY Calculator Build | A photo journal detailing a 1972 home-made calculator based on a modular calc-on-a-chip | HT |
| Bell Systems Film from the 1970's | A YouTube video of a Bell Systems film from the 1970's about Telephone Manufacturing | HT,VD |
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| Automotive and
Industrial |
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| Computers and
Automation |
| Ivan Sutherland's Sketchpad |
A
YouTube video showing Ivan Sutherland's Revolutionary Drawing Software |
HT,
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| The Information Revolution |
An
Audio Slideshow from the BBC about the evolution of computing |
HT |
| PetSynth |
A
project website for PetSynth, software that turns a Commodore Pet
computer into an
educational music studio |
HT |
| Man and Computer IBM 1965 |
A
YouTube video of a 1965 film from IBM about how we will use computers
in the "future" |
HT,
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| IBM First Portable Computer 1977 |
A
YouTube video of a 1977 Comercial from IBM on their first Portable
Computer |
HT,
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| Cookie Monster for IBM |
A
YouTube video of a 1960's IBM Sales Training film staring a very early
appearance of Cookie Monster |
HT,
VD |
| UNIVAC Then and Now |
A
YouTube video of a Film from UNIVAC about their computer systems |
HT,
VD |
| Apple Lisa Infomercia (1 of 2) | A YouTube video of an Apple Lisa Infomercial from 1983 | HT, VD | | Remembering the Apple I | An article from the Technologizer Blog about the Apple I computer kit (and its effects on the industry) | HT | | Osborne! | An article from the Technologizer Blog about the Osborne 1 the first mass produced portable computer | HT | | ZX81 Museum | An online museum exhibit dedicated to the ZX81 Computer | HT | | Evolution of Home Video Games | An article with a lot of photographs showing the history and evolution of home video game consoles | HT |
| PDP8 Presentation #1 | A YouTube video showing the operation of a restored DEC PDP8 | HT, VD | The Atanasoff-Berry Computer
In Action | A YouTube video detailing the operation of a hand-built replica of the Atanasoff-Berry Computer | HT,VD | | Alex Bernstein at the IBM 704 | A YouTube video of a film from the 1960's about the IBM 704 computer and its Chess program | HT,VD |
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| The Space Program and NASA |
| NASA's Twitter Feed | NASA is on Twitter and this is their Twitter Feed | HT, ER | | Project Apollo Diagrams | Technical Diagrams and Plans of Apollo Program Technology (Saturn V, Apollo CM, LM) | HT, DL | | Apollo Photos | Images from the Apollo Program by Life Magazine (hosted at Google Images) | HT, ER | | We Choose the Moon | An interactive multimedia website that details the complete Apollo 11 mission from start to finish | HT, ER | 10 Things you didn't know
about the space program | An article from Popular Science that details 10 interesting facts that you may not
have known about the Space Program. | HT, ER | | Apollo 11 Timleline | A complete timeline of the Apollo 11 mission | HT, ER | | High Def Apollo 11 Video | Restored Digitized High Definion Footage from the Apollo 11 mission | HT, VD | | The Russian Moon Landing Program | A great page detailing the technology of the Russian Moon Landing program. | HT, ER | | "New Moon" Launch of Sputnik | Newsreel footage from 1957 detailing the news of the launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union | HT, VD |
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| Photography and Digital Imaging Resources |
| Through
early DIY posts to our Fan Page wall on Facebook it is clear that many
fans of Harris Educational are also amateur (or even professional)
photographers. We also believe that knowledge of the technology
and science of photograhy AND digital photography and image processing
are important skills for future workers in our increasing technological
world. Integrating photography into science experiments is a
great way to add interest and integrate computer skills. Here you
will find a list of resources and articles about photography and image
processing. |
| Electroluminescent Photography | An article on electroluminescent photography including a great gallery of images | ER, DIY | | DIY Steadycam | An article creating your own steadycam mount for your still or video camera | ER, DIY | | Tips on Lighting Techniques | An article on understanding lighting and lighting techniques for better photographs | ER, DIY | | Adjustable Snorricam | An article describing out to build your own adjustable Snorricam rig | ER, DIY | | DIY Tiltshift Lens | An article describing how to build your own tilt shift lens for tiltshift photography | ER, DIY | | Make a Digital Pinhole Camera | An article describing how to turn your digital camera into a pinhole focus camera | ER, DIY | | How to Take Great Closeup Photos | An article describing how to take great closeup or macro photos | ER, DIY | | Tilt Shift Photography | A YouTube Video about Tiltshift Photography | ER, VD | | 6 Tips for Better Night Photography | An article with six great tips on better night time or low light photographs | ER, DIY | | 2 Gyro Image Stabilizer | An article describing how to build your own 2-Gyro stablized camera mount | ER, DIY | | K'nex Light Box Tutorial | An article describing how to build a light box for small item photographs out of K'nex | ER, DIY | | DIY Macro Lighting LED Ring | An article describing how to build your own LED lighting ring to improve digital photographs | ER.DIY | | DIY Fiber Optic Ring Flash | An article describing how to build a fiber optic fiber based ring flash | ER, DIY | | Top 10 Photography Hacks | An article from the Lifehacker blog detailing 10 Photography tricks | ER, DIY | | CheesyCam (Photography Blog) | A great blog with photography and videography hacks, projects, and tricks and tips | ER, DIY |
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| Green Energy Resources |
| Over
the next few decades a big focus for scientific inquiry and
technological development is going to be in "green energy"
technologies. Replacement of fossil fuels with renewables,
technologies to reduce the use of energy, the new smart grid, and much
more. Here are some links and resources relating to energy
technology. |
| The FREEDM Center | Future Renewable Electrical Energy Delivery and Management Systems Center at NCSU | ER, GE | Pre-College Outreach at
the FREEDM Ceneter | Pre-College Outreach program by the Science House at NCSU partnered with the FREEDM
Systems Center at NCSU. Great summer time educaitonal programs! | ER, GE | | The FREEDM Center | A YouTube Video about the FREEDM Systems Center | GE, VD | | Our Visit to the FREEDM Center | A Blog Entry by Harris Educational about our visit / lecture / tour at the FREEDM Center | GE, HE | | Photo Gallery of the FREEDM Center | A Photo Gallery at our Fan Page on Facebook detailing our Visit to the FREEDM Center | GE, HE | | Green Computing | A Blog Entry by Harris Educational about saving energy while using your computer | GE, HE | | The History of Solar Energy | An article about the history of solar energy | ER, GE | | Make your own Solar Panel | A YouTube video detailing construction techniques for Solar Panels | GE, VD | | Kinetic Energy Collecting Parking Lot | An article about the use of piezo electrics and hydro-dynamic energy collectors in a parking lot | ER, GE | | Regenerative Power Systems Video | A YouTube video detailing the kind of energy collection mentioned in the article above | GE, VD | | Solar Forest Concept | An article about using tree-like solar energy collectors | ER, GE |
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| Citizen Science Resources |
| Harris
Educational supports Citizen Science. Citizen Science is a
collaboration between ordinary citizens and scientists and researchers.
You don't have to have special education or in most cases any
special equipment but you can contribute data, observations, and help
perform scientific tasks. You can donate your time and your
skills and help produce real results that further scientific knowledge.
Here are some resources for Citizen Scientists. |
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