Mashup on museum podcasts

The newest show in Karen's Mashups features podcasts from museums. These are good resources to bring virtual field trips to life or to supplement a wide variety of curriculum units.

Let us know if you have an idea for a topic for one of our future mashup shows.

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Science podcasts

Here are some podcasts relating to science that may be of interest for use with middle school and high school students:

Quirks and Quarks - a science-related radio show produced by CBC Radio One in Canada

NOVA podcasts - several different podcasts from NOVA, the highest rated science series on television

Science Friday - the popular NPR science show

The Science Show - a Radio National show from Australia

NPL Celebrating Science Lectures - video podcasts of lectures from NPL, the UK's National Physical Laboratory (a little higher level than the others)

Here is a site that has a directory of many museums that are podcasting. These include science museums. What a great way to supplement your virtual (or real) field trips.

For advanced high school students, there are also a number of universities that podcast their lectures, such as Berkeley.

Of course, as with all podcasts and other web materials, make sure to screen individual episodes for studen appropriateness.