Science podcasts

Awhile back, I posted some links for some science podcasts. This is one of the richest areas for high quality podcasts, and I've put together a new list and mashup of what's available. Enjoy!

Student podcast contest

It's time for the 2nd Annual 21st Century Explorer Podcast Competition for students.

The challenge is to make an audio or video podcast answering the question "What do you think is NASA’s greatest exploration achievement in the past 50 years and why?"

The competition starts on Oct. 1 and ends after they've received 1,000 entries in each category (or on Jan. 4, 2008 if that comes first). This is open to U.S. students age 11-18.

See all the details on the 2nd Annual 21st Century Explorer Podcast Competition web site.

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.