Podcasts in the Classroom

When I looked at the list of "50 Educational Podcasts You Should Check Out" by Julie DeNeen, I was super excited to see my favorite podcast of all time on the list!  StarTalk Radio, hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson (who is brillant and wonderful, by the way), is educational and very entertaining!  He always has a comedian co-host to liven up the show, though Dr. Tyson is funny all by himself.  He has a way of taking really complex material and speaking about it in such a way that anyone can understand.

I have used short segments from StarTalk Radio in my classroom because it perfectly fits into my curriculum. Part of earth science is Astronomy, so many of the topics discussed on the show are relevant to what we do in class.  Every once and a while, they do Cosmic Queries where listeners send in questions to be answered by Dr. Tyson.  More than once while we were doing the astronomy unit, a student would ask a question beyond my knowledge base.  When that happened, I'd stop what I was doing and go to StarTalk's Facebook page to submit the question!  We haven't had one answered yet, but I keep hoping to hear my name as a submitter.

If you've never listened to it, give it a try.  Just click on the link below. I have learned so much from this podcast!

StarTalk Radio