tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post1998395580687557375..comments2024-03-21T05:30:03.220-04:00Comments on Science teacher: Science fairs are neitherdoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-48282113457080913782011-02-26T12:16:46.755-05:002011-02-26T12:16:46.755-05:00Dear Angie,
Thank you for your warm words--the ca...Dear Angie,<br /><br />Thank you for your warm words--the cartoon, though, is not mine. The cartoonist is linked at the bottom.<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by!doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-60159432190380368422011-02-26T11:15:29.584-05:002011-02-26T11:15:29.584-05:00Thank you for your article today - I am writing ab...Thank you for your article today - I am writing about our upcoming science fair and have been hearing alot of the "Super Bowl" quotes. I really enjoyed your take on it. Then, I clicked over to your blog and saw your cartoon and nearly spit coffee on my screen. Thank you!Pebblekeeper ~ Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792217890092486144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-65290133340161630982011-02-23T05:35:21.970-05:002011-02-23T05:35:21.970-05:00Dear Kathryn,
Sounds like a wonderful class!
My ...Dear Kathryn,<br /><br />Sounds like a wonderful class!<br /><br />My kids freak when I eat something they grow--especially when I preface it with a story about how the stuff now in the plant came from CO2 released from the mitochondria deep in their bodies. (I usually pick a body part to make it even more interesting.)<br /><br />I wish I had enough lights to grow a class meal--maybe I'll aim for a class salad. We did a class loaf of bread, once, using the wheat they grew (along with stuff I had), but most would not touch it.doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-41620664063543894822011-02-22T23:13:35.502-05:002011-02-22T23:13:35.502-05:00True about the nonsense. On Friday, I ate the lea...True about the nonsense. On Friday, I ate the leaf of a plant that one of my students had grown. He wasn't sure if he had planted arugula or radish seeds and at the seedling stage, you can't tell so I tasted it. It was definitely arugula. <br /><br />The kids were horrified that I ate it - when I asked why? - they said because it was in the dirt. :::sigh::: I have so much work to do! My plan for the next six weeks is to grow enough food in the greenhouse for us to have a class meal. <br /><br />They are in a course titled Environmental Science. When I asked permission to take them outside during the nice weather in the fall, it was denied. So we are creating mini-environments inside. Next week, we will make enough of a farm to provide food.Kathryn Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757414380685368592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-20310608536454332382011-02-22T20:39:03.071-05:002011-02-22T20:39:03.071-05:00Dear John,
I'm not so sure--science is about ...Dear John,<br /><br />I'm not so sure--science is about inquiry, as is pretty much anything worthwhile in education.<br /><br />To be fair, it's a special kind of inquiry, but it sounds like a few kids in Arizona are getting a wonderful exposure to how science works.doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-91982646136275674502011-02-21T21:57:54.687-05:002011-02-21T21:57:54.687-05:00I admit that much of the science happening in my c...I admit that much of the science happening in my classroom right now is as much engineering as science. (I have this imaginary Doyle in my head shaking his head when I call it science) But it's been fun to watch the questions. <br /><br />Sometimes it's basic: <br />"Does a solar oven work better when it's hotter outside?" <br /><br />Sometimes it's offensive: <br />"How come black people aren't hotter than white people?" <br /><br />Sometimes it's social:<br />"If these really work, why aren't they using them in underdeveloped countries? I saw something about how people in Sierra Leon had to decide between rape or getting shot."<br /><br />Sometimes it's science, but not how you expect it:<br />"Why can't you see the steam, but you can see the shadow of the steam? And I get it. I get it. There's conduction and convection, but is there also radiation? And does heat have a force?" <br /><br />Right now they're learning the forces through building "roller coasters" using recycled classroom materials. More like erector sets than coasters, but they're figuring out why they can have loops with holes or spaces in the track or why the slant angle makes a difference in building velocity. <br /><br />The crazy part to all of this:<br /><br />My kids are acing the test. It's hard for them, since we don't do test prep, but they're winning the pissing contest without trying.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956056168256756705noreply@blogger.com