tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post2475609475751482539..comments2024-03-15T03:17:53.587-04:00Comments on Science teacher: Mitotic footballsdoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-25013739472548797052009-02-11T21:44:00.000-05:002009-02-11T21:44:00.000-05:00I am going with the blueberry muffin next year--pa...I am going with the blueberry muffin next year--past years I used Thomson's plum pudding, but this year I just gave up.<BR/><BR/>It's interesting how we hang on to the older "unscientific" words when newer words would work better.<BR/><BR/>I think I could spend a whole marking period or two on the model of the atom. If you get the history behind the model, the universe becomes both orderly and unimaginable again. I get to play that game in church--it's even neater to play it in real life.doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-41557744960997425082009-02-11T20:09:00.000-05:002009-02-11T20:09:00.000-05:00I had a similar experience this year discussing so...I had a similar experience this year discussing some history of atomic theory. The freshies decided that the "Blueberry Muffin" model made much more sense than J.J. Thomson's "Plum Pudding." <BR/><BR/>It crossed my mind to make plum pudding in class next time around. But then there's the several hours of stirring and large amounts of alcohol it's steeped in. Oh well. I can easily bake blueberry muffins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com