tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post4116179396407293133..comments2024-03-21T05:30:03.220-04:00Comments on Science teacher: What's matter?doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-39355742305819711182008-08-22T18:37:00.000-04:002008-08-22T18:37:00.000-04:00Clay,I have been using John Kyrk for a while, now-...Clay,<BR/>I have been using John Kyrk for a while, now--he's an amazing person. I had not seen his evolution page, though. <BR/><BR/>I may use it to introduce biology (with Beethoven's 7th, 2nd movement--I realize for some it's a cliche, but it takes me beyond the herenow).<BR/><BR/>I love time-lines for perspective, but again, time pressure keeps cutting things short. (We need to have everything done for the "End of the Course" state exam, which is, of course, scheduled a month before the end of the course.)<BR/><BR/>One more thing--while I tend to revert to Luddism when overwhelmed by folks who confuse tech with knowledge, Kyrk brings me back--he gets it.<BR/><BR/>Ben,<BR/>Thanks for the words--I have taken my "low level" freshman places I thought not possible (though the math's too much of a stretch for most of them, maybe all of them).<BR/><BR/>Don't tell them it's college level until after you cover it. They shut down when they attempt to assess the difficulty before jumping in (don't we all?).<BR/><BR/>And I think I'll throw Schrödinger's cat at them this year, just to see what happens.<BR/><BR/>The nice thing about teaching my freshmen is 1) no end of the year state test, so I can actually teach science, and 2) I pick the low level freshmen as my first choice each year. Administration doesn't have to worry about who's going to teach it, and I get a lot of leeway.doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-87195206466779199942008-08-22T17:50:00.000-04:002008-08-22T17:50:00.000-04:00@Clay- I checked out your link. That's one of the ...@Clay- I checked out your link. That's one of the better sites of the sort that I've seen. Thanks for passing it on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-22063740504620240112008-08-22T17:45:00.000-04:002008-08-22T17:45:00.000-04:00Excellent! Reminds me when I told them about Schrö...Excellent! Reminds me when I told them about Schrödinger's cat thought experiment to my physics students. Totally blows their mind and what the perception of reality is all about. <BR/><BR/>That might be a little too far about freshies heads, but as I'll be teaching freshman science in a new district this year (where they haven't really told me what the curriculum is yet), I may borrow your bit on atoms and the emptiness of everything.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the great ideas. I've been enjoying reading your blog very much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-26216850299566579992008-08-22T09:59:00.000-04:002008-08-22T09:59:00.000-04:00A propos of nothing other than "this is neat, I th...A propos of nothing other than "this is neat, I think I'll share it with Doyle," you might like this flash timeline of the universe, including evolution of life on earth:<BR/><BR/>http://www.johnkyrk.com/evolution.html<BR/><BR/>I was looking for a different one that is, like that photon visual you shared, proportional from the big bang to today. You have to scroll right a ridiculously long time to even see anything happen. It's fun. Can't find it though. Know what I'm talking about?CBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236657531187596253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-32717286986300504672008-08-22T07:33:00.000-04:002008-08-22T07:33:00.000-04:00Thanks for the words.To be fair, planning for clas...Thanks for the words.<BR/><BR/>To be fair, planning for class in August and what actually happens in September can be two very different things.<BR/><BR/>I was blessed last year--great students. A lot of wackadoodles (I love wackadoodles!) with very few knuckleheads, and even the knuckleheads came around in a month or two.doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-55449865675490884662008-08-21T21:45:00.000-04:002008-08-21T21:45:00.000-04:00I would love to be in your class. At least I am l...I would love to be in your class. At least I am learning about science through your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com