tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post3425913780210667442..comments2024-03-22T01:00:38.320-04:00Comments on I.N.K.: Forests and treesLinda Salzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217322360480267856noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-52642057800511049342013-03-04T08:37:21.115-05:002013-03-04T08:37:21.115-05:00I found this post fascinating, Steve. I'd lov...I found this post fascinating, Steve. I'd love to hear Greene talk, myself. You have very nicely stated exactly how I construct my books. My Science Play series for preschool kids is an inquiry-based sequence of questions that lead to very exciting, non-intuitive conclusions using empirical evidence and reasoning that even young children seem to have in abundance. My book, I See Myself, which is why you see yourself in a mirror, teaches three concepts: everything we see due to reflection of light, the angle of incidence of a light beam equals the angle of reflection, in mirrors light beams are not scattered but are reflected perfectly. Of course, I never use these terms in my book but I've seen how kids internalize these concepts and exhibit their comprehension in sometimes startling and brilliant ways. We may be depriving children by not exposing them to intellectual challenges. Burdening science students with TMI is one way to turn them off before they ever experience the rush of pleasure that comes from grasping a BIG idea.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214356318088069618noreply@blogger.com