tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post7857292263146577589..comments2023-11-10T03:38:11.763-05:00Comments on I.N.K.: The Story ContinuesLinda Salzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217322360480267856noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-45140031289680155372012-09-24T16:24:42.877-04:002012-09-24T16:24:42.877-04:00I love your post, Liz. And Susan, I love your defi...I love your post, Liz. And Susan, I love your definition of science "looking at the world, getting excited about it and wondering." I hope we see many more books abotu the process of science in the future. <br />Melissa Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322048827106827307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-87713922741817742912012-09-21T09:23:50.276-04:002012-09-21T09:23:50.276-04:00Elizabeth, I think "Scientists in the Field&q...Elizabeth, I think "Scientists in the Field" is the perfect home for your book, which is sitting on my side table right now. I have a Curiosity-obsessed kindergartener, and being able to watch Steve Squyers grow up and achieve his dreams (not without a lot of effort) through your book has been amazing. Kids love fact-based nonfiction, but they also love compelling stories that show them what fun science can be. Kirsten LarsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-71933993643351786862012-09-21T08:16:13.608-04:002012-09-21T08:16:13.608-04:00Welcome to I.N.K., and I can't agree with you ...Welcome to I.N.K., and I can't agree with you more. Science is not only an ongoing discovery, it's looking at the world, getting excited about it and wondering. And you're right, we all can do that. <br /><br />I look forward to reading your book. I have to say that when I first saw that video of the landing, and the people who achieved it, I choked up.Susan E. Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08439239997410273932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-2638298844485838952012-09-21T08:16:06.783-04:002012-09-21T08:16:06.783-04:00Welcome to I.N.K., and I can't agree with you ...Welcome to I.N.K., and I can't agree with you more. Science is not only an ongoing discovery, it's looking at the world, getting excited about it and wondering. And you're right, we all can do that. <br /><br />I look forward to reading your book. I have to say that when I first saw that video of the landing, and the people who achieved it, I choked up.Susan E. Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08439239997410273932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-71937315586126041142012-09-21T07:38:29.225-04:002012-09-21T07:38:29.225-04:00Welcome to I.N.K., Liz, with this terrific post! ...Welcome to I.N.K., Liz, with this terrific post! I know all to well how fixated educators are on the ever-growing body of facts produced by science rather than the process used to discover them. Congratulations on your perseverance! Scientists were first limited by their senses. I can imagine how blown away Galileo was the first time he looked through his telescope and saw mountains and craters on the moon. His personally-made tool only magnified 7 times. You can buy a toy telescope today that does better than this! As the body of knowledge produced by science grows, so does the sophistication of the tools used to acquire it. But the questions we use them to answer are often pretty basic. Before we can answer the question, "Is there life on Mars?" We need to ask, "Is there water on Mars? If so, are there any other building blocks for life there as well?" Once we get these answers we can other questions like "What kind of life is likely to exist on Mars? What can we build to detect it?" The Mars Rovers are simply yet another kind of ingenious tool we have invented to probe a universe well beyond our physical limitations but not beyond our imagination.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214356318088069618noreply@blogger.com