tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post7232024622223166590..comments2024-03-22T01:00:38.320-04:00Comments on I.N.K.: Obsessed with ScienceLinda Salzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217322360480267856noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-21088718329762147302009-10-01T22:14:03.224-04:002009-10-01T22:14:03.224-04:00Kayla, thanks for this question. The answer is, no...Kayla, thanks for this question. The answer is, not necessarily. In the books, I talk about how to shape your project to suit a teacher's demands, and give them some of the arguments in favor of scientific studies that are NOT necessarily experiments, but rather observations or demonstrations or something else. And I ask them to check with teachers before going forward. And the books are loaded with real science experiments that are based on the work of higher-level scientists. <br /><br />Vicki, I think that lots of people teaching science haven't ever done science, and need it boxed carefully. I love all the research projects that involve taking teachers into the field (to sea, to the Arctic, etc.) as a result of the National Science Foundation outreach requirements for science funding. They are finding out how it's done.. and that's got to help!Karen Romano Youngnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-65565132675964783422009-09-30T13:03:18.714-04:002009-09-30T13:03:18.714-04:00Vicki,
I wonder if it's because questions take...Vicki,<br />I wonder if it's because questions take time to be answered and educators don't seem to have the luxury of excess time.Linda Zajachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930130216892471502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-48388840818397247052009-09-30T11:46:16.326-04:002009-09-30T11:46:16.326-04:00At the risk of sounding like I'm from England ...At the risk of sounding like I'm from England - a place which does not have science projects - "Hear, hear!" One year I gave our principal my own science project, entitled, "Do science projects cause maternal insanity?"<br /><br />Thanks for the book recommendations. Do you know, however, if the projects are truly what Mrs. Fifth Grade would classify as an experiment?<br /><br />Kayla<br />http://www.24hourscienceprojects.comKayla Fayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06753700621391697237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-75446568175587151532009-09-30T10:32:34.712-04:002009-09-30T10:32:34.712-04:00Teriffic post, Karen! Why is it that educators wa...Teriffic post, Karen! Why is it that educators want kids to do safe, predictible stuff instead of asking meaningful scientific questions? Is it because we're so answer oriented that we don't dwell on questions? Is it because the purpose of answers is to pass a test? And what happens in this culture when you come up with the answers? It shuts down the inquiry, the life-blood of scientific behavior. I love the concept behind your books. There is no limit to the kinds of questions we can ask. We need to keep them questioning.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214356318088069618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-61254507652408488282009-09-30T08:13:40.917-04:002009-09-30T08:13:40.917-04:00Great ideas! I'm going to post this on my blo...Great ideas! I'm going to post this on my blog now...teacherninjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07690406470351639188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-70282644059961457102009-09-30T07:49:37.376-04:002009-09-30T07:49:37.376-04:00Thanks for the laugh first thing in the morning ov...Thanks for the laugh first thing in the morning over your title choice. Sibling Science sounds like a really intriguing read.Linda Zajachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930130216892471502noreply@blogger.com