Snagfilms is a great resource for video, documentaries, and films. Here is one that long-time mac users might enjoy. I started using a Mac in 1985, and last month a new i-Mac with a very big screen arrived on my desk. The difference in screen size between my first Mac...
This week, the 2nd Edition of Science As Inquiry will be published by Good Year Books. Science as Inquiry is based on the idea that learning is deepened if viewed as a communal experience, and that students are involved in making decisions about not only how they...
I received a message from Jeremy Friedberg, founder of Spongelab Interactive. It's a powerful website, and is identified as a Global Science Community. You will find Games & Interactives, Animations, Graphics, and a section For Teachers. The site is "a game...
For the past two months I have been involved in a revision of Science As Inquiry, a book I published with Goodyear Publishing in 2000. The book revision will be finished at the end of April, and the new edition will be published in the Fall of 2011. I've developed a...
In four of the last five posts, I've explored the question, Why do we teach science? from four points of view. Using a template by R. Stephen Turner, I've presented the arguments for teaching science from economic, democratic, and skills points of view. In this post,...
In yesterday's blog post, I raised the question: Why do we teach science anyway? Do we teach science to help students become curious and to wonder about the world around them? Do we teach science because various committees and professional societies think...
