This month I decided to do something a little different. Instead of writing about how I would present an inquiry-based science unit in my classroom, I decided to show you! One thing lacking in the video, but is present in my classroom on a daily basis, is ample...
Merging science and art may not be as zany as you think. Both subjects require attention to detail, involve an iterative process to reach completion, and (generally speaking) are intended to be shared with a broad audience. Some of history’s greatest scientists...
Throughout history science and writing have been intertwined. Scientific discovery servers no purpose if it is not adequately communicated to those who can benefit from that knowledge. Much like the world at large, writing and science must also be paired in the...
Here’s a story- One hundred years ago Albert Einstein (whose birthday was last week!) predicted the existence of gravitational waves. The idea is that gravity is not laid out upon the universe like a uniform, unwrinkled blanket, rather it is subject to...
Do you remember looking through a View-Master when you were young? Holding those plastic binoculars up to your eyes revealed a three dimensional world of tropical fish, far off lands, and prehistoric dinosaurs. The official term for this effect, stereoscopy, relies on...