Those who never make mistakes,
Never do anything well.
Here are some games which make it fun
to develop skills used in science.
Both as a student and as a teacher, I have considerable experience with
science reports and projects. Hopefully
these hints, helps, and suggestions will make your learning experience
more satisfying with less anxiety. (Most of these principles work
for other subjects as well as science.)
Almost always the hardest part about a project
or report is selecting the subject or topic. Here are some
possible subjects, and some to be avoided. Also, here are some
rules of thumb for selecting the right subject
for you.
[Projects related to crystals]
People have a tendency to assume that whatever is printed in a book
must be true. It is important to check information against that
from other sources, and see how it connects with what we think we know.
To illustrate the principle, here are some things you may find in
your school books which are not true.
Because of the Internet, it is now possible for students (or anyone
else) to get raw data direct from remote sensors. Satellite
images of Earth for studying weather in near real time.
Earthquake data in real time for some areas, near real time for
the rest of the world. Live camera views of major volcanoes.
Live telescope views of Sun. And much more raw data, in the
form that professional scientists get it.
And much more to come as I
get it prepared.
Questions
not answered?
Ask me (I can always say I don't know)
Please send me e-mail at: kfuller2001@yahoo.com
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