Ms. Jen ([info]msjen) wrote,
@ 2009-02-17 20:03:00
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Entry tags:curriculum development, kids, science

Double meaning
In one of our recent studies, we posed the question: How can models help scientists understand the Solar System?

One student wrote:

"The model can get a book for the scientist to read."

(Thankfully, that was on the pretest. If I can say nothing else about our instruction, I do know that this particular confusion was almost certainly cleared up.)



Similarly, a colleague found an amusing typo in one of our teacher's guides:

"Point out to students that one of the important things scientists do is mack models."

Now I know why you science types enjoy your work so much.




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[info]whiskeypants
2009-02-18 04:35 am UTC (link)
The comment on the first ought to be, "but how do you know that the model is literate enough to find the book in the first place?"

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[info]msjen
2009-02-19 04:05 am UTC (link)
I bet we marked down that student on the criterion: "Uses accurate scientific evidence."

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[info]g_na
2009-02-18 04:37 am UTC (link)
How can models help scientists understand the Solar System?

Now I'm imagining Vanna White gesturing at a scale model of the sun & planets :P

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[info]incorpore
2009-02-23 08:51 pm UTC (link)
that was my first thought also.

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[info]flipping_hades
2009-02-18 04:50 am UTC (link)
mackin' on models all day long, that's just how we roll!

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[info]jetspeaks
2009-02-18 05:26 am UTC (link)
Yeah, baby. ;)
I always like to get together on a date and model the solar system...

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[info]sukiglot
2009-02-18 05:34 am UTC (link)
yes, it's a little-known perk of grad school in the sciences. they don't call em 'social' fer nothin.

but now that we've told you, we'll have to kill you.

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[info]ammonoid
2009-02-18 05:59 am UTC (link)
That is hilarious.

I can't wait till I'm done with grad school and can start macking models.

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[info]msjen
2009-02-19 04:06 am UTC (link)
I don't think you have to have a degree to mack on models. I bet you have the proper credentials already. ;)

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[info]threadwalker
2009-02-18 07:08 pm UTC (link)
:)

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[info]fgmr
2009-02-19 03:16 am UTC (link)
Simultaneously entertaining many different models helps us explore different aspects of heavenly bodies.

It can be difficult to choose the right model. Further study is indicated.

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