Hey scientist, smile!
Note to self: smile more often. This reminds me of one day my sister called and said my 9 yr old nephew had a question. He wanted to know if scientists read and how much do they have to read. I told him that I read everyday and that it is very important for my job. He said he wants to grow up to be a scientist and so he will work on reading at school. He said it so begrudgingly, though. Altogether now, awwwww. I also recall the Fermi Lab experiment they describe in the post.
#ScienceSunday and #ScienceEveryday
Originally shared by Joanne Manaster
Why the Scientist Stereotype is Bad for Everyone, Especially Kids, http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/06/opinion-scientist-stereotype/ #sciencesunday +ScienceEveryday
June 17, 2012
Congrats to your nephew. Reading is so important to a scientist. It is one reason I review books and push not only science literacy, but literacy overall. If one loves science, they should give reading a great popular science book a try instead of watching too much media about the topic of interest. This will take them much further! The time spent reading and reflecting are skills much more suited to the pursuit of science versus passively watching TV. 🙂
June 17, 2012
He’s a bit autistic so TV wins most of the time :(. It’s obviously a lot of work but I try every time I see him.
March 23, 2014
Chad Haney I buy my nieces and nephews science or educational books to spike their I interest but I make sure at least half of our play time includes science education. I take them to the museum regularly and end the day with a recap to keep them excited. Like sitting down with them and drawing our favourite part of the day. I also have lots of conversations like: “Today I learned this! What did you learn?”
I’ve been looking into launching a social studies series for kids so it’s nice to be led here by one of your recent posts! If you’re still thinking about this (you did write this 2 years a go!) Pinterest is a great place to get science activities and see what primary school teachers find useful. I’ll come back with a link once I’m back on my laptop.
March 23, 2014
Thanks Zuleyka Zevallos. I’m always interested in science outreach.
March 23, 2014
Hey Chad: the interesting thing for me is thinking about how to strip back science to the basics and communicating complex ideas simply but creatively. I’ve had way too much fun on the Science for Kids tag: http://goo.gl/44fls9
Here’s my Pinterest board for teaching kids social science: http://goo.gl/gDwjc3
March 23, 2014
Thanks Zuleyka Zevallos The Science for Kids tag could come in handy.