Lots of people like science even though they are not professional scientists. They
read magazines, go to museums, and have science related hobbies. The goal of these
assignments is to encourage you to be more attentive and interested in the science
around you. Someday soon you will be the model for a group of children. You can
show them you like science by doing these kinds of activities, and then telling them
about your “adventures”.
Four times during the semester you are required to summarize something related to
science. These will take the form of short reviews. These entries should include a
reference so that the article can be easily found by your peers.
Your reviews will have two parts. First, you should provide a reference and
then summarize your article, TV show, etc. in three sentences. Second, discuss how
the article connects to content from BIOL 200, GEOL 102/104/106, or PHSC 112. This
should be about a paragraph. The entire assignment should be equivalent to around
1/2 a typed page in length.
THE ARTICLE OPTIONS …
a) a science article from Discover or a similar science magazine (available in
the main library and many newsstands) OR
(b) a science related television show (e.g., NOVA ScienceNow, Bill Nye reruns,
etc.). NOVA and NOVA ScienceNow episodes are available on the web
at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ (note links at top of page, too) OR
(c) a science program you listened to after downloading an mp3 or iTunes file.
(d) a student friendly science news site you would use for your students, for
instance the Washington Post site here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost
Here is a source with many options to choose from: Kids news sites
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