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Janet D. Stemwedel (whose nom de blog is Dr. Free-Ride) is an associate professor of philosophy at San Jose State University. Before becoming a philosopher, she earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry. Email her at dr.freeride@gmail.com.
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Category: Kids and science
At day camp yesterday, the sprogs (and their fellow campers) had a visitor: Elder Free-Ride offspring; She was an astrophysicist. You know what that is, right? She talked to us about studying light that comes from space, and all the...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 11:27 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Curricular issues
This just came up in a plenary session I'm attending, looking at how best to convey the nature of science in K-12 science education (roughly ages 5-18). It's not really a question about the content of the instruction, which people...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 3:53 PM • 17 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Biology
Last week, the Free-Ride offspring and I used our Cell Project kit from Galaxy Goo to build some three-dimensional models of animal cells out of clay....
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 8:03 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Critters
Overheard at Casa Free-Ride: Dr. Free-Ride's better half: Hey, some of the silkmoths are mating already! Elder offspring: With each other? Savor that moment of stunned silence!...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 2:55 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Book review
The Free-Ride offspring are almost at the end of another school year, so we thought this would be a good time for them to think about some summer reading recommendations. Each of them chose two favorite books that have something...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 8:00 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Critters
Three weeks after the first cocoon was built, the first of the intrepid Free-Ride silk moths have emerged....
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 11:47 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Critters
We're going on three weeks since the first of the Free-Ride silkworms made a cocoon. So far, there have been no signs of anyone trying to get out. So we'll have to wait a while yet before we witness the...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 11:18 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Chemistry
Since the school science fair is safely behind us, we can give you a peek at the projects the Free-Ride offspring presented. (We couldn't do this prior to the science fair without running the risk that the sprogs would be...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 11:55 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Critters
The happy news and the wistful news concern separate matters, though. First, the happy news:...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 9:31 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Kids and science
Science fair projects are due Tuesday morning. Can you guess what we're doing today?...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 8:56 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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