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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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Kids and science:

Friday Sprog Blogging: spectroscope.

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...

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Question for the commentariat about the goal of science education.

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...

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Friday Sprog Blogging: building cells.

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....

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Checking in with the silkmoths.

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!...

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Friday Sprog Blogging: summer reading recommendations.

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...

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An emerging story from the Free-Ride silkworm colony.

Category: Critters

Three weeks after the first cocoon was built, the first of the intrepid Free-Ride silk moths have emerged....

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Friday Sprog Blogging: silkworm reports from the field.

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...

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Friday Sprog Blogging: science fair wrap-up.

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...

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News, both happy and wistful.

Category: Critters

The happy news and the wistful news concern separate matters, though. First, the happy news:...

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The news from the science fair workshop.

Category: Kids and science

Science fair projects are due Tuesday morning. Can you guess what we're doing today?...

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