Why Should People Understand Science?
It is important to understand science due to the alarming rate of false information currently plaguing our world everyday. Mark Twain once stated,“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." Thus meaning that lies are variation of falsehoods that hinder our society in forms of sentences and percentages. Statistics, yet, can represent relative and appropriate information if researched and the data that is being collected shows unbiased facts or opinions. For instance, Lipozene is a drug that helps deteriorate belly fat and reduce the increase in triglycerides forming, (Today's Health Digest). Statistically, individuals that use this pill can lose up to 60% of weight- if used properly and those that do not use their pill will lose less weight. But, stated by Today's Health Digest as well, individuals that did not use the pill effectively lost the same amount of weight if they nutritionally consumed healthy food. So, in hindsight, Today's Health Digest broke down Lipozene and its ineffective use and improper portrayal of percentages and facts that no matter what, Lipozene had no effect on the human body.Resources from Article
Science Reaches Towards Audiences
Science is explained in many different ways. Through Youtube channels such as CrashCourse, acapellascience and ASAPscience, Museums such as the Science Center of Greensboro and Durham, and games like Operation, many individuals of all ages can experience and explore different interpretation of science. Videos through youtube allow audience to explore and watch specific videos that explore vast concepts of science that can be shown in classrooms and lectures. Museums such as The Greensboro Science Museum in Greensboro, NC allow hands on and physical activities to be acted upon by large groups of children and even adults. Being able to adventure through possible aquariums and terrariums allow students to see many different kinds of animals and environments that this amazing Earth holds! Not only can students get a first hand look at animals and environments, they get to talk to wildlife experts and scientists. Board games such as Operation and The Game of Earth allow students to look at bone structure and tectonic plates and landforms of the Earth. All of these examples allow ways for individuals to learn and teach others about science!
Resources used in this paragraph
Greensboro Science Museum/Center
acapellascience
ASAPscience
CrashCourse
Description of Game for Science
The game my partner Sydney and I made was about an aetosaur named Archie! At Appalachian State, a geologist found and studied the bone structure of this animal. Over time it was uncovered as an aetosaur. Department chairs and students are coming together to help explain and present Archie to individuals outside of Appalachians campus. Elementary, middle, and high school students, including many adults are being informed about this amazing discovery. Sydney and I were allowed to be a few of the lucky individuals that were able to participate with this. To help out, Sydney and I made a board game that allow children to learn about Archie the Aetosaur and his origin! The objective of the game was to answer true or false questions that pertain to Archie's origin and characteristics. I truly feel like our overall project was very good and it displayed interesting aspects for 4-9 year olds. Although, we could have changed the card distribution and could have also made the cards a little more professional, but overall our game board was neat and well put together. I enjoyed working with Sydney, she was a great partner and person!
Presentation of game board:
I really liked your blog post, very informational and I like how many good sources you provided. Maybe make the text a little bigger because it was kinda hard to read. Your game was very fun good work!
ReplyDeleteNik, as Ashley mentioned, the text in this blog post is pretty small, and the text in the next one is a different style and big. Can you change the font so that all blog posts have the same font (like the Brian post or the data post for example, those worked well and are consistent) and size?
ReplyDeleteIn terms of content, this is great. I would love to see some more images though to make the post more visually engaging. Add one or two of the kids playing your game.
Where you have included URLs, insert a link, so that the reader can click on it and be taken there directly.
This is a really nice post! There is a lot of important information, and it's good you've linked everything. I would, however, redo the formatting as it is a bit strange. All in all, though, it's a nice post and could be a better read when you edit it!
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