This is great Susannah! When I see your anatomical sketches, I always think about Darwin and Mendel and Humboldt and their specimen collections and notebooks. For many centuries, "science" was about close observation and recording. Even with the experimental method, good observation skills are key to making important discoveries. I wrote about teaching children observation skills and science here:
Thank you, Baird!.What a wonderful article you wrote. I agree that a lot of science education, especially at the junior high and high school level, has lost the excitement of discovery and fails to teach critical thinking skill necessary to navigating a sophisticated world. It's a shame, but easily corrected.
This is great Susannah! When I see your anatomical sketches, I always think about Darwin and Mendel and Humboldt and their specimen collections and notebooks. For many centuries, "science" was about close observation and recording. Even with the experimental method, good observation skills are key to making important discoveries. I wrote about teaching children observation skills and science here:
https://bairdbrightman.substack.com/p/were-not-teaching-our-children-real
Thank you, Baird!.What a wonderful article you wrote. I agree that a lot of science education, especially at the junior high and high school level, has lost the excitement of discovery and fails to teach critical thinking skill necessary to navigating a sophisticated world. It's a shame, but easily corrected.