[time-nuts] science projects

[Chris Dawes]

Thanks Hal,

Will have to visit next time I am in San Fran sounds interesting

Chris

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From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
Behalf Of Hal Murray
Sent: Friday, 10 February 2012 8:38 PM
To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] science projects


> It's the "international science and engineering fair", so both kinds  
> show up.

> The line between applied science and engineering is pretty fuzzy. 

There is another category.  I'm not sure what the right term is.  How
about "just having fun"?


I think it's neat to see an experiment or demo that is well done.  I
expect a 
kid will have fun and learn a lot setting one up.   With luck, some of
both 
the fun and learning will rub off on other kids.

I use demo to refer to an experiment that doesn't involve taking data.
You 
just observe that if I do X, Y happens.  Or if I make X bigger, Y gets
bigger.

I'm probably biased.  A friend works at the Exploratorium.  For those of
you 
who don't know about it, it's the great grandaddy of the hands-on
science 
museums.  They have hundreds of exhibits.  It's highly recommended if
you 
ever get to San Francisco.

Paul teaches science to high-school science teachers.  A lot of that
involves 
showing them low cost experiments/demos.  The teachers are always
finding 
new/neat ways to do things.


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