Neuroscience
The Queen is Watching...and Hopefully Exercising Those Muscles
Would I recommend this game? Yes, yes I would. Has it been helpful to me? Let's see.
Natalya Hall
Wacky Science
Captain's Log: When Life Gives You Lemons
Apparently you can make invisible ink. This is what I tried to teach the kids this week in Wacky Science, except for one itty bitty, teeny tiny important little detail: the writing wouldn't show up.
Musing
Can't Learn Everything in an Hour
I've got thoughts and Captain's Logs to write, and I'll start first with this: for foundational classes, one day a week might not be enough.
Teaching
Captain's Log: Lotta Fun with Lava Lamps!
I gotta give credit where credit's due: For the moments of please and thanks, the kids turned into little angels.
Biology
Arachnaphobia? Don't Know Her...Anymore
I would have forgotten about the whole simple interaction except for one word: spiders.
Wacky Science
Captain's Log: Lava Lamps Were a Smooth Flow...Today
I prepped a lava lamp to show the kids last night, and realized I got some things wrong.
Musing
To That Neighbor with the Barking Dog, Don't Worry.
I always wondered how much of a nuisance my dog's barking was to the neighbors. How many of them heard, and who hated us for it?
Teaching
Captain's Log: Lava and a Letdown
Look, I'm learning, okay?
Wacky Science
Homemade Volcanoes Science Part 2: Deeper and Hotter
I woke up Monday morning and found, to my utter relief and surprise, a message from my boss reminding me this week was spring break. I had more chances to plan for a better lecture! So here's more science.
Wacky Science
Volcano Science, Homemade Edition
The good news is that it seems like the science is short and simple. The bad news is I will then make it longer and a little more complicated, because I want to go the extra mile for the students if given the chance.
Musing
My Own Schmidt Moment
Karl Patterson Schmidt, I salute you.
Autism
A Review of "The Invisible Manual" by Anonymous
To the author's credit, they did say the book wasn't a memoir. But when you're searching for true, lived experiences of other women with autism, it really doesn't help to dangle the story as truth or fiction.