Science Limericks
Limericks are fun. Science limericks more so. A woman in liquor production Owns a still of exquisite construction. The alcohol boils Through magnetic coils. She...
Month: February 2008
SFN Blogs Updated
I just updated the SFN blogs to the latest version of WordPress MU (1.3.3, which corresponds to WordPress version 2.3.3) for both security reasons and the new f...
Ye Olde English… Teaching
I’ve been active on the Internet for several years now and I’ve seen my fair share of teenagers and young ‘uns posting on the Internet. I̵...
It’s Mathemagic!
I’m often rather disturbed by how mathematics is taught in school. Take, for example, the way I was taught the following (important) equation: $latex int_...
So Much for “Labs”
Labs are a great idea for teaching students chemistry, physics, and all the other assorted sciences. They allow students to learn for themselves just how variou...
Literary Analysis
I have recently been reminded of the agony that is literary analysis — that is, the science of dissecting an author’s work and determining what rhet...
SFN Blogs Opened
We’re now offering free blogs to everyone on SFN. If you have 50 posts and would like to talk about something science-related (not in every post, but in g...