When I have the last word

[mrkelley23]

on 9 of the top ten threads (non-sticky ones, that is) on the Bored, it's probably time to call it a day.

I'll try to check back tonight, to see if anyone's wearing PJs.

[MarleysGh0st]

on 9 of the top ten threads (non-sticky ones, that is) on the Bored, it's probably time to call it a day.

Wait!

First tell us what you're doing in that new avatar.

[earendel]

on 9 of the top ten threads (non-sticky ones, that is) on the Bored, it's probably time to call it a day.

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Looks like he's examining a crystal that is experiencing the piezoelectric effect.

[mrkelley23]

Close. That is a lab-quality seismometer, that has been opened up for us to inspect. This was part of a PEPP (Princeton Earth Physics Project) workshop that I was privileged to be a part of back in 2001. Teams of science teachers from high schools were invited to take part, and if you went through the training, you got one of these fun toys to play with. All you had to do was promise to share data, and to post any curricular ideas you had.

The home page is here, if you're curious:

http://www.indiana.edu/~pepp/

We're still participating, although our school system's firewall prevents us from giving them a live feed.

[lilclyde54]

Science becomes a tested subject in our statewide assessment system this year at the elementary level. I am glad because now science gets a whole lot more attention than when we only tested reading, language arts, and math. I will really jump for joy when TPTB decide that social studies are worthy of testing. Well, sort of. I definitely consider social studies worthy since that is what I taught while in the classroom but as test coordinator, that will be one more security plan to write and administer.

[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

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I was getting used to your old avatar.

[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

Science becomes a tested subject in our statewide assessment system this year at the elementary level. I am glad because now science gets a whole lot more attention than when we only tested reading, language arts, and math. I will really jump for joy when TPTB decide that social studies are worthy of testing. Well, sort of. I definitely consider social studies worthy since that is what I taught while in the classroom but as test coordinator, that will be one more security plan to write and administer.

After a few years of inconsistent science results, Emma's school started switching kids for Social Studies and Science. Usually at each grade level, one teacher is really good at teaching science and another social studies so the kids move from teacher to teacher for that subject. That way the kids get the same amount of science, no matter who their teacher is.

[peacock2121]

on 9 of the top ten threads (non-sticky ones, that is) on the Bored, it's probably time to call it a day.

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I was getting used to your old avatar.

I wasn't.

It frightened me every time.