> 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. -- These are my opinions, not necessarily my employer's. I hate spam. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
