Hanzon Science

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Saturday, July 22, 2006

This is What Science Actually Is: Continued from Bok and Wok

I had to stop talking about what science really is after I explained that it was actually two things, a "Box and a Wok." I explained that I spent about ten years trying to "teach the material," or somehow transfer all the stuff from biology or earth science or physical science into each of my... Sign in to see full entry.

THIS IS WHAT SCIENCE ACTUALLY IS: A BOK AND A WOK!

I probably wasted ten years of my teaching career talking science, jabbering away cleverly and assigning outside readings. We did "experiments," but really were not experimenting. Finally I saw the light, and wrote at one point published an article about my discovery in one of the National Science... Sign in to see full entry.

About this Blog

I developed the idea of Hanzon Science (Hanzon = Hands on) because I was dismayed at the way teachers taught science, always talking about it and never really understanding what science is, or how to "do" science. How can they teach what they don't know? My aim is to encourage teachers to teach Holistic science using Hanzon methods. I want to provide awareness of what Holistic science is, and provice recognition and a forum for those who teach it, and set up a place where you can come to download free or inexpensive, high-value hands-on (Hanzon) materials so you can actually do science and not just talk about it. I want to link you to places and websites that promote hands-on teaching and I want you to contribute your own hands-on inventions or activities that kids (of any age) can enjoy and do without fancy equipment or a federal grant. My dream of science teaching at any level is to have a room full of tables that looks more like a shop than a classroom or lecture hall, where th

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