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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Could You Pass Eighth Grade Science?
Well, duh! If I scored anything less I'd be hanging my head in shame. Now go and see how you do.
Since I am the science liaison at my school I figured I'd do pretty well... I was incredibly wrong on that one, let's just say I got more than half but was no where near passing. Oops! Guess I need to study! I do well on Are you smarter than a 5th grader :-)
Hi Lindsey, Great to hear from you! The problem with these tests is that they're all about memorization. I have a head stuffed full of useless science facts and vocabulary words, so I do really well. I'd much rather see a test that asks kids to apply what they know about science to what happens in the world around them. Tricia
You should check out this science experiment contest:
ReplyDeletehttp://skepchick.org/blog/?p=601
(And can someone teach me how to make a link in a comment?)
Hi Mary Lee,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link. I may have to think about doing this.
Here's your site all linked up:
http://skepchick.org/blog/?p=601
I'll send you an e-mail on how it's done.
Tricia
Since I am the science liaison at my school I figured I'd do pretty well... I was incredibly wrong on that one, let's just say I got more than half but was no where near passing. Oops! Guess I need to study! I do well on Are you smarter than a 5th grader :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Lindsey,
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear from you! The problem with these tests is that they're all about memorization. I have a head stuffed full of useless science facts and vocabulary words, so I do really well. I'd much rather see a test that asks kids to apply what they know about science to what happens in the world around them.
Tricia