Showing posts with label science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label science. Show all posts

Tuesday, 21 March 2017

'Meeting Someone' is not the same as 'Mating with them'

'Life cycle of birds' was our topic of discussion which began by understanding the parts of an egg:

Image result for parts of an egg


Th egg hatched, and gave birth to an extensive discussion. Words like 'fertilisation', 'sperm' and 'embryo' led us to discuss the life cycle of birds and humans.


Miss are you telling us that we eat a baby which is about to be born ?
Misconception: All eggs are fertilised



The sperm is in the egg (in fertilised eggs). How does the transfer happen?
Misconception: The hen and the rooster kiss for the transfer to take place or maybe the hen eats the rooster...... (The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination. - Albert Einstein)


What do you mean by the adults mate and reproduce?
Mate (introduction of the word 'sex')
A few giggles.....I am mature enough to handle this conversation expression...... Miss, why are you using such  weird words?
Misconception: Meeting means mating. When you meet someone, you're mating with them

Questions

1. Can someone have babies without getting married?
2. Can you have babies on your own?
3. If someone decides to have their own babies, where will they arrange the sperm from?
4. Can you have more than one baby with the same person?
5. Can you have a baby with someone if you are divorced?
6. How do the people who collect eggs from the farm know which ones are fertilised and which ones are unfertilised?


While my students were learning about life cycles, I learnt how to crack open an egg as I did it for the first time in my life:) #newlearning  #thereissomethinginitforeveryone

Thursday, 16 March 2017

Force and Machines

I wonder


They gave me Science textbooks to read
without understanding my need
Words never explained concepts to me
I wondered why they didn't let me experiment with what I see
I was made to feel I wasn't scientifically inclined
But I left all that behind
It's only now that I discovered
That my mind also wondered
My learning style was different
I preferred to do things instead of relying on print
Gardener says I am a bodily kinesthetic learner
I wish they realized this earlier, at least my Science lessons would have been funner:)
                                         - Vrinda Gupta

Friction on different surfaces






Water Resistance: Where does the Plasticine ball fall faster- in the glass jar with water or on the table? 




Measuring the force of Gravity









































Simple Machines- Assemble your own to see how it works!


PULLEY

GEARS


PULLEY

EUREKA!

 HOW DOES A PULLEY WORK WITH AN INCLINED PLANE ?