At the Pharmacy - The Lineup part III
By: Lisa Chellman,
on 9/21/2008
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It's been a good day for bibliographic instruction. I showed two mom-and-son pairs how to use our online research resources to find science articles. As inevitably happens, an hour later, each mom was still sitting at the computer searching for articles while son read a book and/or socialized with friends.
I had trouble keeping a straight face when the one mom explained her son's topic to me. "It's about water absorbency... and which fibers work better to wick moisture... The teacher said she thought it was a good idea. She hadn't heard of anyone doing it before." Of course I'm thinking, oh really? Replace "fibers" with "paper towels," and I've heard that topic more times than I can count.
Anyway, I promised I'd start a tally of science fair questions I get this school year. So, here it is.
By: Lisa Chellman,
on 9/12/2008
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Kid: Do you have a book about water? And things that absorb it?
Me: Umm... We have books about water, sure. But can you tell me a little more about what you mean by 'absorbs things'?
Kid: I'm doing a science fair project about which brand of paper towels....
Me: [can't hear anything else over the banging of my head against the wall]
It's settled. I'm keeping a tally this year.