Published 1971
by Wadsworth in Belmont,Cal .
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | edited by Richard Olson. |
| Contributions | Olson, Richard. |
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Pagination | X,321p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 321 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL21510559M |
| ISBN 10 | 0534000398 |
Inevitably, a book about a book will begin to assume the shape of its source material. Even so, King writes ably and in scholarly detail about albatrosses, ambergris, baleen, barnacles, seals, sharks, sperm whale behavior and language, swordfish, typhoons, and all sorts of marine and cetological : Christopher J. Kemp. "Science is all metaphor" Timothy Leary. We live in an elegant universe. The cosmos is like a string symphony. Genes are selfish. There is an . Themes include metaphor and analogy: best practice, as reasoning; for learning; applications in teacher development; in science education research; philosophical and theoretical foundations. Accordingly, the book is likely to appeal to a wide audience of science educators –classroom practitioners, student teachers, teacher educators and researchers. How does science work? Making Truth: Metaphor in Science argues that most laypeople, and many scientists, do not have a clear understanding of how metaphor relates to scientific thinking. With stunning clarity, and bridging the worlds of scientists and nonscientists, Theodore L. Brown demonstrates the presence and the power of metaphorical thought.4/5(1).
And for a special Science Friday celebration, we’ll be looking at where science and poetry meet. Tracy K. Smith, the current poet laureate of the United States, wrote the book Life On Mars, which touches on dark matter, the nature of the universe, and the Hubble Telescope—all as an elegy for her deceased engineer father, : Charles Bergquist. In my own field of neuroscience a classic metaphor (which I heavily exploited in my book Neurocomic) is the one of 'neurons as trees' and the 'brain as a forest'. This metaphor, far from being used only in education, has become an intrinsic part of our technical jargon. Science fiction, it has been said, tells you less about what will happen in the future than it tells you about the predominant concerns of the age when it was written. The s and 50s is known as the golden age of science fiction: short story magazines ruled, and John Campbell, editor of Astounding Stories, demanded. Metaphor and Analogy in Science Education Volume 30 of Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education Volume 30 of Science & technology education library, ISSN Editors: Peter J. Aubusson, Peter Aubusson, Allan G. Harrison, Stephen M. Ritchie: Edition: illustrated: Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media, ISBN.
A: The heroes envisioned by scientists who use the “frontier of science” metaphor are always adventurous men, such as Lewis and Clark. So young women who might do well in a scientific career, but who but can’t imagine themselves as lonely explorers, are discouraged from considering themselves as future scientists. - Explore debdanz's board "Books to teach similies & metaphors", followed by people on Pinterest. See more ideas about Similes and metaphors, Picture book, Books pins. This book brings together powerful ideas and new developments from internationally recognised scholars and classroom practitioners to provide theoretical and practical knowledge to inform progress in science education. This is achieved through a series of related chapters reporting research on analogy and metaphor in science education. A metaphor is a stronger image than a simile; and makes the reader feel or see something to help them understand it. It states that something is equal to something else; .
