This is NOT science class...

When a friend pointed out this poster at NECC, I was taken aback. It was a vendor poster for a company that monitored students yada, yada, yada and I got their point...the kid SHOULD be in science class but instead.... So as I continued looking at it I began thinking..."they have it all wrong". THIS is exactly what science class SHOULD be. Kids could study slope, velocity, chemical properties of certain wax and temperature to increase speed...Sometimes I wonder if these things are MORE science class for kids than their science classes actually are. If kids could relate to science the way they relate to snowboarding, wouldn't it be a much richer experience for them?


The Science Learning Network has all kinds of great resources and Exploratorium takes kids through the science of skateboarding, cycling, hockey, surfing, baseball, and other popular sports. Why not check out some of these resources for your science classes this fall...