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Using Sci-Fi in the Science Classroom
Using Sci-Fi in the Science Classroom
Science fiction is a great entry point for helping elementary and middle school students think about science in new ways.
In an era when people feel the need to declare on bumper stickers and yard signs that they believe in science, it may seem odd to ask for more fiction in elementary science lessons. Yet science fiction is not a distraction—it’s a great way to spark innovation and to think critically about science. Many modern inventions were inspired by science fiction gadgets, such as cell phones (communicators in Star Trek) and submarines (Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea). Scientists and engineers have said that the science fiction encountered in their childhood inspired their a.... Research also shows that science fiction fans think more carefully about the potential consequences of scientific... than non-fans.
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