While working on my project on ecological concepts in picture books, I've come across some fascinating research about using picture books to teach science. Here are a couple points that are particularly interesting: Talking animals can confuse children's understanding of why/how animals do things. (Ganea et al 2014) Children don't differentiate between fact and fiction unless…Read more Project Snapshot: Ecological Principles & Children’s Books
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Sketchbook Snapshot: Tortoises & Hares
As part of my MFA thesis, I'm working on an art-science project about tortoises and hares and the ecosystems where the two coexist: "The Ecologically True Story of the Tortoise and the Hare." One of those places just happens to be the Sonoran Desert, just south of where my husband grew up. So, while we…Read more Sketchbook Snapshot: Tortoises & Hares