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from fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz on 27 May 12:24
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CreatingMachines@fedia.io on 27 May 13:13 next collapse

But, you know, he not only discovered that it doesn't move if you don't move it, but that even if you do try to move it, it will resist your attempt to do so (which really like broke my brain when I first learned it, and still kinda do even now).

bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de on 27 May 13:32 next collapse

Yeah, the Higg’s mechanism should really be counted among the fundamental forces/interactions.

clot27@lemm.ee on 27 May 14:30 collapse

I am first time hearing about this. Gotta gain some more knowledge

Panamalt@sh.itjust.works on 27 May 14:00 next collapse

Schools will happily drill the 3 newtonian laws of motion in one ear and out the other in literally every science class. But when it comes to actually teaching understanding, nothing but crickets.

wombledomble@sh.itjust.works on 27 May 16:46 next collapse

There are three states of matter

THERE ARE THREE STATES OF MATTER

BTW there are 4 states of matter.

Actually there’s like 20 states of matter.

Public science education strikes again.

DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social on 27 May 17:15 next collapse

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lie-to-children

Panamalt@sh.itjust.works on 27 May 17:20 next collapse

The problem is the complete and often militant refusal to ever build upon anything, ever

wombledomble@sh.itjust.works on 27 May 17:39 collapse

Easy change, “let’s learn three states of matter” vs “there are three states of matter”

Shit like this is why people still think Pluto’s a planet. God forbid a kid get curious about whether there’s more than 3 states. Might as well throw the whole kid away at that point.

Velypso@sh.itjust.works on 27 May 21:50 collapse

Overwhelming children is not a good idea.

I wouldnt teach sin to a group of children I’m trying to teach basic addition to. Heck, it’s not even a good idea to tell them about negative numbers at that point.

Velypso@sh.itjust.works on 27 May 19:37 collapse

Telling children there are 3 states of matter is much easier than telling them about Frank Hobarts 2-stage triple balance beam phase plasma and how it only exists when the sun and the moon align during an eclipse while you sing Ave Maria

Learning how to teach without overwhelming people is extremely important.

KombatWombat@lemmy.world on 28 May 17:16 collapse

The first and third are intuitive observations to the point students should be aware of them even if they haven’t given them much thought before. The second might require a bit more consideration but even then it’s easy to point out how heavier things take more force to move as a simple example.

Coming up with some of the formulas in Physics by yourself would be hard but at least for kinematics it’s easy to observe relationships. You’ve already been using their ideas your whole life, you just start describing what’s involved in what you see and do all the time.

InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world on 27 May 14:10 next collapse

And invented calculus to discribe the motion

crmsnbleyd@sopuli.xyz on 29 May 03:26 collapse

That’s not one of the Newtonian laws, is it. Objects only resist motion because of friction (or other competing forces)

CaptDust@sh.itjust.works on 27 May 14:12 next collapse

Well, he didn’t see anyone else writing it down! Let it be a lesson, the importance of documentation

mmddmm@lemm.ee on 27 May 16:54 next collapse

Hum… Galileo would like a word about that…

AccountMaker@slrpnk.net on 27 May 17:20 next collapse

It was actually quite an interesting discovery that Newton’s first law, the way it’s usually repeated, was written in Thomas Hobbes’ “Leviathan”, which was published when Newton was around 8 years old.

termaxima@programming.dev on 27 May 19:25 collapse

“Remember kids, the only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down !”

Kolanaki@pawb.social on 27 May 19:27 next collapse

I didn’t move my dog, but my dog is no longer where I left him. What sorcery is this?!

sirico@feddit.uk on 27 May 20:12 next collapse

Not true the stock exchange moved most of his wealth out of his hands

gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works on 29 May 03:33 collapse

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