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Dogs teaching chemistry
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 7:00 pm
by MaryCarson
One of my coworkers trains dogs for a hobby. She's pretty good at it. This was her weekend project:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M9khs87xQ8
Re: Dogs teaching chemistry
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 6:43 am
by Peter Apps
Thanks Mary - a good start to the day.
Peter
Re: Dogs teaching chemistry
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 3:22 pm
by skunked_once
I will be sharing this with my chemistry students. They may finally get it after seeing this video
Re: Dogs teaching chemistry
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 5:26 pm
by MaryCarson
It's nearly gone viral, or about as close to viral as a chemistry lesson ever gets.
Bloggers for both Scientific American and the Washington Post have picked it up, and at one point this week it was on the front page of youtube.
This weekend Lauren and her canine team did a lesson on atomic structure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=addK0b2I ... ature=plcp
Re: Dogs teaching chemistry
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:59 am
by Peter Apps
Brilliant.
Is anyone out there monitoring the scores in school chemistry tests ?
Peter
Re: Dogs teaching chemistry
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:03 pm
by juddc
It is indeed brilliant! I've shared it and have also shown my two young kids, who also enjoyed it and understood the lesson.